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Lancaster High

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Lancaster High ranks 121 st of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 72% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Lancaster High is a public high school located in Lancaster, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 308 students. The school is part of the Lancaster Community School District, which is ranked 89 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lancaster High consistently performs above the state average in academic assessments, with 10th-grade students scoring higher than the state average in subjects like Social Studies, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's performance has been relatively stable over the past few years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 88 to 132 out of 391-431 high schools in Wisconsin. Lancaster High performs particularly well for female students, ranking in the top 100 high schools in Wisconsin for this subgroup, and also for low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 70 high schools in the state for this subgroup.

Lancaster High has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.4% to 98.6% over the past few years, which is above the state average. The school's dropout rate has also been relatively low, ranging from 0.6% to 1.3% in recent years. However, the school has experienced some fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 12.3% to 20.8% over the past few years. When compared to nearby schools, such as Cassville High and Platteville High, Lancaster High generally outperforms them in academic assessments, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratios.

325

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,861

Per pupil spending ?

32%

Free/discounted lunch ?

806 E Elm St
Lancaster, WI 53813-1399

(608) 723-2173

District: Lancaster Community School District

Feeder schools for Lancaster High:

Elementary:	Winskill Elementary
Middle:	Lancaster Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.0%

Hispanic:

3.1%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (53% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 45 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg46%

121^st of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 45 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

89^th of 426Lancaster Community 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	66.9	121 of 431	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	111 of 431	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	88 of 415	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	132 of 391	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	199 of 390	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.0	105 of 400	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	96 of 410	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	47.7	211 of 410	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.5	168 of 408	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.2	342 of 466	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	65.7	144 of 462	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.0	142 of 457	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.8	196 of 452	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	80.6	27 of 445	93.9%	★★★★★
2010	75.7	66 of 450	85.3%	★★★★☆
2009	54.8	264 of 438	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	73.0	89 of 437	79.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	100 of 358	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	46 of 353	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	34 of 329	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	88 of 343	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	39.8	202 of 332	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.0	95 of 343	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	163 of 355	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	70 of 335	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	56 of 326	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	64 of 271	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	74 of 250	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	39.2	136 of 226	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.1	28 of 251	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	77 of 255	69.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	139 of 380	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	183 of 365	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	124 of 359	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	204 of 347	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	145 of 334	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	124 of 354	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.9	66 of 373	82.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	113 of 285	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	151 of 300	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	215 of 266	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+10 vs state

Mathematics52%+10 vs state

Social Studies51%+4 vs state

Science51%+7 vs state

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Schools Near Lancaster 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 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th 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
Lancaster High	Public	9-12	806 E Elm St	Lancaster	53813	Grant County	Lancaster Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 723-2173	325	26	12.4	32.0%	299 (92.0%)	6 (1.8%)	10 (3.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	66.9	121^st of 431 public high schools	71.9%		67.8	111^th of 431 public high schools	74.2%	10	58.5	52.3	50.8						51.3		$14,861	$617	$14,243
Fennimore High	Public	9-12	510 7th St	Fennimore	53809	Grant County	Fennimore Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 822-3245	255	17	15.3	40.0%	230 (90.2%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	81.9	51^st of 431 public high schools	88.2%		64	138^th of 431 public high schools	68.0%	87	67.8	57.6	57.6						60.0		$14,486	$952	$13,534
Potosi High	Public	9-12	128 Highway 61 N	Potosi	53820	Grant County	Potosi School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 763-2161	107	12	8.9	35.5%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.8	141^st of 431 public high schools	67.3%		71.6	91^st of 431 public high schools	78.9%	50			62.5						46.4		$19,863	$454	$19,407
Platteville High	Public	9-12	710 E Madison St	Platteville	53818	Grant County	Platteville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 342-4020	479	31	15.7	39.0%	372 (77.7%)	22 (4.6%)	43 (9.0%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	68.9	109^th of 431 public high schools	74.7%		80.5	53^rd of 431 public high schools	87.7%	56	57.0	54.4	48.3						57.4		$11,683	$441	$11,243
Iowa-Grant High	Public	9-12	462 County Road IG	Livingston	53554	Iowa County	Iowa-Grant School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 943-6312	225	20	11.0	42.2%	204 (90.7%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	55.7	193^rd of 431 public high schools	55.2%		44.3	256^th of 431 public high schools	40.6%	63	40.0	50.0	46.0						60.0		$21,509	$434	$21,075
Cassville High	Public	7-12	715 E Amelia St	Cassville	53806	Grant County	Cassville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 725-5116	79	12	6.8	44.3%	76 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	60.3	160^th of 431 public high schools	62.9%		55.6	185^th of 431 public high schools	57.1%	25	72.7			42.9	38.5	42.9	38.5	46.2	40.0	53.9	$18,046	$768	$17,278
Wauzeka High	Public	9-12	301 E Main St	Wauzeka	53826	Crawford County	Wauzeka-Steuben School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 875-5311	83	8	10.8	53.0%	78 (94.0%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	22.7	365^th of 431 public high schools	15.3%					(n/a)	31.3		31.3						40.0		$17,278	$1,202	$16,077
Boscobel High	Public	9-12	300 Brindley St	Boscobel	53805	Grant County	Boscobel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 375-4161	182	16	11.5	48.4%	171 (94.0%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.6%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	22.3	366^th of 431 public high schools	15.1%		15.4	393^rd of 431 public high schools	8.8%	27	37.0	23.9	32.6						44.4		$13,379	$718	$12,661

Frequently Asked Questions about Lancaster High

What schools feed into Lancaster High?

Lancaster High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Winskill Elementary
Middle : Lancaster Middle

Is Lancaster High a good school?

Lancaster High ranks 121^st of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lancaster High in?

Lancaster Community School District

What is the racial makeup of Lancaster High?

Students at Lancaster High are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Lancaster High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Lancaster High.

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