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Schools in Barron

Barron’s public schools

Barron Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Barron. 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

Barron’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Barron’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 Barron, 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 ↓

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 Barron, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
5–8Riverview MiddleBarron Area School DistrictC
9–12Barron HighBarron Area School DistrictC−

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

Barron vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Barron—Barron Area
StanleyBCameron PK–12 · Rice Lake Area PK–12
Maple Grove—Barron Area
Clinton—Barron Area
Stanfold—Rice Lake Area PK–12 · Barron Area PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Barron Area with Barron, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Barron

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 Barronin other towns
Woodland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4
C+
324 students11:1Rate it →
Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ridgeland
A
68 students9:1Rate it →
Riverview Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8
C
282 students11:1Rate it →
Barron High
High · Grades 9–12
C−
310 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Barron Christian School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Religious
21 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Barron’s schools

Are Barron’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Barron. Barron Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Barron. 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 Barron in?

Barron Area School District.

Where do Barron kids go to high school?

Barron High.

Are there private schools in Barron?

Yes: Barron Christian School (grades K–8, 21 students).

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What Barron 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.