Tomah High

Summary:

Tomah High is a public high school located in Tomah, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 868 students. The school is part of the Tomah Area School District, which is ranked 358 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tomah High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin high schools, ranking between 292-349 out of 400-431 schools in the past 10 years, and has maintained a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Wisconsin high schools. The school's student proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly below the state averages, often by 10-15 percentage points. Tomah High has also seen a decline in its four-year graduation rate, dropping from 97% in 2019-2020 to 91.7% in 2022-2023, and an increase in its dropout rate from 0.7% in 2018-2019 to 1.9% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to the nearby schools, such as Royall High, New Lisbon Junior High/High, Brookwood High, and Sparta High, Tomah High generally performs worse on various metrics, including statewide rankings, student proficiency rates, and graduation rates. Additionally, Tomah High has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 40.78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, and their performance tends to be lower for this subgroup of students compared to the overall student population.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 901 Lincoln Ave
       Tomah, WI  54660-1857


(608) 374-7358

District: Tomah Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
292nd of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,981 Help


Feeder schools for Tomah High:

Elementary:    Camp Douglas Elementary
    La Grange Elementary
    Lemonweir Elementary
    Miller Elementary
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Middle:    Tomah Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  868

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.3%
Two or more races:
4.6%
Hispanic:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Tomah High ranks worse than 67.7% of high schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.97. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Tomah 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 (87.3%), two or more races (4.6%), Hispanic (3.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 40.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tomah High is 14. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tomah High is $11,981.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tomah High:

SchoolDigger ranks Tomah High 292nd of 431 Wisconsin public high schools. (See Tomah High in the ranking list.)

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Tomah Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tomah Area School District 358th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Tomah High

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Rank History for all students at Tomah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 47.97 201st 275 26.9%
2005 53.73 188th 287 34.5%
2006 56.88 182nd 292 37.7%
2007 55.95 183rd 281 34.9%
2008 49.81 299th 437 31.6%
2009 63.20 168th 438 61.6%
2010 45.88 342nd 450 24.0%
2011 54.08 279th 445 37.3%
2012 51.21 301st 452 33.4%
2013 34.42 372nd 457 18.6%
2014 40.61 344th 462 25.5%
2015 35.74 388th 466 16.7%
2016 40.37 262nd 408 35.8%
2017 32.88 282nd 410 31.2%
2018 30.32 317th 410 22.7%
2019 21.91 349th 400 12.8%
2021 23.72 314th 390 19.5%
2022 28.33 309th 391 21.0%
2023 23.46 348th 415 16.1%
2024 37.97 292nd 431 32.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Tomah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 45.20 31st 56 44.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Tomah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 38.11 52nd 95 45.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tomah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.52 233rd 255 8.6%
2019 19.15 228th 251 9.2%
2023 36.49 193rd 271 28.8%
2024 42.09 201st 326 38.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Tomah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.09 280th 355 21.1%
2019 19.77 307th 343 10.5%
2021 16.75 297th 332 10.5%
2022 18.37 312th 343 9.0%
2023 24.14 273rd 329 17.0%
2024 37.32 250th 353 29.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Tomah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.10 298th 373 20.1%
2019 21.82 310th 354 12.4%
2021 35.87 227th 334 32.0%
2022 37.97 225th 347 35.2%
2023 21.41 309th 359 13.9%
2024 33.45 254th 365 30.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tomah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.26 20th 76 73.7%
2019 55.92 37th 86 57.0%
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Rank History for White students at Tomah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.37 224th 261 14.2%
2019 14.18 244th 266 8.3%
2021 17.33 241st 266 9.4%
2022 18.37 246th 269 8.6%
2023 15.39 248th 271 8.5%
2024 24.33 242nd 300 19.3%
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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 Tomah High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 630 2 7 1 23 n/a n/a 0 663
1990 635 0 3 2 15 n/a n/a 0 655
1991 632 0 4 2 9 n/a n/a 0 647
1992 625 1 4 3 13 n/a n/a 0 646
1993 682 0 9 5 16 n/a n/a 0 712
1994 658 2 9 6 25 n/a n/a 0 700
1995 1041 9 6 10 27 n/a n/a 0 1093
1996 1041 9 6 10 27 n/a n/a 0 1093
1997 1070 8 7 13 18 n/a n/a 0 1116
1998 1052 3 4 14 31 n/a n/a 0 1104
1999 1085 8 8 13 43 n/a n/a 0 1157
2000 1029 8 12 10 40 n/a n/a 0 1099
2001 1060 5 12 9 49 n/a n/a 0 1135
2002 981 14 12 3 34 n/a n/a 0 1044
2003 981 14 12 3 34 n/a n/a 0 1044
2004 963 16 8 6 36 n/a n/a 0 1029
2005 988 19 44 8 0 n/a n/a 0 1059
2006 989 22 45 12 0 n/a n/a 0 1068
2007 1026 25 9 19 33 n/a n/a 0 1112
2008 991 21 15 26 26 n/a n/a 0 1079
2009 934 14 16 23 26 n/a n/a 0 1013
2010 930 21 16 22 27 n/a n/a 0 1016
2011 878 18 10 25 20 0 6 0 957
2012 835 12 12 27 19 0 6 0 911
2013 832 15 11 28 23 0 10 0 919
2014 784 15 8 29 31 0 12 0 879
2015 800 14 8 31 29 0 9 0 891
2016 810 16 6 30 31 0 13 0 906
2017 765 19 7 34 33 0 11 0 869
2018 754 21 5 40 25 1 17 0 863
2019 773 23 9 47 28 1 22 0 903
2020 730 20 12 41 30 0 27 0 860
2021 737 17 13 37 29 1 30 0 864
2022 744 16 12 28 27 1 39 0 867
2023 758 13 8 27 21 1 40 0 868

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 Tomah High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 663 44.6 14.8 11
1990 655 44.6 14.6 11.6
1991 647 45.6 14.1 20.2
1992 646 45.6 14.1 22.1
1993 712 43.9 16.2 22.9
1994 700 45.0 15.6 21.3
1995 1093 67.8 16.1 17.9
1996 1093 67.8 16.1 17.9
1997 1116 63.8 17.5 19
1998 1104 63.3 17.4 18.2
1999 1157 65.3 17.7 25.8
2000 1099 66.4 16.6 24.2
2001 1135 65.9 17.2 24.5
2002 1044 64.2 16.3 17.5
2003 1044 64.2 16.3 17.5
2004 1029 64.0 16.1 20.4
2005 1059 61.3 17.3 n/a
2006 1068 63.3 16.9 n/a
2007 1112 63.5 17.5 17.6
2008 1079 64.0 16.9 23.2
2009 1013 66.0 15.3 26
2010 1016 65.5 15.5 30.3
2011 957 63.5 15.0 33.3
2012 911 60.0 15.1 33.9
2013 919 59.0 15.5 36.1
2014 879 57.5 15.2 38.2
2015 891 n/a n/a 37.9
2016 906 53.0 17.0 37.5
2017 869 56.2 15.4 32.7
2018 863 57.0 15.1 29.4
2019 903 56.8 15.8 31.1
2020 860 60.7 14.1 31.9
2021 864 60.7 14.2 30
2022 867 60.7 14.2 38.9
2023 868 61.7 14.0 40.8

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 Tomah High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 663 44.6 14.8 11
1990 655 44.6 14.6 11.6
1991 647 45.6 14.1 20.2
1992 646 45.6 14.1 22.1
1993 712 43.9 16.2 22.9
1994 700 45.0 15.6 21.3
1995 1093 67.8 16.1 17.9
1996 1093 67.8 16.1 17.9
1997 1116 63.8 17.5 19
1998 1104 63.3 17.4 18.2
1999 1157 65.3 17.7 25.8
2000 1099 66.4 16.6 24.2
2001 1135 65.9 17.2 24.5
2002 1044 64.2 16.3 17.5
2003 1044 64.2 16.3 17.5
2004 1029 64.0 16.1 20.4
2005 1059 61.3 17.3 n/a
2006 1068 63.3 16.9 n/a
2007 1112 63.5 17.5 17.6
2008 1079 64.0 16.9 23.2
2009 1013 66.0 15.3 26
2010 1016 65.5 15.5 30.3
2011 957 63.5 15.0 33.3
2012 911 60.0 15.1 33.9
2013 919 59.0 15.5 36.1
2014 879 57.5 15.2 38.2
2015 891 n/a n/a 37.9
2016 906 53.0 17.0 37.5
2017 869 56.2 15.4 32.7
2018 863 57.0 15.1 29.4
2019 903 56.8 15.8 31.1
2020 860 60.7 14.1 31.9
2021 864 60.7 14.2 30
2022 867 60.7 14.2 38.9
2023 868 61.7 14.0 40.8

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Tomah High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $267 (2.5%) $10,521 (97.5%) $10,788
2020 $354 (3.0%) $11,463 (97.0%) $11,817
2021 $801 (6.7%) $11,180 (93.3%) $11,981

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Tomah High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 349th of 400 High schoolsRanks 348th of 415 High schools
 3.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade Social Studies (Tomah High)36.645.9
 9.3%
   10th Grade Social Studies (Tomah Area School District)36.444.8
 8.5%
   10th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)45.947.2
 1.3%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Tomah High)26.926.9
 0%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Tomah Area School District)26.126
 0.1%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)38.841.4
 2.6%
10th Grade Mathematics (Tomah High)19.214.4
 4.8%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Tomah Area School District)18.613.9
 4.7%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)30.829.4
 1.3%
10th Grade Science (Tomah High)25.323.4
 1.9%
   10th Grade Science (Tomah Area School District)2522.6
 2.4%
   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 Students903868
 3.9%
African American2313
 43.5%
American Indian2821
 25%
Asian98
 11.1%
Hispanic4727
 42.6%
Pacific Islander11
White773758
 1.9%
Two or More Races2240
 81.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients31.1%40.8%
 9.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Tomah High

Tomah High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Camp Douglas Elementary
Elementary : La Grange Elementary
Elementary : Lemonweir Elementary
Elementary : Miller Elementary
Elementary : Oakdale Elementary
Elementary : Warrens Elementary
Elementary : Wyeville Elementary
Middle : Tomah Middle

Tomah High ranks 292nd of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 868 students attended Tomah High.

Students at Tomah High are 87% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.


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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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