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Altoona High

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Altoona High ranks 188 th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 65% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Altoona High is a 9–12 school serving 551 students in Altoona, Wisconsin, a smaller city in the Eau Claire area, and it is part of the Altoona School District. The district ranks 124th of 432 districts in Wisconsin (71st percentile, 4 stars), while the school's latest rank for 2025–2026 is 188th of 533 schools (65th percentile, 3 stars). That is a step down from a recent peak of 66th of 415 (84th percentile) in 2022–2023, though it remains far above the school's 2018–2019 low of 323rd of 400.

Academically, Altoona is above the state average in most subjects, but uneven. Social studies is a clear strength at 58.91% proficiency, above Wisconsin's 48.25% and close to Fall Creek High's 58.21%; math (47.33%) and science (46.56%) also beat the state. English language arts, at 46.56%, falls below the state's 48.47% and trails Memorial High, Fall Creek High, North High, and Elk Mound High. Attendance is a standout: chronic absenteeism is 11.1%, well under the state's 17.3% and far below Memorial High (24.4%), Chippewa Falls High (24.8%), and North High (27.2%). At $14,818 spent per student and a 13.9 student-teacher ratio, Altoona also has smaller classes than those larger high schools.

Two areas are worth watching. The latest graduation rate dipped to 90.9%, below the state's 92.0% and below most nearby schools, while the dropout rate of 1.2% is slightly above the state's 1.1% — a contrast with the school's strong attendance, and possibly a single-cohort issue. Subgroup results are mixed: students from low-income families rank in the 57th percentile, down from 76th in 2023–2024, and special education students rank in the 30th percentile, though that is up from the 16th percentile a year earlier. Overall, Altoona High is a solid, above-average school with real strengths and clear room to grow.

551

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,818

Per pupil spending ?

29.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

711 7th St W
Altoona, WI 54720-1584

(715) 839-6031

District: Altoona School District

Feeder schools for Altoona High:

Elementary:	Altoona Elementary
	Altoona Intermediate
Middle:	Altoona Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

Two or more races:

6.5%

Hispanic:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Wisconsin avg46%

188^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

124^th of 432Altoona School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	188 of 533	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.0	118 of 431	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	101 of 431	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	66 of 415	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	114 of 391	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	92 of 390	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	27.8	323 of 400	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.8	204 of 410	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.5	75 of 410	81.7%	★★★★☆
2016	74.5	71 of 408	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	69.7	124 of 466	73.4%	★★★★☆
2014	63.2	168 of 462	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.7	258 of 457	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.7	163 of 452	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.1	203 of 445	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.3	264 of 450	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.4	336 of 438	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	66.8	148 of 437	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.3	53 of 281	81.1%	★★★★☆
2006	59.7	165 of 292	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.4	140 of 287	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.1	122 of 275	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	142 of 461	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	155 of 358	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	86 of 353	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	39 of 329	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	100 of 343	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	74 of 332	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	28.8	265 of 343	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	178 of 355	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	38.2	77 of 119	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	194 of 446	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.4	117 of 335	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	77 of 326	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	89 of 271	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	143 of 250	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	91 of 226	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	84 of 255	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	196 of 462	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.1	85 of 380	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	103 of 359	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	113 of 347	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	116 of 334	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	286 of 354	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	215 of 373	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	64 of 102	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	79.7	6 of 56	89.3%	★★★★★
2022	22.6	32 of 41	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	232 of 333	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.8	78 of 93	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	153 of 344	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.8	114 of 285	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	95 of 300	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	57 of 271	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	82 of 269	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	62 of 266	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	22.2	222 of 266	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	146 of 261	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)69th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)37th percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2024)35th percentile-41 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies59%+11 vs state

Mathematics47%+4 vs state

English Language Arts47%~ state avg

Science47%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, July 31, 2026

Over academically the school is ok but honestly my daughter had a horrible experience at the school, especially with the leader of their theater program. I hate to say honestly it is not a school to send you a child. If you have an African-American child, they are made to feel unwelcome and look down upon on the staff and looked over when it comes to certain things at the school, they seem to .I hate to say honestly it is not a school to send you a child. If you have a African-American child, they are made to feel unwelcome and look down upon on the staff and looked over when it comes to certain things at the school they seem to have specific African-American children. They only acknowledge for athletic abilities and for the school. The hair theater program actually called the African-American students little nigglets . Of course, the students being in the minority there were afraid to speak up, and my daughter did not tell me until after graduation after she was done with the school. She was also excuse of cheating and plagiarism by one of the teachers, but after the teacher did her investigation and found out she was in the wrong she did not even apologize. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)		Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)		Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Altoona High	Public	9-12	711 7th St W	Altoona	54720	Eau Claire County	Altoona School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 839-6031	551	40	13.9	29.2%	450 (81.7%)	16 (2.9%)	33 (6.0%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	64.7	188^th of 533 public high schools	64.7%		67	118^th of 431 public high schools	72.6%	70	46.6	47.3	46.6						58.9				$14,818	$349	$14,469
Memorial High	Public	9-12	2220 Fairfax St	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-6300	1,558	88	17.7	28.4%	1,155 (74.1%)	42 (2.7%)	136 (8.7%)	122 (7.8%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (5.3%)	85.5	49^th of 533 public high schools	90.8%		87.7	34^th of 431 public high schools	92.1%	15	65.9	59.6	59.8						65.4				$14,414	$476	$13,938
McKinley Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1266 McKinley Rd	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 852-3912	74	8	9.2	4.1%	48 (64.9%)	5 (6.8%)	3 (4.1%)	2 (2.7%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (17.6%)	1.6	530^th of 533 public high schools	0.6%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0										$23,776	$1,472	$22,304
North High	Public	9-12	1801 Piedmont Rd	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-6600	1,567	93	16.8	41.2%	1,105 (70.5%)	41 (2.6%)	110 (7.0%)	202 (12.9%)	9 (0.6%)	6 (0.4%)	83 (5.3%)	63.7	194^th of 533 public high schools	63.6%		59.3	168^th of 431 public high schools	61.0%	26	52.1	50.2	50.5						45.1				$14,129	$465	$13,665
Wildlands Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	E19320 Bartig Rd	Augusta	54722	Eau Claire County	Augusta School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 286-4400	72	5	14.3	27.8%	70 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	73.9	112^th of 533 public high schools	79.0%		65.2	133^rd of 431 public high schools	69.1%	21	66.7	41.7	50.0	85.7	90.9	71.4	63.6	81.8	75.0	90.9			$13,597	$260	$13,337
Fall Creek High	Public	9-12	336 E Hoover Ave	Fall Creek	54742	Eau Claire County	Fall Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 877-2809	270	18	15.4	18.1%	247 (91.5%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	79.1	71^st of 533 public high schools	86.7%		74.5	81^st of 431 public high schools	81.2%	10	63.6	56.1	54.6						58.2				$13,359	$551	$12,808
Chippewa Falls High	Public	9-12	735 Terrill St	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 726-2406	1,451	90	16.1	33.2%	1,298 (89.5%)	16 (1.1%)	46 (3.2%)	23 (1.6%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (4.0%)	53.4	267^th of 533 public high schools	49.9%		46.8	245^th of 431 public high schools	43.2%	22	47.5	40.2	45.3						43.7				$15,164	$716	$14,448
DOC: Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatm ent Facility	Public	9-12	2909 E Park Ave	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(715) 720-2850	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Elk Mound High	Public	9-12	405 University St	Elk Mound	54739	Dunn County	Elk Mound Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 879-5521	348	26	13.3	27.0%	295 (84.8%)	10 (2.9%)	20 (5.7%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	62.9	200^th of 533 public high schools	62.5%		71.7	92^nd of 431 public high schools	78.7%	108	52.6	55.8	39.0						49.4				$13,906	$657	$13,249
Anthony Acres School	Public, Charter	6-12	S12115 State Road 37	Mondovi	54755	Eau Claire County	Mondovi School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 926-3684	48	5	10.0	31.3%	44 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	33.9	379^th of 533 public high schools	28.9%					(n/a)	62.5	25.0	25.0		50.0		50.0	50.0	14.3	50.0			$16,229	$158	$16,071

Frequently Asked Questions about Altoona High

What is the racial makeup of Altoona High?

Students at Altoona High are 82% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools feed into Altoona High?

Altoona High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Altoona Elementary
Elementary : Altoona Intermediate
Middle : Altoona Middle

How many students attend Altoona High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Altoona High.

What district is Altoona High in?

Altoona School District

Is Altoona High a good school?

Altoona High ranks 188^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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