Summary
PARTNER Charter School is a very small public high school in Richland Center, WI, serving grades 8–12 with 21 students as part of the Richland School District. For 2025–2026, it ranks 530 of 533 statewide (1st percentile, 0 stars), while the district ranks 376 of 432 (13th percentile, 1 star). In 2025–2026 ACT results for 10th grade, PARTNER reports 0% proficient in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science; in 2024–2025 Forward Exam Social Studies for 10th grade, it reports 12.5% proficient. By comparison, the district reports roughly 33–43% proficient in those subjects and the state reports roughly 43–48%.
The same-district contrast is striking. Richland Center High is only 0.55 miles away, enrolls 512 students, ranks 310 of 533, and reports ACT proficiency in the 35–44% range. Riverdale Academy, the only nearby school smaller than PARTNER, enrolls 14 students. PARTNER’s statewide rank is far below every ranked nearby school: even Weston Senior High School is at the 36th percentile. Because PARTNER has only 21 students across grades 8–12, every percentage can swing dramatically, so single-year results should be read with caution.
Engagement data are mixed but show recent improvement. PARTNER reports 0.0% dropout in both 2023–2024 and 2024–2025, and chronic absenteeism fell from 66.7% in 2023–2024 to 8.3% in 2024–2025—better than the district’s 23.3% and the state’s 17.3%, and second-lowest nearby behind River Ridge High at 6.2%. However, the school’s free/reduced lunch rate is 71.43%, per-student spending is $16,509, and its student-teacher ratio is 21, the highest among nearby schools. No graduation rate is provided for PARTNER, so completion outcomes cannot be compared directly.
Thank you for your feedback!