Summary
Kiel eSchool is a very small public high school serving grades 9–12 in Kiel Area School District in Kiel, WI, with 63 students. It is only 0.73 miles from Kiel High, and its tiny enrollment is key to interpreting its data. The district is rated 3 stars and ranked 189 of 432 districts, while Kiel eSchool’s only listed school rank is 2025–2026: 436 of 533 schools, 18th percentile, 1 star. That is below nearby regular high schools including Reedsville Junior/Senior High School at 398 of 533, Hilbert High at 354 of 533, and below Elkhart Lake High at 22 of 533.
In 2025–2026, Kiel eSchool reports 25% proficiency in English Language Arts, math, and science, and 40% in social studies. District and state comparisons are much higher in ELA (60.44% district, 48.47% state), math (41.76% district, 42.93% state), science (52.75% district, 43.20% state), and social studies (43.37% district, 48.25% state). Among nearby regular high schools, Kiel eSchool’s ELA and math scores are the lowest; science is second-lowest above Hilbert High at 23.26%, and social studies is second-lowest above Reedsville Junior/Senior High School at 39.47%. Kiel High reports 62.07% in ELA, 42.53% in math, and 54.02% in science, showing a large gap within the same district.
Graduation and dropout are volatile because of the small cohort. In 2024–2025, Kiel eSchool reports a 100% graduation rate, but the prior year was 60%. Its 2024–2025 dropout rate is 9.6%, far above the district’s 1.7% and the state’s 1.1%, and the highest among nearby regular high schools; the next-highest nearby is Chilton High at 3.1%. Chronic absenteeism is reported at 0.0% in three recent years—much lower than the district’s 4.1% and the state’s 17.3%—but a multi-year 0.0% is unusual and may reflect the eSchool model or reporting definitions. Kiel eSchool also spends $18,592 per student, higher than Kiel High ($17,983) and every nearby regular high school, has a 16.6 student-teacher ratio, and reports 30.16% free/reduced lunch versus Kiel High’s 18.67%. The clearest takeaway: the achievement gap is the main concern, dropout is a serious outlier, and the reported 0.0% absenteeism should be interpreted cautiously.
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