Summary
Nekoosa High is a public high school serving grades 9–12 with 285 students in Nekoosa, WI, and is part of the Nekoosa School District. The district ranks 252nd of 432 in Wisconsin (42nd percentile, 2 stars); the school’s 2025–26 statewide rank is 339th of 533 (36th percentile, 2 stars), up from 392nd of 415 (6th percentile, 0 stars) in 2022–23. In 2024–25, the graduation rate was 97.3%, above the district (94.1%) and state (92.0%), and the dropout rate was 0.3%, below the district (0.9%) and state (1.1%). About 50.5% of students were economically disadvantaged, per-student spending was $19,959, and the student-teacher ratio was 11.9:1.
Academically, the school’s 2025–26 10th-grade ELA proficiency was 49.18%, slightly above the state’s 48.47%, while math was 29.51% (state 42.93%), science 41.67% (state 43.2%), and social studies 32.81% (state 48.25%). ELA was higher than at Pittsville High (46.51%), Lincoln High (33.68%), River Cities High (14.29%), and John Edwards High (43.75%). Math lagged behind Pittsville High, Lincoln High, and John Edwards High, with only River Cities High lower. The biggest concern is attendance: chronic absenteeism was 28.9%, higher than the district (18.1%), state (17.3%), Pittsville High (11.5%), John Edwards High (14.2%), and Lincoln High (22.7%), though lower than River Cities High (36.8%) and Nekoosa Academy (100%). Chronic absenteeism has risen each year since 2020–21 (1.1%, 13.1%, 16.7%, 25.1%, and 28.9% in 2024–25).
Compared with nearby schools, Nekoosa High is mid-pack: Pittsville High (56th percentile, 3 stars) and John Edwards High (57th percentile, 3 stars) rank higher, Lincoln High (40th percentile, 2 stars) is similar, and River Cities High (8th percentile, 0 stars) is far lower. Nekoosa’s district rank (42nd percentile) is similar to Pittsville School District (42nd) and above Wisconsin Rapids School District (27th) and Port Edwards School District (31st). Effectiveness for low-SES students jumped to the 52nd percentile (3 stars), male students ranked 48th percentile (2 stars), special education students 38th percentile (2 stars), and female students 27th percentile (1 star). Overall, Nekoosa High shows real strengths in ELA, graduation, dropout, and improving low-SES outcomes, but attendance and math/social studies proficiency are the major priorities.
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