Summary
Fall River High, at 150 Bradley St in Fall River, WI, is a small single-building public school serving 253 students in grades 6–12 as part of the Fall River School District. The district ranks 119th of 432 Wisconsin districts (72nd percentile, 4 stars), the highest-ranked district in this comparison set, while the school itself is 168th of 533 Wisconsin high schools (68th percentile, 3 stars). Its ten-year record is unusually volatile: the school has posted two 0-star years (8th and 10th percentile in 2017–18 and 2018–19), a 5-star year in 2024–25 (93rd percentile), and a 3-star year in 2025–26, so families should read any single year cautiously.
The school’s strongest, most consistent results are in student outcomes and upper-grade ACT performance. In 2024–25, the graduation rate was 98.0% (state: 92.0%), second only to Randolph High at 100%, and the dropout rate was 0.0% (state: 1.1%), tied with Marshall High. Chronic absenteeism was 8.2%, versus 17.3% statewide and 7.0% at Pardeeville High. On 2025–26 10th-grade ACTs, the school led the peer group: ELA 59.52% vs. 48.47% state, math 50% vs. 42.93%, and science 54.76% vs. 43.2%. Only Randolph High came close in ELA and math, and the school’s science score was the highest in the group.
The clearest challenges are middle-school math, 10th-grade social studies, and subgroup equity. Grade 7 and 8 math fell below state in 2025–26 (44.83% and 40% vs. 55.67% and 53.67%), and 8th-grade math has never reached the state mark across four years. Tenth-grade social studies dropped from 65.63% to 65.85% to 39.47%, below the state’s 48.25% and second-lowest in the peer group ahead of only Prairie Phoenix Academy. Although female and male students ranked 70th and 64th percentile, students with disabilities ranked 12th percentile (0 stars) and low-income students 16th percentile (1 star)—a sharp gap for a school at the 68th percentile overall. With small cohorts and swinging yearly ranks, the most useful question is whether the school’s strong 2024–25 peak or its 2025–26 result better reflects its baseline, especially for its highest-need students.
Thank you for your feedback!