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Colby High

Public Grades 9-12

375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 13% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Colby High is a public high school located in Colby, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 299 students. The school is part of the Colby School District, which is ranked 407 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Colby High's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly below the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.88% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in Social Studies, compared to the state average of 47.67%. The school's performance in other subject areas, such as English Language Arts (45.76% proficient) and Mathematics (27.12% proficient), also lags behind the state averages. Colby High has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Wisconsin high schools over the past several years, with little to no improvement in its performance.

While Colby High has a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.4% to 98.6% in recent years, the school's dropout rate is also higher than the nearby schools, such as Marshfield High, Edgar High, and Stratford High, which all have higher test scores and rankings. Additionally, Colby High has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 50-53% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, and a high rate of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 12.7% to 19.5% in recent years.

306

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,303

Per pupil spending ?

51.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

705 N 2nd St
Colby, WI 54421

(715) 223-2338

District: Colby School District

Feeder schools for Colby High:

Elementary:	Colby Elementary
Middle:	Colby Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.1%

Hispanic:

35.0%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% 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 (13th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 31 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg28%

Wisconsin avg46%

375^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

407^th of 426Colby 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	19.3	375 of 431	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	407 of 431	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	318 of 415	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	330 of 391	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	311 of 390	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	356 of 400	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	293 of 410	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.0	228 of 410	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.3	313 of 408	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.1	390 of 466	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.8	382 of 462	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.2	356 of 457	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	59.0	225 of 452	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	30.9	389 of 445	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.3	341 of 450	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	60.3	207 of 438	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.4	213 of 437	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.4	201 of 292	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.7	203 of 275	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	266 of 358	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	310 of 353	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	201 of 329	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	288 of 343	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	260 of 332	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	302 of 343	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	203 of 355	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	323 of 335	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	318 of 326	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	231 of 271	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	158 of 250	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	169 of 226	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	369 of 380	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	358 of 365	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	255 of 359	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	293 of 347	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	253 of 334	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	313 of 354	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	266 of 373	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	227 of 285	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	287 of 300	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	182 of 271	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	228 of 269	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	202 of 266	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	250 of 266	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	159 of 261	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-3 vs state

Science34%-10 vs state

Mathematics27%-16 vs state

Social Studies17%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Colby 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 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
Colby High	Public	9-12	705 N 2nd St	Colby	54421	Clark County	Colby School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 223-2338	306	19	16.3	51.6%	190 (62.1%)	1 (0.3%)	107 (35.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	19.3	375^th of 431 public high schools	13.0%		11.7	407^th of 431 public high schools	5.6%	32	45.8	27.1	33.9								16.9		$12,303	$249	$12,054
Abbotsford Middle/Senior High	Public	6-12	307 N 4th Ave	Abbotsford	54405	Clark County	Abbotsford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 223-2386	414	28	15.0	65.5%	127 (30.7%)	2 (0.5%)	258 (62.3%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	12.1	399^th of 431 public high schools	7.4%		11.9	404^th of 431 public high schools	6.3%	5	28.8	21.3	30.0	15.1	21.7	35.4	16.7	31.2	41.2	43.1	30.6	23.5	$10,952	$709	$10,243
Spencer Junior High/High	Public	6-12	300 N School St	Spencer	54479	Marathon County	Spencer School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 659-4211	329	23	14.5	33.4%	290 (88.1%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (7.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	60.5	158^th of 431 public high schools	63.3%		40.1	276^th of 431 public high schools	36.0%	118	48.9	53.3	48.9	66.7	50.0	48.8	51.4	47.6	62.8	58.1	51.2	41.9	$13,851	$412	$13,439
Owen-Withee High	Public	9-12	832 W 3rd St	Owen	54460	Clark County	Owen-Withee School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 229-2151	139	9	15.2	54.7%	113 (81.3%)	2 (1.4%)	17 (12.2%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	25.2	353^rd of 431 public high schools	18.1%		34.2	312^th of 431 public high schools	27.6%	41	36.0	36.0									35.9		$15,863	$1,207	$14,657
Athens High	Public	9-12	601 W Village Limits Rd	Athens	54411	Marathon County	Athens School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(715) 257-7511	108	10	10.6	30.6%	98 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	59.8	166^th of 431 public high schools	61.5%					(n/a)	55.2	37.9	55.2								53.6		$19,134	$1,461	$17,674
Stratford High	Public	9-12	213311 Legion St	Stratford	54484	Marathon County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 687-4311	277	20	14.1	22.7%	251 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	85.9	37^th of 431 public high schools	91.4%		86	32^nd of 431 public high schools	92.6%	5	67.7	63.1	66.2								58.9		$12,275	$233	$12,040
Medford High	Public	9-12	1015 W Broadway Ave	Medford	54451	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 748-5951	667	55	12.1	34.0%	616 (92.4%)	6 (0.9%)	30 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	28.5	342^nd of 431 public high schools	20.6%		46.3	245^th of 431 public high schools	43.2%	97	31.6	42.1	40.6								31.5		$13,154	$219	$12,935
Loyal High	Public	9-12	514 W Central	Loyal	54446	Clark County	Loyal School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 255-8511	168	13	12.8	40.5%	151 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	18.9	378^th of 431 public high schools	12.3%		19.5	383^rd of 431 public high schools	11.1%	5	27.9	34.9	30.2								35.0
Edgar High	Public	9-12	203 E Birch St	Edgar	54426	Marathon County	Edgar School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 352-2352	193	15	12.5	28.0%	184 (95.3%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50	219^th of 431 public high schools	49.2%		59.4	168^th of 431 public high schools	61.0%	51	43.2	40.9	45.5								57.5		$15,291	$697	$14,593
Greenwood High	Public	7-12	306 West Central Ave	Greenwood	54437	Clark County	Greenwood School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 267-6101	155	18	8.7	38.7%	140 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	49.1	228^th of 431 public high schools	47.1%		37	295^th of 431 public high schools	31.6%	67	50.0	42.9	35.7		64.0	52.4		88.0	85.7	76.2	60.9	52.4	$18,085	$1,086	$16,999

Frequently Asked Questions about Colby High

What district is Colby High in?

Colby School District

What is the racial makeup of Colby High?

Students at Colby High are 62% White, 35% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Colby High a good school?

Colby High ranks in the bottom 13.0% of Wisconsin high schools.

How many students attend Colby High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Colby High.

What schools feed into Colby High?

Colby High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Colby Elementary
Middle : Colby Middle

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