Summary:
Zip code 54817 is served by five schools — Birchwood Elementary, Birchwood High, Birchwood Middle, Birchwood Public Montessori, and Bobcat Virtual Academy — all within the Birchwood School District, together enrolling only 217 students across pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district as a whole earns 2 stars and ranks 270th of 432 Wisconsin districts (38th percentile), but that single rating hides wide differences among these small schools.
Birchwood High is the clear standout: 5 stars, 92nd percentile (44th of 533 high schools), a 91.6% graduation rate, and just 12.5% chronic absenteeism. It beats state averages in every reported subject, including 71.43% in 10th-grade ACT science versus 43.2% statewide. By contrast, Birchwood Elementary (27th percentile, 1 star) and Birchwood Middle (16th percentile, 1 star) sit in the bottom quartile. Birchwood Public Montessori last ranked in the 40th percentile with 2 stars, while Bobcat Virtual Academy has no rank and no test-score records, so its academic performance cannot be judged.
The most consistent academic weakness is K–8 math. Elementary math scores are 16.67% in 3rd grade, 36.36% in 4th, and 29.41% in 5th, all roughly 16 to 38 points below state, and Montessori 5th-grade math is 12.5% versus 51.81% statewide. Yet high school ACT math is 57.14%, above the state's 42.93%. Science is often a bright spot, including 77.78% in Montessori 4th grade and 54.55% in elementary 4th grade. Birchwood Middle swung from 62nd to 16th percentile in one year, with 8th-grade ELA and math at 0%; with only 36 students, single-year comparisons are unreliable. Absenteeism splits similarly: Birchwood Middle's 22.2% is highest, Birchwood High's 12.5% the lowest among brick-and-mortar schools. Bobcat Virtual Academy, at 11 students, reports 0.0% absenteeism and dropout but has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (72.73%) and lowest per-student spending ($17,563).
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