Summary:
ZIP code 54665 in Viroqua, Wisconsin is home to three high schools — Viroqua High, Laurel High, and Vernon County Area Better Futures High — all serving grades 9–12, all listed at 100 Blackhawk Dr, and all part of the Viroqua Area School District, which ranks 73rd of 432 Wisconsin districts at the 83rd percentile with 4 stars. Together they enroll 362 students, but the sizes differ sharply: Viroqua High has 301 students, Laurel High 43, and Better Futures 18.
Laurel High is the academic standout, earning 5 stars and the 91st percentile in 2025–2026 with a 100.0% graduation rate, a 0.0% dropout rate, and 9.5% chronic absenteeism — all better than district and state figures. It also led every reported 2025–2026 10th-grade subject, including 90.91% proficiency in Social Studies Forward, which is 26.12 points above the district. It achieves this while spending the least per student ($8,629) and having the highest student-teacher ratio (28.2). Viroqua High, the largest school, is 4 stars and 77th percentile with a 95.1% graduation rate and a strong 2025–2026 rebound, including a 23.03-point increase in ELA ACT proficiency to 55.17%.
Vernon County Area Better Futures High has the highest per-student spending ($24,847) and the highest free/reduced lunch rate (38.89%), but the lowest graduation rate (57.1%) and the highest dropout rate (5.0%); no test-score or rank data is available for it. Because Laurel High and Better Futures enroll so few students, a single student can move their percentages substantially, so year-to-year changes at those schools should be read with caution.
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