Best Public Schools in Portage County, Wisconsin & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ACT English Language Arts (2024)	ACT Mathematics (2024)	ACT Science (2024)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2024)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2024)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2024)			Forward Exam Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th 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 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Almond-Bancroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1336 Elm St	Almond	54909	Portage County	Almond-Bancroft School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 366-2941	171	16	10.5	49.7%	135 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (18.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	16.5	911^th of 1061 public elementary schools	14.1%		31.9	798^th of 1067 public elementary schools	25.2%	113				29.2	34.8	33.3				33.3	21.7	33.3				43.5			26.1		$13,965	$1,269	$12,696
Almond-Bancroft High	Public	9-12	1336 Elm St	Almond	54909	Portage County	Almond-Bancroft School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 366-2941	108	12	8.7	41.7%	77 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (26.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24	362^nd of 431 public high schools	16.0%		32.6	299^th of 415 public high schools	28.0%	63	30.4		26.1															42.3			$15,215	$940	$14,275
Almond-Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	1336 Elm St	Almond	54909	Portage County	Almond-Bancroft School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 366-2941	74	7	10.6	44.6%	56 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (20.3%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	32.7	480^th of 641 public middle schools	25.1%		45.9	364^th of 640 public middle schools	43.1%	116							37.9	36.7	46.7				27.6	40.0	46.7		60.0			53.3	$11,169	$360	$10,809
Amherst Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	357 N Main St	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 824-5523	351	24	14.4	29.6%	330 (94.0%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	73	270^th of 1061 public elementary schools	74.6%		66.4	354^th of 1067 public elementary schools	66.8%	84				87.5	46.0					85.5	63.1					81.0			61.5		$12,119	$494	$11,626
Amherst High	Public	9-12	357 N Main St	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 824-5522	354	29	12.2	24.6%	332 (93.8%)	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	62.6	146^th of 431 public high schools	66.1%		66.7	110^th of 415 public high schools	73.5%	36	57.5	36.8	49.4															60.2			$12,959	$417	$12,542
Amherst Middle	Public	5-8	357 N Main St	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 824-5524	270	23	11.5	29.3%	254 (94.1%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	74.3	136^th of 641 public middle schools	78.8%		71.7	147^th of 640 public middle schools	77.0%	11						57.8	57.9	70.7	71.3			70.3	68.4	67.2	68.8		65.0			60.0	$10,969	$168	$10,801
Tomorrow River Community Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10186 County Road MM	Amherst Junction	54407	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 824-5521	178	13	13.3	36.5%	153 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.9%)	35.1	779^th of 1061 public elementary schools	26.6%		20.1	888^th of 1067 public elementary schools	16.8%	109				44.4	20.0	40.0	60.0	55.6	0.0	27.8	10.0	40.0	55.0	66.7	0.0	40.0	75.0		60.0	0.0	$9,764	$140	$9,625
Tomorrow River Virtual Charter School (TRVCS)	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	10186 County Road MM	Amherst Junction	54407	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 346-2730	47	4	12.5		46 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.6	628^th of 1061 public elementary schools	40.8%		66.5	349^th of 1067 public elementary schools	67.3%	279					0.0		100.0				0.0		100.0			0.0			0.0		$9,811	$138	$9,673
Rosholt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	346 W Randolph St	Rosholt	54473	Portage County	Rosholt School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 677-4543	257	22	11.8	24.1%	246 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	46.3	667^th of 1061 public elementary schools	37.1%		52.2	583^rd of 1067 public elementary schools	45.4%	84				38.7	50.0	60.0	41.2			45.2	46.9	76.7	58.8			53.1			46.9		$14,650	$787	$13,863
Rosholt High	Public	9-12	346 W Randolph St	Rosholt	54473	Portage County	Rosholt School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 677-4541	155	14	11.4	15.5%	149 (96.1%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	27.5	340^th of 431 public high schools	21.1%		48.1	214^th of 415 public high schools	48.4%	126	20.5	36.4	27.3															57.6			$15,053	$471	$14,582
Rosholt Middle	Public	7-8	346 W Randolph St	Rosholt	54473	Portage County	Rosholt School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 677-4541	61	6	9.6	29.5%	57 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	53	332^nd of 641 public middle schools	48.2%		43.2	385^th of 640 public middle schools	39.8%	53								54.6	45.8					51.5	58.3		58.3			50.0	$15,147	$931	$14,216
Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning	Public	9-12	1900 W Zinda Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5592	69	5	12.7	73.9%	47 (68.1%)	2 (2.9%)	12 (17.4%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)								(n/a)																					$14,189	$1,413	$12,777
Juvenile Detention	Public, Alternative	K-12	1500 Strongs Ave	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 346-1263	8	2	4.2		7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$22,619	$4,979	$17,640
Preschool Options	Public	PK	1900 Polk St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-2773	37	4	9.2	54.1%	33 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$20,499	$3,410	$17,090
Benjamin Franklin Junior High	Public	7-9	2000 Polk St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5413	812	59	13.6	36.5%	579 (71.3%)	16 (2.0%)	96 (11.8%)	73 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.7%)	59.5	268^th of 641 public middle schools	58.2%		57	257^th of 640 public middle schools	59.8%	11								48.6	46.5					57.6	61.2		72.0			55.1	$13,478	$612	$12,867
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1800 East Ave	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5418	265	24	11.0	54.0%	202 (76.2%)	5 (1.9%)	29 (10.9%)	16 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	66.7	381^st of 1061 public elementary schools	64.1%		69.7	301^st of 1067 public elementary schools	71.8%	80				47.4	55.6	66.7	62.9			64.9	63.9	76.5	65.7			80.6			50.0		$16,405	$1,368	$15,039
Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-6	616 W 2nd St	Junction City	54443	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5614	171	12	13.8	32.2%	147 (86.0%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.0%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	52.5	600^th of 1061 public elementary schools	43.4%		54.3	552^nd of 1067 public elementary schools	48.3%	48				57.1	58.3	54.8	60.0			57.1	50.0	41.9	75.0			54.2			45.8		$16,608	$807	$15,802
Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	600 Maria Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5419	339	30	11.2	53.1%	230 (67.8%)	22 (6.5%)	35 (10.3%)	13 (3.8%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.4%)	67.7	360^th of 1061 public elementary schools	66.1%		70.4	289^th of 1067 public elementary schools	72.9%	71				58.5	68.0	57.5	52.2			68.3	74.0	62.5	47.8			80.0			64.0		$14,526	$1,171	$13,356
McDill Elementary	Public	K-6	2516 School St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5420	335	24	13.8	31.3%	262 (78.2%)	3 (0.9%)	26 (7.8%)	33 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	68.6	344^th of 1061 public elementary schools	67.6%		65.2	374^th of 1067 public elementary schools	64.9%	30				50.0	68.8	70.6	60.0			46.3	68.8	61.8	60.0			83.0			83.3		$13,658	$508	$13,152
P J Jacobs Junior High	Public	7-9	2400 Main St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5422	700	51	13.6	34.0%	541 (77.3%)	23 (3.3%)	53 (7.6%)	34 (4.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.4%)	65.3	219^th of 641 public middle schools	65.8%		59	243^rd of 640 public middle schools	62.0%	24								50.9	54.1					64.8	62.2		69.2			59.3	$14,634	$1,071	$13,564
Plover-Whiting Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 Hoover Ave	Plover	54467	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5424	459	36	12.8	39.4%	322 (70.2%)	8 (1.7%)	75 (16.3%)	36 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	55.1	567^th of 1061 public elementary schools	46.6%		33.4	784^th of 1067 public elementary schools	26.5%	217				52.8	74.1	55.7	65.2			41.1	46.3	62.3	45.5			64.8			55.6		$13,376	$874	$12,503
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	2200 Wisconsin Ave	Plover	54467	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5425	519	39	13.3	46.6%	375 (72.3%)	10 (1.9%)	66 (12.7%)	44 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	54.1	578^th of 1061 public elementary schools	45.5%		48.9	619^th of 1067 public elementary schools	42.0%	41				46.0	45.3	60.3	57.8			62.2	51.6	52.9	62.5			67.2			48.4		$12,600	$1,278	$11,323
Stevens Point Area Senior High	Public	10-12	1201 N Point Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5400	1,458	94	15.5	33.7%	1,136 (77.9%)	27 (1.9%)	131 (9.0%)	110 (7.5%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (2.9%)	58.6	172^nd of 431 public high schools	60.1%		40.8	253^rd of 415 public high schools	39.0%	81	48.2	46.5	48.6															50.3			$14,357	$923	$13,435
Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	3500 Prais St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5426	474	33	14.5	33.5%	389 (82.1%)	13 (2.7%)	36 (7.6%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.2%)	49.6	627^th of 1061 public elementary schools	40.9%		47.4	631^st of 1067 public elementary schools	40.9%	4				51.9	50.0	46.7	59.4			51.9	48.8	40.0	51.4			63.8			60.0		$13,683	$509	$13,175
McKinley Center	Public	K-6	2926 Blaine St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5421	361	28	12.7	57.1%	247 (68.4%)	11 (3.0%)	28 (7.8%)	45 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.8%)	45.8	670^th of 1061 public elementary schools	36.9%		60.7	446^th of 1067 public elementary schools	58.2%	224				34.5	65.0	48.2	51.9			30.5	65.0	43.6	47.3			70.0			62.5		$15,415	$1,632	$13,784
Bannach Elementary	Public	K-6	5400 Walter St	Stevens Point	54482	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5668	373	27	13.9	29.8%	308 (82.6%)	5 (1.3%)	28 (7.5%)	12 (3.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	82.3	130^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.7%		84.8	104^th of 1067 public elementary schools	90.3%	26				69.6	68.6	92.0	73.2			75.0	64.7	82.0	73.2			74.5			72.6		$12,132	$508	$11,624
Point 4 the Future	Public	PK	1900 Polk St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 343-6628	425	4	121.4	40.9%	348 (81.9%)	8 (1.9%)	33 (7.8%)	21 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)								(n/a)																					$8,108	$507	$7,602
Point of Discovery School	Public, Charter	7-12	1900 W Zinda Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 345-5566	127	9	13.5	48.0%	109 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)								(n/a)								44.4	38.9					55.6	16.7		50.0	83.3		55.6	$15,243	$1,052	$14,191
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) 281-4776	30	2	15.0		27 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Best Public Schools in Portage County, WI

Bannach Elementary

Amherst Middle

Amherst Elementary

McDill Elementary

Madison Elementary

Jefferson Elementary

P J Jacobs Junior High

Amherst High

Benjamin Franklin Junior High

Stevens Point Area Senior High

Plover-Whiting Elementary

Roosevelt Elementary

Rosholt Middle

Kennedy Elementary

Washington Elementary

Tomorrow River Virtual Charter School (TRVCS)

Rosholt Elementary

McKinley Center

Tomorrow River Community Charter

Almond-Bancroft Middle

Rosholt High

Almond-Bancroft High

Almond-Bancroft Elementary

Central Sands Community High School

Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning

Juvenile Detention

Point 4 the Future

Point of Discovery School

Preschool Options

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