Summary
Wabeno High is a public school in the Wabeno Area School District in Wabeno, Wisconsin, serving grades 6–12 and enrolling 193 students in a small northern Wisconsin community where the closest grade-aligned alternative is Laona High, about 8.5 miles away. In 2025–2026, Wabeno High ranked 440th of 533 Wisconsin schools, in the 17th percentile with 1 star, while its district ranked 399th of 432, in the 8th percentile with 0 stars.
Compared with nearby schools, Wabeno High’s overall rank is lower than Laona High (52nd percentile, 3 stars), Crandon High (41st percentile, 2 stars), and Goodman High (46th percentile, 2 stars). Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 86.2%, below the state’s 92.0% and below Crandon High (94.4%) and Goodman High (91.6%), and its dropout rate was 3.3%, above the state’s 1.1% and above every nearby school listed. Chronic absenteeism was 20.3%, above Wisconsin’s 17.3% and Laona High’s 9.0%, but better than Crandon High’s 27.4% and Goodman High’s 42.1%. Wabeno High also had the highest free/reduced-lunch rate among these neighbors, 61.66%, and much lower reported per-student spending, $11,425, than Laona High ($17,633), Crandon High ($18,511), or Goodman High ($35,432).
Test results are mixed. Wabeno High’s 2025–2026 6th-grade Forward ELA and Math were above state averages, a bright spot at the entry grade. But 7th- and 8th-grade ELA and Math were well below state, 10th-grade Social Studies was 16.67% versus the state’s 48.25%, and ACT Science has been consistently weak. Subgroup results show a large gap: female students ranked in the 59th percentile with 3 stars, while male students ranked in the 10th percentile with 0 stars; low-SES students were in the 43rd percentile and special education students in the 35th percentile. The most actionable areas for families to watch are 7th–8th grade ELA/Math, 10th-grade Social Studies and ACT ELA/Science, attendance, and male-student outcomes, with high poverty and comparatively low reported spending as context.
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