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Waupaca High

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Waupaca High ranks 219 th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

219^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 59% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Waupaca High is a public 9–12 high school serving 623 students in Waupaca, Wisconsin, as part of the Waupaca School District, which is ranked 183 of 432 districts statewide — 58th percentile, 3 stars. The school itself ranked 219 of 533 Wisconsin high schools in 2025–26, placing it at the 59th percentile with 3 stars. It has been mostly a 3-star school since 2016–17, peaking at the 69th percentile in 2022–23, dipping to 53rd in 2024–25, and recovering to 59th in 2025–26.

In 2025–26, Waupaca students scored above the state average in all four reported subjects: Social Studies (52.67 vs. 48.25), English Language Arts (50.35 vs. 48.47), Math (44.06 vs. 42.93), and Science (43.36 vs. 43.20). That said, nearby New London High posts much higher scores — 55.88 in Science and 55.15 in Math — and Amherst High also scores higher in ELA and Science. Math and Science are Waupaca's swing subjects: above state in 2025–26 but slightly below in 2024–25, while Social Studies and ELA have been reliable strengths. Among nearby traditional high schools, Waupaca generally sits in the middle, ahead of Weyauwega High, Little Wolf High, and Wild Rose High, but behind New London and Amherst.

Completion outcomes are a clear strength: a 95.7% graduation rate and 0.6% dropout rate, both better than the state. Chronic absenteeism, however, is 14.0% — below the state's 17.3% but higher than every nearby traditional high school in this comparison. The strongest subgroup result is Special Education Students, at the 80th percentile with 4 stars, and low-income students also rank above the 50th percentile. Waupaca spends $14,682 per student with a 14.6 student-teacher ratio, the highest ratio in the comparison group, while serving a higher share of low-income students (36.76%) than New London, Amherst, or Iola-Scandinavia High. Overall, Waupaca is a solid, mid-to-upper-middle local performer whose main opportunities are attendance and steadier math and science results.

623

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,682

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

E 2325 King Rd
Waupaca, WI 54981-8270

(715) 258-4131

District: Waupaca School District

Feeder schools for Waupaca High:

Elementary:	Waupaca Learning Center Elementary
Middle:	Waupaca Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.4%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 69th percentile in 2023 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Above the Wisconsin median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 69th-percentile peak (2023) to 59th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg46%

219^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

183^rd of 432Waupaca 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	60.5	219 of 533	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	203 of 431	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	148 of 431	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	128 of 415	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	151 of 391	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	136 of 390	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	173 of 400	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	139 of 410	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.3	200 of 410	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.2	248 of 408	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.8	251 of 466	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.7	309 of 462	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.6	247 of 457	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.5	199 of 452	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.3	298 of 445	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.7	115 of 450	74.4%	★★★★☆
2009	53.1	275 of 438	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.7	251 of 437	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	68.1	105 of 281	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.5	87 of 292	70.2%	★★★★☆
2005	62.5	127 of 287	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.7	166 of 275	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	223 of 461	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.4	140 of 358	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	120 of 353	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	145 of 329	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	208 of 343	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	220 of 332	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	165 of 343	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	183 of 355	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	54.9	38 of 97	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	25 of 86	70.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	192 of 446	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	121 of 335	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	143 of 326	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	133 of 271	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	116 of 250	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	92 of 226	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.6	195 of 251	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	68.3	53 of 255	79.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	171 of 462	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.4	198 of 380	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	147 of 365	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	84 of 359	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	76 of 347	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	62 of 334	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.2	158 of 354	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	106 of 373	71.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	67 of 333	79.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	181 of 344	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	188 of 285	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	140 of 300	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	129 of 271	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	139 of 269	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.8	115 of 266	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	135 of 266	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	108 of 261	58.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)80th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)61st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile~ school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies53%+4 vs state

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Mathematics44%~ state avg

Science43%~ state avg

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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/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 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
Waupaca High	Public	9-12	E 2325 King Rd	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 258-4131	623	43	14.6	36.8%	557 (89.4%)	5 (0.8%)	36 (5.8%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	60.5	219^th of 533 public high schools	58.9%		54.1	203^rd of 431 public high schools	52.9%	16	50.4	44.1	43.4								52.7		$14,682	$608	$14,074
Weyauwega High	Public	9-12	500 E Ann St	Weyauwega	54983	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8960	274	19	14.4	32.5%	241 (88.0%)	3 (1.1%)	23 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	54.4	260^th of 533 public high schools	51.2%		60.6	157^th of 431 public high schools	63.6%	103	49.3	36.6	39.4								54.7		$16,078	$824	$15,254
Iola-Scandinavia High	Public	7-12	540 S Jackson St	Iola	54945	Waupaca County	Iola-Scandinavia School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 445-2411	284	23	12.5	27.1%	255 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	63.7	195^th of 533 public high schools	63.4%		37.7	300^th of 431 public high schools	30.4%	105	55.8	60.5	39.5		61.1	48.8		61.1	53.7	68.3	45.2	51.2	$18,026	$257	$17,770
Amherst High	Public	9-12	357 N Main St	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 824-5522	349	28	12.2	21.8%	326 (93.4%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	68.3	152^nd of 533 public high schools	71.5%		67.2	115^th of 431 public high schools	73.3%	37	64.0	46.7	49.3								48.8		$17,284	$511	$16,772
Wild Rose High	Public	6-12	600 Park Ave	Wild Rose	54984	Waushara County	Wild Rose School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 622-4201	287	24	11.9	43.2%	251 (87.5%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	39.3	353^rd of 533 public high schools	33.8%		63.8	143^rd of 431 public high schools	66.8%	210	40.0	35.0	37.5	45.0	47.7	46.9	60.0	56.8	50.0	75.0	36.1	56.3	$15,701	$498	$15,203
Little Wolf High	Public	9-12	515 E 4th St	Manawa	54949	Waupaca County	Manawa School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 596-5800	195	16	12.2	33.8%	179 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	48.9	300^th of 533 public high schools	43.7%		28.7	341^st of 431 public high schools	20.9%	41	55.1	39.1	30.9								40.5		$17,779	$1,568	$16,211
Almond-Bancroft High	Public	9-12	1336 Elm St	Almond	54909	Portage County	Almond-Bancroft School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 366-2941	103	12	8.3	48.5%	74 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (26.2%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.9	408^th of 533 public high schools	23.5%		15.4	390^th of 431 public high schools	9.5%	18	42.9	14.3	21.4								53.3		$18,836	$869	$17,966
Central Sands Community High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3995 County Rd K	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Central Sands Community High School Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(715) 824-2583	35	2	15.0		30 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.7	178^th of 533 public high schools	66.6%					(n/a)	63.6	36.4	45.5								66.7
New London High	Public	9-12	1700 Klatt Rd	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 982-8420	660	46	14.3	29.7%	567 (85.9%)	10 (1.5%)	68 (10.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	78.1	80^th of 533 public high schools	85.0%		77.7	69^th of 431 public high schools	84.0%	11	56.6	55.2	55.9								61.6		$14,107	$546	$13,562
Catalyst Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	709 S Shawano St	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 982-8686	32	2	13.9	71.9%	24 (75.0%)	1 (3.1%)	4 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.4%)	4.4	504^th of 533 public high schools	5.4%					(n/a)	20.0	0.0	0.0										$10,933	$1,458	$9,475

Frequently Asked Questions about Waupaca High

How many students attend Waupaca High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Waupaca High.

What is the racial makeup of Waupaca High?

Students at Waupaca High are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Waupaca High a good school?

Waupaca High ranks 219^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Waupaca High in?

Waupaca School District

What schools feed into Waupaca High?

Waupaca High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Waupaca Learning Center Elementary
Middle : Waupaca Middle

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