Pittsville High

Pittsville High is a small public school in Pittsville, WI, serving about 175 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Pittsville School District in a rural central Wisconsin community. In 2025–26, the high school was rated 235th of 533 schools (56th percentile, 3 stars), while the district was rated 250th of 432 districts (42nd percentile, 2 stars). The school’s completion record is a major strength: a 100.0% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate in 2024–25, with chronic absenteeism at 11.5%—better than Wisconsin’s 17.3% but higher than Marshfield High’s 6.5%.

Academically, the school’s results vary by subject and year. In 2025–26, 10th-grade science proficiency was 48.84%, the highest among nearby schools and slightly above Marshfield High’s 48.59%, while math was 44.19%, also above the state average and second locally. English language arts (46.51%) and social studies (44.44%) were below the state average, trailing Marshfield in both and also behind John Edwards High and Granton High in social studies. The school was above state in all four subjects in 2023–24 and below state in three of four in 2024–25, so small cohorts likely drive volatility.

Pittsville High is resource-rich for its size: a 10.4 student–teacher ratio, the lowest among nearby schools, and $18,978 per student in 2024–25, second only to Nekoosa High. In 2025–26, female students ranked in the 89th percentile for subgroup effectiveness, while male students ranked in the 31st percentile; low-income students fell to the 32nd percentile after being around the middle of the state in the prior two years. These gaps suggest the overall improvement was not evenly shared. Compared with nearby schools, Pittsville High generally outperforms smaller rural alternatives such as River Cities High in attendance and graduation, and it beats Auburndale High in many test areas, but it remains behind Marshfield High in consistency and academic breadth.