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Plum City High

Q: Is Plum City High a good school?

Plum City High ranks 320 th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 26% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Plum City High is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Plum City, Wisconsin, with a total enrollment of 120 students. The school is part of the Plum City School District, which is ranked 287 out of 426 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Plum City High has faced several challenges in recent years. The school has seen a declining performance trend, with its statewide ranking dropping from 25th out of 466 schools in 2014-2015 to 320th out of 431 schools in 2024-2025. Its test scores have been inconsistent, with strengths in 6th and 8th-grade English Language Arts and Mathematics, but below-average performance in 10th-grade Social Studies, Science, and ACT subjects. Additionally, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 3.7% to 19.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Ellsworth High, Spring Valley High, Pepin High, Durand Middle/High, and Elmwood High, Plum City High generally performs worse in terms of statewide rankings, test scores, graduation rates, and other key metrics. The school's high spending per student, ranging from $12,143 to $15,512 in recent years, does not seem to be translating into improved academic performance.

Students ?

7.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,512

Per pupil spending ?

36.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

907 Main St
Plum City, WI 54761-9013

(715) 647-2591

District: Plum City School District

Feeder schools for Plum City High:

Elementary:

Plum City Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.3%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2014 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (39% vs 46% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Wisconsin avg46%

320^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 69 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

287^th of 426Plum City 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	65.6	217 of 641	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	326 of 640	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	326 of 617	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.6	269 of 613	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	346 of 594	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	379 of 579	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.1	267 of 612	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.2	372 of 609	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.6	194 of 612	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.4	110 of 585	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	80.1	62 of 569	89.1%	★★★★☆
2012	70.5	123 of 559	78.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.4	25 of 549	95.4%	★★★★★
2010	72.3	104 of 539	80.7%	★★★★☆
2009	71.6	110 of 521	78.9%	★★★★☆
2008	70.9	125 of 519	75.9%	★★★★☆
2007	70.0	110 of 366	69.9%	★★★★☆
2005	83.6	12 of 332	96.4%	★★★★★
2004	76.6	54 of 324	83.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	57.7	230 of 579	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	334 of 576	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	340 of 574	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	389 of 557	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	371 of 551	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	68.5	104 of 525	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	68 of 522	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	34.2	358 of 487	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	326 of 489	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	41.4	363 of 591	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	261 of 577	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	303 of 572	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	245 of 557	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	336 of 551	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	62.5	104 of 414	74.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	38.7	258 of 382	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	320 of 431	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.1	257 of 431	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	224 of 415	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	160 of 391	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	188 of 400	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.2	364 of 410	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.0	353 of 410	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	81.1	52 of 408	87.3%	★★★★☆
2015	83.4	25 of 466	94.6%	★★★★★
2014	41.6	335 of 462	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	65.2	140 of 457	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.8	285 of 452	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	80.4	29 of 445	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	69.7	130 of 450	71.1%	★★★★☆
2009	40.3	354 of 438	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	62.1	190 of 437	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.2	191 of 287	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	69.4	84 of 275	69.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	256 of 358	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	344 of 355	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	297 of 380	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.6	170 of 359	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	170 of 347	51.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	37.8	164 of 266	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)80th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2019)75th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2023)60th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2023)39th percentile-10 vs school

White (2019)32nd percentile-9 vs school

High school

White (2019)38th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies42%-6 vs state

Science36%-7 vs state

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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 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th 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
Plum City High	Public	9-12	907 Main St	Plum City	54761	Pierce County	Plum City School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 647-2591	79	11	7.5	36.7%	65 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	33.4	320^th of 431 public high schools	25.8%		44.1	257^th of 431 public high schools	40.4%	63			36.0								42.1		$15,512	$523	$14,990
Elmwood High	Public	9-12	213 S Scott St	Elmwood	54740	Pierce County	Elmwood School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 639-2721	90	10	8.7	36.7%	83 (92.2%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	75.3	78^th of 431 public high schools	81.9%		94.9	12^th of 431 public high schools	97.2%	66	51.9	55.6	59.3								66.7		$16,640	$783	$15,857
Durand Middle/High	Public	6-12	604 7th Ave E	Durand	54736	Pepin County	Durand-Arkansaw School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 672-8917	537	40	13.5	35.8%	489 (91.1%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	59.8	165^th of 431 public high schools	61.7%		70	103^rd of 431 public high schools	76.1%	62	54.7	45.3	48.0	50.0	60.6	54.0	50.0	69.0	64.5	63.2	53.4	48.7	$12,229	$617	$11,612
Pepin High	Public	7-12	510 Pine St	Pepin	54759	Pepin County	Pepin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 442-2391	110	10	11.4	20.9%	104 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	77.9	67^th of 431 public high schools	84.5%		43.8	260^th of 431 public high schools	39.7%	193	57.7	61.5	69.2		38.9	41.2		44.4	64.7	70.6	42.9	64.7	$18,230	$1,468	$16,762
Spring Valley High	Public	9-12	S1450 County Road CC	Spring Valley	54767	Pierce County	Spring Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 778-5554	194	14	14.0	24.7%	185 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	39.7	288^th of 431 public high schools	33.2%		51.1	214^th of 431 public high schools	50.3%	74	27.3	43.2	36.4								69.7		$12,941	$363	$12,578
Ellsworth High	Public	9-12	323 Hillcrest St	Ellsworth	54011	Pierce County	Ellsworth Community School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 273-3904	538	36	14.9	25.8%	487 (90.5%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.5%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	63.7	144^th of 431 public high schools	66.6%		61	157^th of 431 public high schools	63.6%	13	52.1	47.0	51.3								58.1		$12,188	$609	$11,579

Frequently Asked Questions about Plum City High

What schools feed into Plum City High?

Plum City High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Plum City Elementary

Is Plum City High a good school?

Plum City High ranks 320^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Plum City High in?

Plum City School District

What is the racial makeup of Plum City High?

Students at Plum City High are 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Plum City High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 79 students attended Plum City High.

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