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Schools in Almena

Almena’s public schools

Barron Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Almena. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 5% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
984 students on the public path
In brief

Almena’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Almena’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary places highest (better than 92%); Barron High lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Almena, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Barron High. See the path ↓

Charter schools

1 public charter school is located in Almena; each is graded on its own results. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Almena, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
5–8Riverview Middlein BarronC
9–12Barron Highin BarronC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Barron Area School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Barron Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,043 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$17,212WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 38.1% · 530 students tested
Math31%
State average 38.7% · 531 students tested

Almena vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Almena’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Almena—Barron Area
Almena (town)—Turtle Lake
Clinton—Barron Area

Every school in Almena

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Almenain other towns
Woodland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Barron
C+
324 students11:1Rate it →
Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ridgeland
A
68 students9:1Rate it →
Riverview Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Barron
C
282 students11:1Rate it →
Barron High
High · Grades 9–12 · Barron
C−
310 students13:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Barron Area Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C−
Charter
59 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Almena’s schools

Are Almena’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Almena. Barron Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Almena. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Almena in?

Barron Area School District.

Where do Almena kids go to high school?

Barron High.

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What Almena families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.