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Pecatonica High

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Pecatonica High ranks 126 th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 76% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Pecatonica High is a small rural school in Blanchardville, Wisconsin, serving 198 students in grades 6–12 as part of the Pecatonica Area School District. It ranks 126th of 533 Wisconsin high schools in 2025–26 (76th percentile, 4 stars) — a notable rebound after earning just 1 star in 2021–22 and 2022–23, and one of the most important storylines for families considering the school. Because it includes grades 6–8, its data covers middle school results that most nearby 9–12 high schools do not report.

Middle school is a clear strength: in 2025–26, 6th–8th grade proficiency ranged from 71.43% to 83.33% in ELA and 64.29% to 77.78% in math, versus roughly 54–56% statewide, with science at 76.67% and social studies at 86.67%. High school ACT results are also strong, especially science (65.63% proficient vs. 43.2% statewide, second only to New Glarus High's 70.77%), along with ELA at 62.5% and math at 50%. The outlier is 10th-grade social studies at 38.46%, below the state and most nearby schools.

Pecatonica spends $18,606 per student — high compared with Dodgeville High and New Glarus High, and similar to Mineral Point High — and its 9.4 student-teacher ratio is the lowest among the nearby schools listed. Its 2024–25 graduation rate of 92.0% matches the state but trails most neighbors, and chronic absenteeism of 15.4% is below the state yet well above Dodgeville High, Darlington High, Mineral Point High, Mount Horeb High, and Argyle High. The school performs notably well with low-income students (73rd percentile), while female students ranked near the median. Overall, Pecatonica sits mid-pack among its neighbors — below New Glarus High and Mount Horeb High but above Dodgeville High, Barneveld High, Black Hawk High, and Monticello High — as a school on the rise.

198

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,606

Per pupil spending ?

32.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

704 Cross St
Blanchardville, WI 53516

(608) 523-4285

District: Pecatonica Area School District

Feeder schools for Pecatonica High:

Elementary:

Pecatonica Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.5%

Hispanic:

1.5%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (68% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Wisconsin high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg68%

Wisconsin avg52%

Middle school

47^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

126^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 60 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

104^th of 432Pecatonica 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	85.8	47 of 643	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	78.8	94 of 628	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	99 of 641	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	67 of 640	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	75 of 617	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	282 of 613	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	283 of 594	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	157 of 579	72.9%	★★★★☆
2017	61.2	213 of 612	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.0	177 of 609	70.9%	★★★★☆
2015	62.6	220 of 612	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.1	302 of 585	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.8	173 of 569	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.6	315 of 559	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.8	289 of 549	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.9	301 of 539	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.4	328 of 521	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.8	330 of 519	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.4	184 of 366	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	69 of 572	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	79.0	90 of 573	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	94 of 580	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	135 of 579	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	146 of 576	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	43.7	354 of 574	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	248 of 557	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	116 of 551	78.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	38 of 513	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	66.6	127 of 509	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	13 of 520	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	6 of 525	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	36 of 522	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	19 of 487	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	72.6	62 of 489	87.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	49 of 575	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	74.3	125 of 577	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	106 of 585	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	44 of 591	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	25 of 577	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	62.8	191 of 572	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	277 of 557	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	216 of 551	60.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	77 of 391	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	129 of 407	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.7	84 of 412	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	80 of 397	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	107 of 393	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	37.4	262 of 382	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	126 of 533	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	57.7	179 of 431	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.7	372 of 415	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	352 of 391	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.6	122 of 390	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	184 of 400	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	142 of 410	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	29.9	306 of 410	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.2	342 of 408	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	68.4	135 of 466	71.0%	★★★★☆
2014	55.7	233 of 462	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.9	396 of 457	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.7	370 of 452	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	61.2	210 of 445	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.2	216 of 450	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.2	246 of 438	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	78.3	46 of 437	89.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	235 of 461	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.1	191 of 358	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.3	317 of 343	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	58.6	132 of 332	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.6	278 of 355	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	121 of 446	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	46.4	131 of 250	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	90.0	11 of 226	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	35.8	168 of 251	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.8	63 of 255	75.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	68 of 462	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	31.2	267 of 359	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	297 of 347	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	75.9	61 of 354	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	70 of 373	81.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	125 of 344	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.5	176 of 285	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	9.1	262 of 271	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	263 of 269	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	52.5	112 of 266	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	130 of 261	50.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Female (2026)88th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile-12 vs school

High school

Male (2026)85th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts76%+21 vs state

Mathematics71%+17 vs state

Science66%+22 vs state

Social Studies64%+8 vs state

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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)	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 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pecatonica High	Public	6-12	704 Cross St	Blanchardville	53516	Lafayette County	Pecatonica Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 523-4285	198	21	9.4	32.3%	193 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	71.6	126^th of 533 public high schools	76.4%		57.7	179^th of 431 public high schools	58.5%	53	62.5	50.0	65.6	71.4	83.3	76.7	64.3	77.8	73.3	86.7	38.5	76.7	$18,606	$480	$18,126
Argyle High	Public	9-12	14665 State Road 78	Argyle	53504	Lafayette County	Argyle School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 543-3318	85	9	9.8	34.1%	77 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.9%)	76.3	95^th of 533 public high schools	82.2%		31.7	330^th of 431 public high schools	23.4%	235	70.8	54.2	62.5								42.9		$16,882	$386	$16,496
New Glarus High	Public	9-12	1701 2nd St	New Glarus	53574	Green County	New Glarus School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 527-2410	320	23	14.0	14.7%	296 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	94.5	14^th of 533 public high schools	97.4%		80.3	57^th of 431 public high schools	86.8%	43	73.9	75.4	70.8								74.0		$15,609	$200	$15,409
Monticello High	Public	9-12	334 S Main St	Monticello	53570	Green County	Monticello School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 938-4194	100	10	9.6	40.0%	91 (91.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.0%)	41	344^th of 533 public high schools	35.5%		65.3	131^st of 431 public high schools	69.6%	213	55.0	40.0	40.0								21.9		$20,480	$345	$20,136
Barneveld High	Public	9-12	304 S Jones St	Barneveld	53507	Iowa County	Barneveld School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 924-4711	118	10	12.0	11.0%	112 (94.9%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	63.8	193^rd of 533 public high schools	63.8%		76	74^th of 431 public high schools	82.8%	119	46.0	51.4	40.5								72.2		$18,376	$503	$17,873
Mount Horeb High	Public	9-12	305 S 8th St	Mount Horeb	53572	Dane County	Mount Horeb Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 437-7206	745	51	14.6	12.1%	672 (90.2%)	10 (1.3%)	34 (4.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	88.8	32^nd of 533 public high schools	94.0%		89.1	30^th of 431 public high schools	93.0%	2	69.7	57.6	61.8								74.1		$16,145	$554	$15,591
Belleville High	Public	9-12	635 W Church St	Belleville	53508	Dane County	Belleville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-6120	275	20	13.6	23.6%	229 (83.3%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (8.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	81.6	62^nd of 533 public high schools	88.4%		67.2	116^th of 431 public high schools	73.1%	54	64.3	55.7	51.4								69.8		$15,879	$566	$15,313
Black Hawk High	Public	9-12	202 E Center St	South Wayne	53587	Lafayette County	Black Hawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 439-5371	96	10	9.5	35.4%	93 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.1	333^rd of 533 public high schools	37.5%		13.9	393^rd of 431 public high schools	8.8%	60	42.3	38.5	34.6								37.5		$17,369	$2,093	$15,276
Darlington High	Public	9-12	11838 Center Hill Rd	Darlington	53530	Lafayette County	Darlington Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 776-4001	263	23	11.6	41.1%	174 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76.3	94^th of 533 public high schools	82.4%		53	205^th of 431 public high schools	52.4%	111	63.8	55.2	51.7								55.2		$18,270	$335	$17,935
Mineral Point High	Public	9-12	705 Ross St	Mineral Point	53565	Iowa County	Mineral Point Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 987-0730	253	20	12.9	21.3%	233 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	74.2	110^th of 533 public high schools	79.4%		35.1	313^th of 431 public high schools	27.4%	203	58.3	61.7	63.3								44.6		$18,704	$00	$18,704

Frequently Asked Questions about Pecatonica High

Is Pecatonica High a good school?

Pecatonica High ranks 126^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Pecatonica High in?

Pecatonica Area School District

What schools feed into Pecatonica High?

Pecatonica High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pecatonica Elementary

How many students attend Pecatonica High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 198 students attended Pecatonica High.

What is the racial makeup of Pecatonica High?

Students at Pecatonica High are 97% White, 2% Hispanic.

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