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Barron High

Public Grades 9-12

371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 14% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Barron High is a public high school located in Barron, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 312 students. The school is part of the Barron Area School District, which is ranked 396 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barron High faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to nearby schools. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin high schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments generally below the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, Barron High's proficiency rates were 19.72% in ACT English Language Arts, 23.94% in ACT Mathematics, and 22.54% in ACT Science, compared to the state averages of 48.62%, 42.73%, and 43.42%, respectively. However, the school maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.4% to 92.8% over the past few years, though its dropout rate has been higher than the state average.

Barron High also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 46.2% to 52.24% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years. This is higher than most of the nearby schools, such as New Auburn High, Clayton High, Turtle Lake High, Cumberland High, and Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High, which tend to have higher proficiency rates and better overall rankings. Barron High has also experienced relatively high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 9.7% to 19.5% over the past few years.

310

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,781

Per pupil spending ?

46.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1050 E Woodland Ave
Barron, WI 54812-1762

(715) 537-5627

District: Barron Area School District

Feeder schools for Barron High:

Elementary:	Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary
	Woodland Elementary
Middle:	Riverview Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.2%

African American:

9.7%

Hispanic:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (30% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Wisconsin avg46%

371^st of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

396^th of 426Barron Area 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
2025	21.0	371 of 431	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	377 of 431	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	364 of 415	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	333 of 391	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	238 of 390	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.8	357 of 400	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	357 of 410	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	361 of 410	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	374 of 408	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	45.9	336 of 466	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.5	363 of 462	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.1	416 of 457	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	51.2	302 of 452	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.6	365 of 445	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.3	330 of 450	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.9	299 of 438	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.2	320 of 437	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	68.4	104 of 281	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.6	111 of 292	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.0	230 of 287	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	65.1	106 of 275	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	1.6	353 of 358	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	296 of 329	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	242 of 343	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.4	175 of 332	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	308 of 343	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	297 of 355	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	296 of 335	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	197 of 250	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.5	98 of 226	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	178 of 251	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	219 of 255	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	262 of 380	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	303 of 365	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	318 of 347	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	262 of 334	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	318 of 354	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	338 of 373	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	241 of 285	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	260 of 300	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	241 of 271	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	227 of 269	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	144 of 266	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.1	246 of 266	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	210 of 261	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)31st percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies54%+6 vs state

Mathematics24%-19 vs state

Science23%-21 vs state

English Language Arts20%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Barron High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Barron High	Public	9-12	1050 E Woodland Ave	Barron	54812	Barron County	Barron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 537-5627	310	24	12.8	46.5%	230 (74.2%)	30 (9.7%)	26 (8.4%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.2%)	21	371^st of 431 public high schools	13.9%		20.6	377^th of 431 public high schools	12.5%	6	19.7	23.9	22.5	54.1	$15,781	$760	$15,021
Cameron High	Public	9-12	750 S 1st St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 458-4560	279	20	13.7	30.1%	251 (90.0%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	32.1	328^th of 431 public high schools	23.9%		47.2	241^st of 431 public high schools	44.1%	87	43.1	40.0	33.9	38.9	$13,404	$339	$13,066
North Star Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	700 S 1st St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 458-4560	38	1	27.1	57.9%	34 (89.5%)	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)					$11,903	$332	$11,572
Rice Lake High	Public	9-12	30 S Wisconsin Ave	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 234-2181	674	47	14.4	33.2%	572 (84.9%)	4 (0.6%)	43 (6.4%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.5%)	57.3	184^th of 431 public high schools	57.3%		56	180^th of 431 public high schools	58.2%	4	46.5	47.8	48.4	55.3	$12,503	$615	$11,887
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High	Public	9-12	1001 Knapp St	Chetek	54728	Barron County	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 924-3137	254	21	12.2	36.6%	227 (89.4%)	6 (2.4%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	58.9	174^th of 431 public high schools	59.6%		70	102^nd of 431 public high schools	76.3%	72	55.9	49.2	45.8	48.4	$16,705	$755	$15,951
Cumberland High	Public	9-12	1000 8th Ave	Cumberland	54829	Barron County	Cumberland School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 822-5121	285	24	12.0	37.2%	230 (80.7%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (9.5%)	4 (1.4%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	51.7	211^th of 431 public high schools	51.0%		47	242^nd of 431 public high schools	43.9%	31	47.6	46.0	50.8	43.4	$14,439	$319	$14,118
Prairie Farm High	Public	9-12	630 River Ave S	Prairie Farm	54762	Barron County	Prairie Farm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 455-1861	125	11	11.5	32.0%	122 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78.3	66^th of 431 public high schools	84.7%		51.2	212^th of 431 public high schools	50.8%	146	56.0	60.0	64.0	58.3	$15,918	$262	$15,655
Turtle Lake High	Public	9-12	205 Oak St N	Turtle Lake	54889	Barron County	Turtle Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 986-4470	119	12	9.7	37.8%	110 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	62.4	149^th of 431 public high schools	65.4%		58.1	174^th of 431 public high schools	59.6%	25	41.4	55.2	55.2	55.2	$16,113	$606	$15,507
Clayton High	Public	9-12	236 Polk Ave W	Clayton	54004	Polk County	Clayton School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 948-2163	86	10	8.5	39.5%	84 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	39.1	292^nd of 431 public high schools	32.3%		40.6	275^th of 431 public high schools	36.2%	17	36.8		36.8	52.0	$16,037	$620	$15,417
New Auburn High	Public	9-12	704 N East St	New Auburn	54757	Barron County	New Auburn School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 237-2505	99	7	14.9	3.0%	95 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	45.1	251^st of 431 public high schools	41.8%		70.5	96^th of 431 public high schools	77.7%	155	52.0		44.0	37.9	$15,109	$589	$14,519

Frequently Asked Questions about Barron High

Is Barron High a good school?

Barron High ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Wisconsin high schools.

What district is Barron High in?

Barron Area School District

How many students attend Barron High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Barron High.

What is the racial makeup of Barron High?

Students at Barron High are 74% White, 10% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Barron High?

Barron High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary
Elementary : Woodland Elementary
Middle : Riverview Middle

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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