Summary:
ZIP code 54017, serving New Richmond, Wisconsin, contains exactly one high school: New Richmond High, a 9–12 school with 1,047 students at 650 E Richmond Way, part of the New Richmond School District. Because it is the only high school in the ZIP code, there are no direct local peer comparisons; the meaningful benchmarks are the district, the state, and the school's own past results.
New Richmond High is a consistently strong performer. It has earned 4 stars in each of the last three reported school years and ranked 90th of 533 Wisconsin high schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 83rd percentile. Its test performance is above the state average in every reported subject for 10th grade. Mathematics is the standout: ACT math proficiency was 61.95%, compared with 42.93% statewide — a gap of 19.02 percentage points — and up 3.10 points from the prior year. Science proficiency was 53.33% (10.13 points above the state) and rose 3.12 points. English language arts was 59.73%, 11.26 points above the state and essentially flat year over year. Social studies was 53.25%, still 5.00 points above the state but down 1.52 points, the only reported subject to decline.
Behavioral indicators are mostly positive. The graduation rate was 91.8%, matching the district and just 0.2 percentage points below the state's 92.0%. The dropout rate was 0.2%, compared with 1.1% statewide. Chronic absenteeism was 15.4% — lower than the state's 17.3% but higher than the district's 13.3%, making it a relative watch item within the district. For context, the school reports 24.07% free/reduced lunch, $15,261 in spending per student, and a 15.8 student-teacher ratio, though no state or district comparators were provided. Overall, this is a stable, above-average 4-star school whose main watch items are the social studies dip and absenteeism relative to the district.
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