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Schools in Arland

Arland’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/7schools 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 · Barron Area
Students per teacher
11.1
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,307 students on the public path
In brief

Arland’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Arland’s 7 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

Three elementary schools serve Arland, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Barron High and Prairie Farm High. See the path ↓

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 Arland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

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

Two districts serve Arland

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+
Prairie Farm School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 323 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,031WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Barron Area School District27%
State average 38.1% · 530 students tested
Math · PK–12, Barron Area School District31%
State average 38.7% · 531 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Prairie Farm School District43%
State average 38.1% · 201 students tested
Math · PK–12, Prairie Farm School District31%
State average 38.7% · 201 students tested

Arland vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Arland—Barron Area PK–12 · Prairie Farm PK–12
Maple Grove—Barron Area
Turtle Lake—Turtle Lake PK–12 · Clayton PK–12
Prairie Farm—Prairie Farm
Clinton—Barron Area

2 of the 4 neighbors share Barron Area with Arland for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Arland

8 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 Arlandin other towns
Woodland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Barron
C+
324 students11:1Rate it →
Prairie Farm Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Prairie Farm
A−
125 students9:1Rate 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 →
Prairie Farm Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Prairie Farm
B−
73 students8:1Rate it →
Barron High
High · Grades 9–12 · Barron
C−
310 students13:1Rate it →
Prairie Farm High
High · Grades 9–12 · Prairie Farm
C+
125 students12:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Hillcrest Mennonite School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Barron
Private · Religious
43 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Arland’s schools

Are Arland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Arland. Barron Area School District and Prairie Farm School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arland. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Arland in?

Barron Area School District and Prairie Farm School District.

Where do Arland kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Barron High and Prairie Farm High.

Are there private schools in Arland?

Yes: Hillcrest Mennonite School (grades K–8, 43 students).

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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.