Summary:
The Barron Area School District in Wisconsin is home to a single high school, Barron High, which serves grades 9-12. While the school boasts a 100% four-year graduation rate, its overall academic performance, as measured by state assessment proficiency rates, is significantly below the state average.
Barron High is ranked 377 out of 431 Wisconsin high schools for the 2023-2024 school year and has a low 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on the Forward Exam and ACT are well below the state averages, with only 25.35% of 10th graders proficient in ACT/English Language Arts compared to the state average of 45.65%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.3%, which may be contributing to its academic struggles.
Despite the school's low academic performance, it does have some positive attributes, such as a low student-teacher ratio of 11.4 to 1 and a high percentage of students (50%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. However, the combination of declining performance and equity concerns suggests that the Barron Area School District may need to implement targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes at Barron High.
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