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Durand Middle/High

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Durand Middle/High ranks 165 th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

165^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 62% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Durand Middle/High is a public school serving grades 6-12 in Durand, Wisconsin, part of the Durand-Arkansaw School District. With 532 students, this school has consistently high graduation rates, low dropout rates, and strong academic performance, particularly in mathematics and social studies.

Durand Middle/High stands out for its impressive metrics. Its 4-year graduation rates range from 90.4% to 96.3%, significantly higher than the state average. Dropout rates are also very low, between 0.2% and 1.3% in recent years. Academically, Durand Middle/High students outperform the state average on the Forward Exam and ACT tests, with 69.01% of 7th graders proficient or better in mathematics compared to the state average of 55.53%. The school also supports its students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who perform well compared to their peers statewide, ranking 88th out of 326 Wisconsin high schools in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools like Elmwood High and Pepin High, Durand Middle/High generally outperforms in areas like graduation rates, test scores, and student-teacher ratios. While school size may not be the sole determinant of success, Durand Middle/High's consistent performance, academic strengths, and ability to support a diverse student population make it a standout school in the region.

537

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,229

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

604 7th Ave E
Durand, WI 54736-1365

(715) 672-8917

District: Durand-Arkansaw School District

Feeder schools for Durand Middle/High:

Elementary:

Caddie Woodlawn Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.1%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 38th percentile in 2022 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 62nd (2025) from a 38th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg51%

Middle school

269^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

165^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

201^st of 426Durand-Arkansaw 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	59.2	269 of 628	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	373 of 641	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	479 of 640	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	450 of 617	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.6	304 of 613	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	292 of 594	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	241 of 579	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.9	240 of 612	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.1	360 of 609	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.8	295 of 612	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.8	263 of 585	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.2	154 of 569	72.9%	★★★★☆
2012	66.3	180 of 559	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.3	294 of 549	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.1	324 of 539	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	73.1	95 of 521	81.8%	★★★★☆
2008	50.7	345 of 519	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.3	161 of 366	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	192 of 573	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	340 of 580	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	392 of 579	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	439 of 576	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.6	301 of 574	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	332 of 557	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	246 of 551	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	207 of 509	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	336 of 520	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.4	479 of 525	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	432 of 522	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	320 of 499	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	151 of 487	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	135 of 489	72.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	329 of 577	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	323 of 585	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	465 of 591	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	372 of 577	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	266 of 572	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	210 of 557	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	203 of 551	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	259 of 414	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	259 of 425	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	294 of 439	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	360 of 421	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	233 of 437	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.3	413 of 414	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	283 of 407	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	334 of 397	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	275 of 393	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	165 of 431	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	103 of 431	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	51.4	193 of 415	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	242 of 391	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	191 of 390	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	133 of 400	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	149 of 410	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.5	112 of 410	72.7%	★★★★☆
2016	61.0	139 of 408	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	86.3	15 of 466	96.8%	★★★★★
2014	62.9	170 of 462	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.0	278 of 457	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.1	181 of 452	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	80.4	28 of 445	93.7%	★★★★★
2010	42.6	359 of 450	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	63.0	171 of 438	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.1	355 of 437	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	63.2	144 of 281	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	75.4	49 of 275	82.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	186 of 358	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	163 of 353	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.3	249 of 329	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	198 of 343	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.0	75 of 332	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	63 of 343	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	91 of 355	74.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	166 of 335	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	88 of 326	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	69 of 271	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	64 of 250	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	105 of 255	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	136 of 380	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.0	46 of 365	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	67 of 359	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	36.5	234 of 347	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	222 of 334	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	156 of 354	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	136 of 373	63.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	145 of 285	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	151 of 271	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	165 of 266	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	121 of 261	53.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)66th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-20 vs school

White (2024)30th percentile-11 vs school

High school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics61%+8 vs state

Social Studies58%+3 vs state

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Science49%~ state avg

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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
Durand Middle/High	Public	6-12	604 7th Ave E	Durand	54736	Pepin County	Durand-Arkansaw School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 672-8917	537	40	13.5	35.8%	489 (91.1%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	59.8	165^th of 431 public high schools	61.7%		70	103^rd of 431 public high schools	76.1%	62	54.7	45.3	48.0	50.0	60.6	54.0	50.0	69.0	64.5	63.2	53.4	48.7	$12,229	$617	$11,612
Plum City High	Public	9-12	907 Main St	Plum City	54761	Pierce County	Plum City School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 647-2591	79	11	7.5	36.7%	65 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	33.4	320^th of 431 public high schools	25.8%		44.1	257^th of 431 public high schools	40.4%	63			36.0								42.1		$15,512	$523	$14,990
Elmwood High	Public	9-12	213 S Scott St	Elmwood	54740	Pierce County	Elmwood School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 639-2721	90	10	8.7	36.7%	83 (92.2%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	75.3	78^th of 431 public high schools	81.9%		94.9	12^th of 431 public high schools	97.2%	66	51.9	55.6	59.3								66.7		$16,640	$783	$15,857
Mondovi High	Public	9-12	337 N Jackson St	Mondovi	54755	Buffalo County	Mondovi School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 926-3656	255	18	14.1	33.7%	238 (93.3%)	3 (1.2%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	43.3	264^th of 431 public high schools	38.7%		52.6	201^st of 431 public high schools	53.4%	63	49.1	42.1	40.4								43.1		$13,601	$684	$12,916
Pepin High	Public	7-12	510 Pine St	Pepin	54759	Pepin County	Pepin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 442-2391	110	10	11.4	20.9%	104 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	77.9	67^th of 431 public high schools	84.5%		43.8	260^th of 431 public high schools	39.7%	193	57.7	61.5	69.2		38.9	41.2		44.4	64.7	70.6	42.9	64.7	$18,230	$1,468	$16,762
Menomonie High	Public	9-12	1715 5th St W	Menomonie	54751	Dunn County	Menomonie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 232-2606	966	63	15.4	34.1%	745 (77.1%)	12 (1.2%)	53 (5.5%)	95 (9.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.6%)	67.1	117^th of 431 public high schools	72.9%		43.8	259^th of 431 public high schools	39.9%	142	55.5	54.1	50.7								52.8		$12,203	$513	$11,690
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%)								(n/a)				33.3			16.7				33.3		$16,567	$651	$15,916
Gilmanton High	Public	9-12	S889 Larson Rd	Gilmanton	54743	Buffalo County	Gilmanton School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 946-3158	39	6	6.7	48.7%	38 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											11.1		$18,903	$1,071	$17,832
Alma High	Public	9-12	S1618 State Road 35	Alma	54610	Buffalo County	Alma School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 685-4416	80	7	11.8	33.8%	74 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	23.5	362^nd of 431 public high schools	16.0%					(n/a)	45.0	30.0	30.0								33.3		$15,206	$426	$14,780

Frequently Asked Questions about Durand Middle/High

What district is Durand Middle/High in?

Durand-Arkansaw School District

What schools feed into Durand Middle/High?

Durand Middle/High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Caddie Woodlawn Elementary

Is Durand Middle/High a good school?

Durand Middle/High ranks 165^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Durand Middle/High?

Students at Durand Middle/High are 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Durand Middle/High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended Durand Middle/High.

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