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Spooner High

Public Grades 9-12
232nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 431 Wisconsin High Schools
Better than 46% of Wisconsin high schools
Summary

Spooner High is a public high school located in Spooner, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 374 students. The school is part of the Spooner Area School District, which is ranked 257 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Spooner High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin high schools, ranging from 192 to 252 out of 391 to 431 schools over the past 10 years, and its SchoolDigger rating has fluctuated between 1 and 3 stars out of 5. In comparison, the nearby Shell Lake Junior/Senior High School has a higher statewide ranking, ranging from 82 to 278 out of 415 to 431 schools, and a higher SchoolDigger rating of 2 to 4 stars. Spooner High's performance across different student subgroups is mixed, with the school ranking in the middle to lower range for female, male, and low socioeconomic status students, but ranking lower for white students. Shell Lake Junior/Senior High School, on the other hand, performs better across all student subgroups.

Spooner High has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.4% to 95.7% over the past few years, but its dropout rate has also been higher, ranging from 0.6% to 1.3% during the same period. In comparison, Shell Lake Junior/Senior High School has a similar four-year graduation rate of 91% and a slightly lower dropout rate of 1.3%. Additionally, Spooner High's test scores in subjects like social studies, English language arts, mathematics, and science are generally below the state average, while Shell Lake Junior/Senior High School outperforms Spooner High and the state average in most subject areas.

361
Students ?
14.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,955
Per pupil spending ?
41.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 801 County Highway A
       Spooner, WI  54801-7429

(715) 635-2172

District: Spooner Area School District


Feeder schools for Spooner High:

Elementary:    Spooner Elementary
Middle:    Spooner Middle
Racial breakdown:

White:
90.6%
Two or more races:
4.2%
Hispanic:
2.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 51st percentile in 2022 → 46th in 2025
Strengths
95% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 51st-percentile peak (2022) to 46th (2025)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school46%
District avg46%
Wisconsin avg46%
232nd of 431
Wisconsin public high schools ?
Bottom 46%▲ up 28 pts since 2015
From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
257th of 426Spooner Area 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
202548.9232 of 43146.2%★★☆☆☆
202445.9247 of 43142.7%★★☆☆☆
202341.2252 of 41539.3%★★☆☆☆
202247.1192 of 39150.9%★★★☆☆
202144.3213 of 39045.4%★★☆☆☆
201949.4199 of 40050.3%★★★☆☆
201834.3294 of 41028.3%★☆☆☆☆
201727.1327 of 41020.2%★☆☆☆☆
201634.8293 of 40828.2%★☆☆☆☆
201537.5382 of 46618.0%★☆☆☆☆
201462.7172 of 46262.8%★★★☆☆
201356.5227 of 45750.3%★★★☆☆
201267.2146 of 45267.7%★★★☆☆
201164.2178 of 44560.0%★★★☆☆
201063.9189 of 45058.0%★★★☆☆
200970.7107 of 43875.6%★★★★☆
200879.436 of 43791.8%★★★★★
200772.277 of 28172.6%★★★★☆
200672.868 of 29276.7%★★★★☆
200554.5179 of 28737.6%★★☆☆☆
200460.2134 of 27551.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202545.9210 of 35841.3%★★☆☆☆
202440.9231 of 35334.6%★★☆☆☆
202347.2176 of 32946.5%★★☆☆☆
202228.4277 of 34319.2%★☆☆☆☆
202150.2162 of 33251.2%★★★☆☆
201961.2113 of 34367.1%★★★☆☆
201830.3274 of 35522.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202546.4176 of 33547.5%★★☆☆☆
202445.2188 of 32642.3%★★☆☆☆
202343.5158 of 27141.7%★★☆☆☆
202251.6106 of 25057.6%★★★☆☆
202145.7112 of 22650.4%★★★☆☆
201941.8143 of 25143.0%★★☆☆☆
201841.4151 of 25540.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202546.9204 of 38046.3%★★☆☆☆
202446.8196 of 36546.3%★★☆☆☆
202347.0194 of 35946.0%★★☆☆☆
202256.4132 of 34762.0%★★★☆☆
202152.2149 of 33455.4%★★★☆☆
201933.2251 of 35429.1%★☆☆☆☆
201834.9254 of 37331.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202531.8213 of 28525.3%★☆☆☆☆
202431.5223 of 30025.7%★☆☆☆☆
202333.8183 of 27132.5%★★☆☆☆
202237.7159 of 26940.9%★★☆☆☆
202131.6188 of 26629.3%★★☆☆☆
201933.6181 of 26632.0%★★☆☆☆
201817.0235 of 26110.0%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)47th percentile~ school
Male (2025)46th percentile~ school
Female (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school
White (2025)25th percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies52%+4 vs state
English Language Arts49%~ state avg
Mathematics45%~ state avg
Science39%-4 vs state

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Students at Spooner High are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Spooner High.

Spooner High ranks 232nd of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Spooner High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Spooner Elementary
Middle : Spooner Middle


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