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Wautoma High

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Wautoma High ranks 378 th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

378^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 29% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Wautoma High is a high school serving grades 9–12 in Wautoma, WI, a central Wisconsin community, with 388 students as part of the Wautoma Area School District. In 2025–2026, it ranked 378th of 533 Wisconsin high schools, placing it at the 29th percentile with 1 star, while the district ranked 380th of 432 (12th percentile, 1 star).

Academically, the most recent results are below the state in all four tested subjects. In 2025–2026, 10th graders scored 37.31% in Social Studies, 39.8% in English Language Arts, 32.65% in math, and 28.57% in science, compared with state rates of 48.25%, 48.47%, 42.93%, and 43.2%. Science had the largest gap, about 14.6 percentage points. A year earlier, Wautoma’s ACT results in English, math, and science were near or slightly above the state, so the 2025–2026 drop was steep. Social Studies has been a consistent weakness, below state every year shown. Among nearby schools, Westfield Area High scored higher in all four subjects, Wild Rose High was above Wautoma in English, math, and science, and Berlin High and Tri-County High had mixed results.

Completion measures are a clear strength: Wautoma had a 100% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate in 2024–2025, both better than state. Chronic absenteeism was 14.1%, below the state’s 17.3% but above the district’s 11.8%, and it nearly doubled from 7.3% the prior year. The school serves a high-poverty population—54.38% free/reduced lunch—spends $14,563 per student, and has a 13.2 student-teacher ratio, tied for the highest among traditional nearby high schools. Subgroup results are uneven: Special Education students ranked at the 56th percentile with 3 stars, and low-income students at the 34th percentile, both above the school overall. High Marq Environmental Charter School ranks high but enrolls only 33 students and is not a direct peer; Montello Junior/Senior High and Wild Rose High include middle grades. The high school also ranks higher than its district overall.

388

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,563

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

514 S Cambridge St
Wautoma, WI 54982-8120

(920) 787-3354

District: Wautoma Area School District

Feeder schools for Wautoma High:

Elementary:	Redgranite Elementary
	Riverview Elementary
Middle:	Parkside School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.2%

Hispanic:

19.8%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 37th percentile in 2023 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (34% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 37th-percentile peak (2023) to 29th (2026)

!Science scores 15 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Wisconsin avg46%

378^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

380^th of 432Wautoma 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	378 of 533	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.7	280 of 431	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	303 of 431	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	261 of 415	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	255 of 391	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.5	364 of 390	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	379 of 400	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	388 of 410	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	376 of 410	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.5	385 of 408	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	28.9	401 of 466	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.8	384 of 462	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.1	367 of 457	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.1	406 of 452	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.3	405 of 445	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	36.2	381 of 450	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.6	398 of 438	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	39.7	347 of 437	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	54.3	193 of 281	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.2	232 of 292	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.8	238 of 287	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.9	236 of 275	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	322 of 461	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	270 of 358	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	259 of 353	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	265 of 329	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	320 of 343	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	323 of 332	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	323 of 355	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	295 of 446	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.5	90 of 335	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	45.4	186 of 326	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	88 of 250	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.1	166 of 226	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	179 of 251	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	220 of 255	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	349 of 462	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.5	225 of 380	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	276 of 365	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.5	182 of 359	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.7	42 of 347	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	25.5	266 of 334	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	319 of 354	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	357 of 373	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	147 of 333	55.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	295 of 344	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	223 of 285	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	224 of 300	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	184 of 271	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	222 of 269	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	251 of 266	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	258 of 266	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	254 of 261	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts40%-9 vs state

Social Studies37%-11 vs state

Mathematics33%-10 vs state

Science29%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Are you kidding? My children were totally unprepared for the real world, despite the high student/teacher ratio this district has. They have nice facilities, good sports, and a small town atmosphere, but that did not prepare them at all for college. As far as the quality of learning, Wautoma is way down in comparison to the rest of the state. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Awesome atmosphere, great opportunities for kids! Mine have all had success in higher ed because of the education they got at WHS Close Quote

Schools Near Wautoma High

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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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wautoma High	Public	9-12	514 S Cambridge St	Wautoma	54982	Waushara County	Wautoma Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 787-3354	388	29	13.2	54.4%	288 (74.2%)	3 (0.8%)	77 (19.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	34	378^th of 533 public high schools	29.1%		41.7	280^th of 431 public high schools	35.0%	98	39.8	32.7	28.6								37.3				$14,563	$755	$13,807
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
DOC: Redgranite Correctional Institution	Public	12	1006 County Road EE	Redgranite	54970	Waushara County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(920) 566-3126	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Tri-County High	Public	9-12	409 S West St	Plainfield	54966	Waushara County	Tri-County Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 335-6366	180	16	11.1	56.7%	121 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (28.3%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	30.5	404^th of 533 public high schools	24.2%		9.3	402^nd of 431 public high schools	6.7%	2	42.9	22.9	40.0								20.0				$18,676	$593	$18,082
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
Westfield Area High	Public	9-12	N7046 County Road M	Westfield	53964	Marquette County	Westfield School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 296-2141	329	25	13.2	40.1%	273 (83.0%)	4 (1.2%)	34 (10.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	64.6	189^th of 533 public high schools	64.5%		57.5	182^nd of 431 public high schools	57.8%	7	47.3	43.6	47.3								58.8				$19,062	$637	$18,426
Berlin High	Public	9-12	222 Memorial Dr	Berlin	54923	Green Lake County	Berlin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 361-2000	441	37	12.0	39.0%	339 (76.9%)	4 (0.9%)	73 (16.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.5%)	32	392^nd of 533 public high schools	26.5%		36.5	307^th of 431 public high schools	28.8%	85	37.0	31.0	34.0								32.0				$17,908	$1,127	$16,781
Montello Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	222 Forest Ln	Montello	53949	Marquette County	Montello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 297-7617	232	28	8.4	44.0%	209 (90.1%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (6.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	33	385^th of 533 public high schools	27.8%		32.6	326^th of 431 public high schools	24.4%	59	47.4	29.0	31.6		67.6	45.2		64.9	61.3	83.9	23.5	61.3			$23,497	$771	$22,726
High Marq Environmental Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	222 Forest Ln	Montello	53949	Marquette County	Montello School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 297-7617	33	2	16.5	39.4%	30 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)	82	59^th of 533 public high schools	88.9%					(n/a)	66.7	50.0	50.0			50.0			37.5	87.5	83.3	50.0			$11,569	$626	$10,943

Frequently Asked Questions about Wautoma High

What schools feed into Wautoma High?

Wautoma High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Redgranite Elementary
Elementary : Riverview Elementary
Middle : Parkside School

How many students attend Wautoma High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Wautoma High.

Is Wautoma High a good school?

Wautoma High ranks 378^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Wautoma High in?

Wautoma Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Wautoma High?

Students at Wautoma High are 74% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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