Ithaca High

Ithaca High is a small rural public high school serving about 105 students in grades 9–12 at 24615 State Hwy 58 in Richland Center, Wisconsin, and it is the only high school in the Ithaca School District. Its two closest neighbors — Richland Center High and PARTNER Charter School, roughly five to six miles away — belong to the Richland School District, while every other comparison school is 10 to 18 miles away. Statewide, Ithaca High ranks 285 of 533 schools (47th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–26, well above its own district's 25th-percentile ranking and its best showing since 2020–21.

Academically, the school is strongest in the humanities. In 2025–26, 10th graders scored 60.0% proficient in social studies — about 12 points above the state figure of 48.25% — and 50.0% in English language arts, slightly above state. Science is the clear weak spot at 28.57%, roughly 15 points below the state's 43.2%, with math at 39.29%, modestly below state. Among area schools, Ithaca ranks second of eight in social studies and third in ELA, but sixth of eight in both math and science, trailing schools such as River Valley Junior High / High School and River Ridge High in science.

Other details families should know: chronic absenteeism was 27.7% in 2024–25, about 10 points above the state average but similar to nearby Reedsburg Area High, Riverdale High, and Richland Center High — and down from 34.7% the year before. The graduation rate was 91.4% with no dropouts that year. The school spends $21,748 per student with a 10.3:1 student–teacher ratio, among the highest spending and smallest classes in the area. Two gaps stand out: male students rank at the 31st percentile versus 54th for female students, and low-income students rank in the bottom 13% of Wisconsin schools. With only about 26 students per grade, single-year swings should be read cautiously.