Summary:
Wild Rose School District has one high school, Wild Rose High, serving grades 6–12 with 287 students in Wild Rose, Wisconsin. Because it is the only high school in the district, there is no other local high school to compare it with, and most district-level test-score rows mirror the school’s values. The school’s overall profile is mixed: its graduation rate is 97.9% vs. 92.0% statewide, its dropout rate is 1.2% vs. 1.1% statewide, and chronic absenteeism is 11.8% vs. 17.3% statewide, though above the district’s 9.5%. Context includes 43.21% free/reduced lunch, $15,701 per student, and an 11.9:1 student-teacher ratio.
Academically, middle-grade math and 8th grade social studies/science are strengths. In 2025–2026, 6th grade math was 60% vs. 53.6% state (+6.40 points), 7th grade math was 56.82% vs. 55.67% state, 8th grade social studies was 75% vs. 64.63% state (+10.37 points), and 8th grade science was 56.25% vs. 51.86% state (+4.39 points). However, ELA grades 6–8 were below state in 2025–2026: 45% vs. 54.95%, 47.73% vs. 55.33%, and 46.88% vs. 54.38%. 10th grade social studies was 36.11% vs. 48.25% state (-12.14 points). ACT results also fell sharply: after all three 10th grade subjects were above state in 2024–2025, all three were below state in 2025–2026: ELA 40% vs. 48.47%, math 35% vs. 42.93%, and science 37.5% vs. 43.2%.
The school’s ranking has been highly volatile, moving from 1 star/26th percentile in 2023–2024 to 3 stars/67th percentile in 2024–2025, then to 2 stars/34th percentile in 2025–2026. For parents, the strongest consistent points are completion and attendance, plus several middle-grade subject strengths. The main concerns are weaker high-school-level results, especially ELA grades 6–8, 10th grade social studies, and all 10th grade ACT subjects. This pattern suggests uneven year-to-year performance and a possible transition issue as students move into upper grades, so asking about ACT preparation, ELA supports, and the 6–12 pipeline would be useful.
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