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Stratford High

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Stratford High ranks 105 th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 80% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Stratford High is a 9–12 high school in the Stratford School District in Stratford, Wisconsin, a small community in the central part of the state, serving 277 students. The district ranks 77th of 432 in Wisconsin (82nd percentile, 4 stars), and the school itself ranked 105th of 533 in 2025–2026 (80th percentile, 4 stars) — down from 91st percentile in 2024–2025 and 93rd percentile in 2023–2024, when it earned 5 stars. Over the longer view, Stratford has climbed from the middle of the state pack (50th percentile in 2015–2016). With only 277 students, a single class can shift percentages noticeably from one year to the next.

Academically, 2025–2026 10th-grade proficiency was above the Wisconsin average in every reported subject: 53.85% in social studies, 60.61% in English language arts, 51.52% in math, and 56.06% in science. That puts Stratford in the top group locally. Marathon High and Mosinee High posted slightly higher math and science scores, while Stratford was stronger than Edgar High and Marshfield High in ELA and math, and far ahead of Colby High, Abbotsford Middle/Senior High, Auburndale High, and Spencer Junior High/High. The prior year was stronger still, with proficiency between 58.90% and 67.69% across subjects.

What sets Stratford apart most is engagement and completion: a 98.4% graduation rate, 0.0% dropout rate, and 3.6% chronic absenteeism, compared with 17.3% statewide — the lowest absenteeism among nearby schools (next closest was Marshfield High at 6.5%, versus 22.7% at Edgar High and 23.0% at Marathon High). It achieves this with modest resources — $13,963 per student, second-lowest locally, and a 14.1 student-teacher ratio. Effectiveness for low-income students has also risen sharply, from the 26th percentile (1 star) in 2023–2024 to the 68th percentile in 2025–2026.

277

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,963

Per pupil spending ?

22.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

213311 Legion St
Stratford, WI 54484

(715) 687-4311

District: Stratford School District

Feeder schools for Stratford High:

Elementary:	Stratford Elementary
Middle:	Stratford Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.6%

Hispanic:

7.2%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (56% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Wisconsin high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg54%

Wisconsin avg46%

105^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 30 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

77^th of 432Stratford 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	105 of 533	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	85.9	37 of 431	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	32 of 431	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	69.5	99 of 415	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	112 of 391	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	54 of 390	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.7	177 of 400	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	99 of 410	75.9%	★★★★☆
2017	61.9	132 of 410	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.1	203 of 408	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	79.1	41 of 466	91.2%	★★★★★
2014	61.3	184 of 462	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.4	67 of 457	85.3%	★★★★☆
2012	61.4	209 of 452	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.9	151 of 445	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.9	91 of 450	79.8%	★★★★☆
2009	65.8	149 of 438	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.0	88 of 437	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	157 of 461	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	84.1	37 of 358	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	91 of 353	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	85 of 329	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	91 of 343	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	33 of 332	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	70.6	79 of 343	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	39 of 355	89.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	142 of 446	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	142 of 335	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.0	240 of 326	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.3	71 of 250	71.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	86 of 462	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	34 of 380	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	22 of 365	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	68.6	79 of 359	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	87 of 347	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	71 of 334	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	39.7	217 of 354	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	175 of 373	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	159 of 333	52.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	110 of 344	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	90.9	21 of 285	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	33 of 266	87.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%+12 vs state

Science56%+13 vs state

Social Studies54%+6 vs state

Mathematics52%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Stratford High	Public	9-12	213311 Legion St	Stratford	54484	Marathon County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 687-4311	277	20	14.1	22.7%	251 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	75	105^th of 533 public high schools	80.3%		85.9	37^th of 431 public high schools	91.4%	68	60.6	51.5	56.1								53.9		$13,963	$896	$13,067
Edgar High	Public	9-12	203 E Birch St	Edgar	54426	Marathon County	Edgar School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 352-2352	193	15	12.5	28.0%	184 (95.3%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.7	133^rd of 533 public high schools	75.0%		50	219^th of 431 public high schools	49.2%	86	56.3	50.0	50.0								55.3		$16,000	$593	$15,407
Marshfield High	Public	9-12	1401 E Becker Rd	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 387-8464	1,181	76	15.5	30.3%	1,010 (85.5%)	12 (1.0%)	96 (8.1%)	26 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.9%)	66.3	173^rd of 533 public high schools	67.5%		64.9	135^th of 431 public high schools	68.7%	38	50.2	48.0	48.6								55.3		$15,496	$503	$14,992
Spencer Junior High/High	Public	6-12	300 N School St	Spencer	54479	Marathon County	Spencer School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 659-4211	329	23	14.5	33.4%	290 (88.1%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (7.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	32.6	388^th of 533 public high schools	27.2%		60.5	158^th of 431 public high schools	63.3%	230	33.3	33.3	38.5	59.2	41.5	61.5	44.9	51.2	64.1	59.0	30.4	33.3	$15,998	$254	$15,745
Auburndale High	Public	6-12	10629 North Rd	Auburndale	54412	Wood County	Auburndale School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 652-2115	400	32	12.6	20.5%	373 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	31.2	399^th of 533 public high schools	25.1%		15.8	388^th of 431 public high schools	10.0%	11	31.0	32.8	36.2	64.4	60.7	64.4	76.3	49.2	72.9	72.9	29.8	72.9	$16,229	$242	$15,986
Colby High	Public	9-12	705 N 2nd St	Colby	54421	Clark County	Colby School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 223-2338	306	19	16.3	51.6%	190 (62.1%)	1 (0.3%)	107 (35.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	17.5	458^th of 533 public high schools	14.1%		19.3	375^th of 431 public high schools	13.0%	83	26.4	8.3	29.2								30.6		$16,148	$417	$15,730
Marathon High	Public	9-12	204 East St	Marathon	54448	Marathon County	Marathon City School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 443-2226	274	21	13.0	16.4%	250 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	79.5	69^th of 533 public high schools	87.1%		73.7	86^th of 431 public high schools	80.0%	17	61.2	56.7	56.7								58.5		$16,097	$266	$15,831
Athens High	Public	9-12	601 W Village Limits Rd	Athens	54411	Marathon County	Athens School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(715) 257-7511	108	10	10.6	30.6%	98 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	65	183^rd of 533 public high schools	65.7%		59.8	166^th of 431 public high schools	61.5%	17	55.2	41.4	55.2								48.0		$25,732	$1,066	$24,666
Abbotsford Middle/Senior High	Public	6-12	307 N 4th Ave	Abbotsford	54405	Clark County	Abbotsford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 223-2386	414	28	15.0	65.5%	127 (30.7%)	2 (0.5%)	258 (62.3%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	24.4	439^th of 533 public high schools	17.6%		12.1	399^th of 431 public high schools	7.4%	40	25.0	22.5	26.5	28.6	27.1	25.5	22.9	30.0	23.7	44.1	42.9	27.1	$13,407	$354	$13,054
Mosinee High	Public	9-12	1000 High St	Mosinee	54455	Marathon County	Mosinee School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 693-2550	548	44	12.5	17.3%	513 (93.6%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	75	104^th of 533 public high schools	80.5%		70.4	94^th of 431 public high schools	78.2%	10	64.4	56.5	56.5								47.9		$15,899	$235	$15,664

Frequently Asked Questions about Stratford High

What district is Stratford High in?

Stratford School District

What is the racial makeup of Stratford High?

Students at Stratford High are 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Stratford High?

Stratford High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Stratford Elementary
Middle : Stratford Middle

Is Stratford High a good school?

Stratford High ranks 105^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stratford High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended Stratford High.

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