Memorial High

Summary:

Memorial High is a public high school located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,552 students. It is part of the Eau Claire Area School District, which is ranked 217 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Memorial High consistently ranks among the top high schools in Wisconsin, with a statewide ranking between 23rd and 55th over the past several years. The school's test scores are significantly higher than the district and state averages across various subjects, and it has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.5% to 96.3% over the past five years, consistently outperforming the district and state averages. Memorial High has also shown strong performance across various student subgroups, often ranking among the top schools in the state for these subgroups.

When compared to other high schools in the Eau Claire area, North High School has lower test scores, a lower graduation rate, and a higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to Memorial High. The nearby McKinley Charter School has particularly concerning performance metrics, with a 56.7% four-year graduation rate and a 98.0% chronic absenteeism rate. Overall, Memorial High is a high-performing school that consistently delivers excellent academic outcomes for its students, outpacing both the district and state averages.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2220 Fairfax St
       Eau Claire, WI  54701-4799


(715) 852-6300

District: Eau Claire Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
41st of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,395 Help


Feeder schools for Memorial High:

Elementary:    Flynn Elementary
    Lakeshore Elementary
    Manz Elementary
    Meadowview Elementary
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Middle:    DeLong Middle
    South Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  1,552

Racial breakdown:

White:
76.5%
Hispanic:
7.8%
Asian:
6.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  27% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Memorial High ranks better than 90.5% of high schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.49. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Memorial High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (76.5%), Hispanic (7.8%), Asian (6.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 27% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Memorial High is 16.8, which is the 2nd best among 2 high schools in the Eau Claire Area School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Memorial High is $12,395, which is the highest among 4 high schools in the Eau Claire Area School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Memorial High:

SchoolDigger ranks Memorial High 41st of 431 Wisconsin public high schools. (See Memorial High in the ranking list.)

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Eau Claire Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Eau Claire Area School District 217th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Memorial High

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Rank History for all students at Memorial High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 64.97 110th 275 60.0%
2005 69.71 85th 287 70.4%
2006 70.60 80th 292 72.6%
2007 72.12 78th 281 72.2%
2008 65.92 153rd 437 65.0%
2009 53.81 268th 438 38.8%
2010 71.23 105th 450 76.7%
2011 64.97 174th 445 60.9%
2012 67.50 143rd 452 68.4%
2013 77.35 52nd 457 88.6%
2014 73.79 99th 462 78.6%
2015 74.97 66th 466 85.8%
2016 85.80 43rd 408 89.5%
2017 87.12 34th 410 91.7%
2018 81.27 51st 410 87.6%
2019 79.20 55th 400 86.3%
2021 91.36 23rd 390 94.1%
2022 88.40 28th 391 92.8%
2023 82.12 53rd 415 87.2%
2024 83.49 41st 431 90.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Memorial High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.50 8th 35 77.1%
2019 91.43 2nd 37 94.6%
2021 62.61 13th 37 64.9%
2022 80.08 6th 41 85.4%
2024 76.76 10th 71 85.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Memorial High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 65.25 1st 5 80.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Memorial High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 35.36 60th 95 36.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Memorial High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.97 120th 255 52.9%
2019 57.04 87th 251 65.3%
2021 76.71 28th 226 87.6%
2022 67.15 44th 250 82.4%
2023 59.70 81st 271 70.1%
2024 71.05 62nd 326 81.0%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Memorial High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.22 78th 355 78.0%
2019 72.73 74th 343 78.4%
2021 89.90 21st 332 93.7%
2022 82.14 36th 343 89.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Memorial High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.12 26th 40 35.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Memorial High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.28 39th 373 89.5%
2019 79.38 53rd 354 85.0%
2021 87.47 27th 334 91.9%
2022 89.99 16th 347 95.4%
2023 80.71 46th 359 87.2%
2024 82.79 39th 365 89.3%
See the entire list of Best Wisconsin High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Memorial High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.86 33rd 51 35.3%
2019 29.79 32nd 44 27.3%
2021 42.72 25th 44 43.2%
2022 70.01 15th 48 68.8%
2023 51.32 21st 50 58.0%
2024 74.95 12th 51 76.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Memorial High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 72.27 6th 26 76.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Memorial High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.42 18th 76 76.3%
2021 57.28 30th 68 55.9%
2022 46.40 47th 86 45.3%
2023 29.82 71st 97 26.8%
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Rank History for White students at Memorial High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.37 43rd 261 83.5%
2019 72.22 54th 266 79.7%
2021 90.75 21st 266 92.1%
2022 86.63 29th 269 89.2%
2023 85.31 31st 271 88.6%
2024 81.45 34th 300 88.7%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Memorial High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1295 6 27 8 4 n/a n/a 0 1340
1989 1126 6 32 10 5 n/a n/a 0 1179
1990 1059 4 32 5 7 n/a n/a 0 1107
1991 1362 2 37 8 12 n/a n/a 0 1421
1992 1402 4 45 11 13 n/a n/a 0 1475
1993 1455 7 35 15 11 n/a n/a 0 1523
1994 1524 8 40 17 12 n/a n/a 0 1601
1995 1727 7 60 9 9 n/a n/a 0 1812
1996 1727 7 60 9 9 n/a n/a 0 1812
1997 1739 7 74 14 7 n/a n/a 0 1841
1998 1769 10 71 13 12 n/a n/a 0 1875
1999 1773 11 64 17 7 n/a n/a 0 1872
2000 1794 14 56 15 10 n/a n/a 0 1889
2001 1793 18 66 17 16 n/a n/a 0 1910
2002 1663 21 74 20 11 n/a n/a 0 1789
2003 1663 21 74 20 11 n/a n/a 0 1789
2004 1662 26 84 14 11 n/a n/a 0 1797
2005 1652 34 97 24 13 n/a n/a 0 1820
2006 1662 31 104 21 24 n/a n/a 0 1842
2007 1620 26 97 26 19 n/a n/a 0 1788
2008 1608 30 111 29 17 n/a n/a 0 1795
2009 1599 27 99 25 19 n/a n/a 0 1769
2010 1566 40 101 25 15 n/a n/a 0 1747
2011 1503 35 96 36 14 3 28 0 1715
2012 1515 37 96 33 13 5 35 0 1734
2013 1486 39 99 35 9 4 34 0 1706
2014 1461 36 104 42 5 6 30 0 1684
2015 1496 39 103 58 5 3 35 0 1739
2016 1454 36 101 69 10 4 51 0 1725
2017 1442 43 103 69 7 2 60 0 1726
2018 1432 35 110 78 5 7 73 0 1740
2019 1380 27 108 80 3 4 65 0 1667
2020 1343 35 101 88 2 3 63 0 1635
2021 1271 46 98 111 4 1 64 0 1595
2022 1208 39 99 119 3 2 74 0 1544
2023 1188 39 105 121 7 1 78 13 1552

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Memorial High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1340 74.9 17.8 16.3
1989 1179 65.4 18.0 7.1
1990 1107 74.2 14.9 6.1
1991 1421 94.8 14.9 12
1992 1475 95.1 15.5 16.5
1993 1523 86.7 17.6 17.9
1994 1601 98.0 16.3 19.4
1995 1812 107.1 16.9 20.1
1996 1812 107.1 16.9 20.1
1997 1841 110.7 16.6 20.6
1998 1875 113.5 16.5 21.4
1999 1872 119.5 15.7 30
2000 1889 117.0 16.1 25.5
2001 1910 119.2 16.0 25.7
2002 1789 120.8 14.8 12.1
2003 1789 120.8 14.8 12.1
2004 1797 119.2 15.1 12.7
2005 1820 114.9 15.8 n/a
2006 1842 112.5 16.4 n/a
2007 1788 109.0 16.4 18.4
2008 1795 102.2 17.6 19.7
2009 1769 105.4 16.8 19.7
2010 1747 102.0 17.1 21.8
2011 1715 98.5 17.4 24.3
2012 1734 99.7 17.3 24.5
2013 1706 98.8 17.2 26.7
2014 1684 98.1 17.1 25.5
2015 1739 n/a n/a 25.9
2016 1725 97.0 17.7 26.3
2017 1726 98.1 17.5 23
2018 1740 103.5 16.7 20.8
2019 1667 100.4 16.6 24.5
2020 1635 94.0 17.3 23.7
2021 1595 95.1 16.7 27.3
2022 1544 88.6 17.4 28.6
2023 1552 92.3 16.8 27

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Memorial High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1340 74.9 17.8 16.3
1989 1179 65.4 18.0 7.1
1990 1107 74.2 14.9 6.1
1991 1421 94.8 14.9 12
1992 1475 95.1 15.5 16.5
1993 1523 86.7 17.6 17.9
1994 1601 98.0 16.3 19.4
1995 1812 107.1 16.9 20.1
1996 1812 107.1 16.9 20.1
1997 1841 110.7 16.6 20.6
1998 1875 113.5 16.5 21.4
1999 1872 119.5 15.7 30
2000 1889 117.0 16.1 25.5
2001 1910 119.2 16.0 25.7
2002 1789 120.8 14.8 12.1
2003 1789 120.8 14.8 12.1
2004 1797 119.2 15.1 12.7
2005 1820 114.9 15.8 n/a
2006 1842 112.5 16.4 n/a
2007 1788 109.0 16.4 18.4
2008 1795 102.2 17.6 19.7
2009 1769 105.4 16.8 19.7
2010 1747 102.0 17.1 21.8
2011 1715 98.5 17.4 24.3
2012 1734 99.7 17.3 24.5
2013 1706 98.8 17.2 26.7
2014 1684 98.1 17.1 25.5
2015 1739 n/a n/a 25.9
2016 1725 97.0 17.7 26.3
2017 1726 98.1 17.5 23
2018 1740 103.5 16.7 20.8
2019 1667 100.4 16.6 24.5
2020 1635 94.0 17.3 23.7
2021 1595 95.1 16.7 27.3
2022 1544 88.6 17.4 28.6
2023 1552 92.3 16.8 27

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Memorial High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $270 (2.4%) $11,206 (97.6%) $11,477
2020 $300 (2.6%) $11,226 (97.4%) $11,526
2021 $324 (2.6%) $12,071 (97.4%) $12,395

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Memorial High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 55th of 400 High schoolsRanks 53rd of 415 High schools
 1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade Social Studies (Memorial High)52.655.2
 2.5%
   10th Grade Social Studies (Eau Claire Area School District)50.350.4
 0.1%
   10th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)45.947.2
 1.3%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Memorial High)50.861.6
 10.8%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Eau Claire Area School District)40.250.9
 10.7%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)38.841.4
 2.6%
10th Grade Mathematics (Memorial High)4946.7
 2.4%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Eau Claire Area School District)40.838.4
 2.5%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)30.829.4
 1.3%
10th Grade Science (Memorial High)4443.2
 0.8%
   10th Grade Science (Eau Claire Area School District)37.136
 1%
   10th Grade Science (Wisconsin)32.731.7
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students16671552
 6.9%
African American2739
 44.4%
American Indian37
 133.3%
Asian108105
 2.8%
Hispanic80121
 51.3%
Pacific Islander41
 75%
White13801188
 13.9%
Two or More Races6578
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients24.5%27%
 2.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Memorial High

Yes. Memorial High ranks in the top 9.5% of Wisconsin high schools.

Students at Memorial High are 77% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Memorial High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Flynn Elementary
Elementary : Lakeshore Elementary
Elementary : Manz Elementary
Elementary : Meadowview Elementary
Elementary : Putnam Heights Elementary
Elementary : Robbins Elementary
Elementary : Sherman Elementary
Middle : DeLong Middle
Middle : South Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,552 students attended Memorial High.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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