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Owen-Withee High

Public Grades 9-12
353rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 431 Wisconsin High Schools
Better than 18% of Wisconsin high schools
Summary

Owen-Withee High is a public high school located in Owen, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 131 students. The school is part of the Owen-Withee School District, which is ranked 376 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Owen-Withee High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin high schools, with test scores generally below the state average. For example, in 2024-2025, only 35.9% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in Social Studies, compared to the state average of 47.67%. The school's performance on the ACT exam is also below the state average, with only 36% of 10th-grade students being proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 48.62% and 42.73%, respectively. However, the school's four-year graduation rate has been generally in line with or slightly above the state average, ranging from 90.4% to 100% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Owen-Withee High performs similarly to or slightly better than some, such as Gilman High and Loyal High, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Spencer Junior High/High and Medford High. The school also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.6% to 26.6% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

139
Students ?
15.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,863
Per pupil spending ?
54.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 832 W 3rd St
       Owen, WI  54460

(715) 229-2151

District: Owen-Withee School District


Feeder schools for Owen-Withee High:

Elementary:    Owen-Withee Elementary
Middle:    Owen-Withee Junior High
Racial breakdown:

White:
81.3%
Hispanic:
12.2%
African American:
1.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2021 → 18th in 2025
Strengths
100% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)
Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2021)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (36% vs 46% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Wisconsin average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school36%
District avg36%
Wisconsin avg46%
353rd of 431
Wisconsin public high schools ?
Bottom 18%▼ down 1 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
376th of 426Owen-Withee 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202525.2353 of 43118.1%★☆☆☆☆
202434.2312 of 43127.6%★☆☆☆☆
202226.3318 of 39118.7%★☆☆☆☆
202113.5367 of 3905.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201939.3256 of 40036.0%★★☆☆☆
201622.6354 of 40813.2%★☆☆☆☆
201538.0379 of 46618.7%★☆☆☆☆
201442.7330 of 46228.6%★☆☆☆☆
201338.5354 of 45722.5%★☆☆☆☆
201249.6314 of 45230.5%★★☆☆☆
201151.7295 of 44533.7%★★☆☆☆
201061.3213 of 45052.7%★★★☆☆
200952.3279 of 43836.3%★★☆☆☆
200853.2275 of 43737.1%★★☆☆☆
200667.0109 of 29262.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202447.3206 of 35341.6%★★☆☆☆
20226.4334 of 3432.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.9324 of 3322.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.7293 of 34314.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202452.7151 of 32653.7%★★★☆☆
201969.855 of 25178.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20259.4357 of 3806.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202426.6295 of 36519.2%★☆☆☆☆
202241.7213 of 34738.6%★★☆☆☆
201961.3115 of 35467.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202512.7261 of 2858.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.6236 of 30021.3%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2024)54th percentile+26 vs school
Female (2024)42nd percentile+14 vs school
White (2025)8th percentile-10 vs school
Male (2025)6th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts36%-13 vs state
Mathematics36%-7 vs state
Social Studies36%-12 vs state

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Owen-Withee High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Owen-Withee Elementary
Middle : Owen-Withee Junior High

Students at Owen-Withee High are 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 139 students attended Owen-Withee High.

Owen-Withee High ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Wisconsin high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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