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Tomahawk High

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Tomahawk High ranks 275 th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

275^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 48% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Tomahawk High is a 9–12 public high school serving 371 students in Tomahawk, a small city in northern Wisconsin, and is part of the Tomahawk School District. It is about half the size of the nearest conventional high schools, Merrill High and Rhinelander High, which each enroll roughly 756–757 students. The nearby DOC: Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake School and Copper Lake School are very small correctional-facility schools without standard test or accountability data, so they are not useful comparisons.

Tomahawk's accountability history has been up and down: after a 22nd-percentile, 1-star low in 2020–2021, it reached the 65th percentile and 3 stars in 2024–2025, then slipped to the 48th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–2026 — still above its district, which ranks 265th of 432 districts in Wisconsin. Attendance and completion are the clearest strengths. Chronic absenteeism was 7.9% in 2024–2025, less than half the state's 17.3% and far below Merrill High (22.6%) and Rhinelander High (19.6%). The dropout rate was 0.0%, and the 96.4% graduation rate matches Rhinelander, beats Merrill, and exceeds the state's 92.0%. The student-teacher ratio (14.2) is also lower than both neighbors.

Test scores are mixed. In 2025–2026, 10th-grade math proficiency (44.58%) led the three conventional high schools and edged the state (42.93%), and social studies (52.22%) beat the state (48.25%). But science (34.94%) trailed the state (43.2%), Merrill High (48.7%), and Rhinelander High (45.08%), while ELA (43.37%) came in below the state (48.47%) and both neighbors. Results also swing year to year — in 2024–2025, ELA, math, and science were all above the state. Within the school, groups differ: female students (61st percentile, 3 stars) outpace male students (41st percentile, 2 stars), while students with disabilities (19th percentile, 1 star) and low-income students (25th percentile, 1 star) rank low, the latter down from the 47th percentile in 2023–2024.

371

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,438

Per pupil spending ?

37.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1048 E Kings Rd
Tomahawk, WI 54487

(715) 453-2106

District: Tomahawk School District

Feeder schools for Tomahawk High:

Elementary:	Tomahawk Elementary
Middle:	Tomahawk Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.1%

African American:

1.6%

Hispanic:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

Wisconsin avg46%

275^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

265^th of 432Tomahawk 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	52.5	275 of 533	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.4	150 of 431	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	190 of 431	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	149 of 415	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	207 of 391	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	304 of 390	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	248 of 400	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	161 of 410	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.6	186 of 410	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.0	128 of 408	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.7	69 of 466	85.2%	★★★★☆
2014	56.4	226 of 462	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.9	236 of 457	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.8	312 of 452	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.6	267 of 445	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.5	261 of 450	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.3	273 of 438	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	70.3	113 of 437	74.1%	★★★★☆
2007	72.7	73 of 281	74.0%	★★★★☆
2005	78.1	43 of 287	85.0%	★★★★☆
2004	71.7	66 of 275	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	180 of 461	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.8	195 of 358	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	188 of 353	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.3	53 of 329	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	44.8	192 of 343	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	186 of 343	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.5	89 of 355	74.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	335 of 446	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.2	196 of 335	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	172 of 326	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	164 of 271	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	198 of 250	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	273 of 462	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.9	98 of 380	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	52.8	172 of 365	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.5	254 of 359	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.2	173 of 347	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.9	301 of 334	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	230 of 354	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	260 of 373	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	270 of 333	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	48.1	132 of 271	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.6	244 of 266	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)61st percentile+13 vs school

White (2023)51st percentile-13 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies52%+4 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

English Language Arts43%-5 vs state

Science35%-8 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 Social Studies (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tomahawk High	Public	9-12	1048 E Kings Rd	Tomahawk	54487	Lincoln County	Tomahawk School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 453-2106	371	26	14.2	37.2%	353 (95.1%)	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	52.5	275^th of 533 public high schools	48.4%		62.4	150^th of 431 public high schools	65.2%	125	43.4	44.6	34.9	52.2	$16,438	$481	$15,957
DOC: Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake School	Public	6-12	W4380 Copper Lake Ave	Irma	54442	Lincoln County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(715) 536-8386	38	6	6.0		4 (10.5%)	34 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Copper Lake School	Public	7-12	W4380 Copper Lake Ave	Irma	54442	Lincoln County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(715) 536-8386	14	1	18.6		7 (50.0%)	2 (14.3%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Rhinelander High	Public	9-12	665 Coolidge Ave	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 365-9500	757	48	15.7	34.7%	679 (89.7%)	14 (1.8%)	22 (2.9%)	7 (0.9%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	61	215^th of 533 public high schools	59.7%		45	253^rd of 431 public high schools	41.3%	38	47.2	38.9	45.1	62.6	$16,084	$247	$15,838
Merrill High	Public	9-12	1201 N Sales St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 536-4594	756	46	16.3	36.4%	679 (89.8%)	6 (0.8%)	31 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.5%)	55.1	254^th of 533 public high schools	52.3%		50	218^th of 431 public high schools	49.4%	36	50.0	41.6	48.7	40.6	$16,592	$745	$15,847

Frequently Asked Questions about Tomahawk High

What district is Tomahawk High in?

Tomahawk School District

What is the racial makeup of Tomahawk High?

Students at Tomahawk High are 95% White, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Tomahawk High?

Tomahawk High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Tomahawk Elementary
Middle : Tomahawk Middle

Is Tomahawk High a good school?

Tomahawk High ranks 275^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tomahawk High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Tomahawk High.

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