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Bowler High

Public Grades 7-12

360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 16% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Bowler High is a public high school located in Bowler, Wisconsin, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 136 students. The school is part of the Bowler School District, which is ranked 401 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bowler High consistently ranks in the bottom third of Wisconsin high schools, with a ranking between 292 and 360 out of 415-431 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the Forward Exam and ACT, is significantly below the state average across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.92% of 7th-grade students at Bowler High were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.59%. Additionally, Bowler High has a four-year graduation rate of around 90%, which is slightly below the state average, and a dropout rate around 1.3-1.5%, which is slightly higher than the state average.

Bowler High has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 61.03% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly higher than the nearby Shawano School District (41.17%) and Clintonville School District (42.82%). However, Bowler High has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 7.5 to 9.6 students per teacher over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby schools.

138

Students ?

8.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,312

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 S Almon St
Bowler, WI 54416

(715) 793-4101

District: Bowler School District

Feeder schools for Bowler High:

Elementary:

Bowler Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.0%

American Indian:

30.4%

Two or more races:

15.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (35% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Wisconsin average (81% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

Wisconsin avg51%

Middle school

494^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

360^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

401^st of 426Bowler 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
2025	25.3	494 of 628	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	502 of 641	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	522 of 640	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	495 of 617	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	502 of 613	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	534 of 594	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	519 of 579	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.3	473 of 612	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.7	508 of 609	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.0	483 of 612	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	59.0	260 of 585	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.2	443 of 569	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.3	440 of 559	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	58.5	277 of 549	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.4	368 of 539	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.8	425 of 521	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.6	347 of 519	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.8	255 of 366	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.3	244 of 332	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	59.7	172 of 324	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	43.1	366 of 580	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	432 of 579	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	426 of 576	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	490 of 574	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	524 of 557	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	505 of 551	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	34.2	372 of 520	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	414 of 525	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	383 of 522	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	358 of 499	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	432 of 487	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	406 of 489	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	18.2	502 of 585	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	504 of 591	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	467 of 577	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	417 of 572	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	482 of 557	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	452 of 551	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	23.2	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.6	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.1	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	18.2	431 of 439	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	432 of 437	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	346 of 399	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.3	179 of 407	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.0	367 of 412	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	302 of 397	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	290 of 393	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	378 of 382	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	360 of 431	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	330 of 431	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	292 of 415	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	308 of 391	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	348 of 400	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.5	365 of 410	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	356 of 408	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.8	414 of 466	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.8	361 of 462	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.2	313 of 457	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.6	380 of 452	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	56.5	261 of 445	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.9	375 of 450	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.8	301 of 438	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.2	344 of 437	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.2	208 of 292	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.6	217 of 287	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	23.9	294 of 343	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	287 of 343	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	67.7	73 of 326	77.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	325 of 380	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	289 of 365	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.9	133 of 359	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.4	288 of 347	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	305 of 354	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	51.3	144 of 300	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	83 of 271	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	10.5	252 of 266	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2024)37th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)28th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2024)14th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school

Native American (2024)7th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)2nd percentile-17 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)78th percentile+54 vs school

White (2024)52nd percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2022)14th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-19 vs state

Social Studies33%-22 vs state

Science33%-10 vs state

Mathematics32%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (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 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
Bowler High	Public	7-12	500 S Almon St	Bowler	54416	Shawano County	Bowler School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 793-4101	138	17	8.0	72.5%	58 (42.0%)	1 (0.7%)	15 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (15.9%)	24.1	360^th of 431 public high schools	16.5%		28.7	330^th of 431 public high schools	23.4%	30	53.3	26.7	33.3		26.9	54.6		38.5	18.2	54.6	24.0	36.4	$18,312	$1,171	$17,141
Tigerton High	Public	6-12	213 Spaulding St	Tigerton	54486	Shawano County	Tigerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 535-4001	125	12	10.1	48.0%	109 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.2%)	29.1	338^th of 431 public high schools	21.6%					(n/a)			17.7	33.3	18.8	40.0	40.0	37.5	20.0	60.0	50.0	40.0	$13,959	$1,419	$12,541
Gresham High	Public	6-12	501 Schabow St	Gresham	54128	Shawano County	Gresham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 787-3211	155	15	10.4	60.6%	64 (41.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (20.6%)	38	299^th of 431 public high schools	30.6%		21.6	370^th of 431 public high schools	14.2%	71			27.8	22.2	59.1	33.3	33.3	59.1	28.6	42.9	52.6	28.6	$18,262	$1,708	$16,554
Wittenberg-Birnamwood High	Public	9-12	400 W Grand Ave	Wittenberg	54499	Shawano County	Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 253-2211	343	23	14.9	41.7%	278 (81.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.1%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.6%)	60.3	159^th of 431 public high schools	63.1%		43.6	263^rd of 431 public high schools	39.0%	104	58.1	46.5	54.7								39.2		$13,007	$383	$12,625
Marion High	Public	7-12	105 School St	Marion	54950	Waupaca County	Marion School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 754-5273	227	18	12.6	44.5%	206 (90.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	43.2	265^th of 431 public high schools	38.5%		22	369^th of 431 public high schools	14.4%	104	54.1		40.5		32.4	54.8		35.3	40.5	73.8	35.3	57.1	$15,560	$2,140	$13,419
Menominee Indian High	Public	9-12	N500 Sth 47-55	Keshena	54135	Menominee County	Menominee Indian School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 799-3846	364	26	14.0	86.3%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	319 (87.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.9%)								(n/a)											14.3		$20,776	$2,498	$18,278
Clintonville High	Public	9-12	64 West Green Tree Road	Clintonville	54929	Waupaca County	Clintonville School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 823-7215	392	32	12.3	41.1%	309 (78.8%)	2 (0.5%)	63 (16.1%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	37.2	302^nd of 431 public high schools	29.9%		37.4	294^th of 431 public high schools	31.8%	8	50.0	34.9	39.5								39.6		$10,632	$659	$9,974
Shawano High	Public	9-12	220 County Road B	Shawano	54166	Shawano County	Shawano School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 526-2175	702	47	14.8	40.5%	447 (63.7%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.3%)	7 (1.0%)	105 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (13.1%)	40.8	282^nd of 431 public high schools	34.6%		44.1	258^th of 431 public high schools	40.1%	24	48.2	44.7	41.8								35.5		$12,374	$570	$11,804

Frequently Asked Questions about Bowler High

What schools feed into Bowler High?

Bowler High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bowler Elementary

What district is Bowler High in?

Bowler School District

How many students attend Bowler High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 138 students attended Bowler High.

What is the racial makeup of Bowler High?

Students at Bowler High are 42% White, 30% American Indian, 16% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

Is Bowler High a good school?

Bowler High ranks in the bottom 16.5% of Wisconsin high schools.

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