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Schools in Barronett

Barronett’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 3% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
584 students on the public path
In brief

Barronett’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Barronett’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Shell Lake Elementary (3-6) places highest (better than 69%); Shell Lake Junior/Senior High lowest (28%). 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 Barronett, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Shell Lake Primary (K-2)in Shell LakeNo scores
3–6Shell Lake Elementary (3-6)in Shell LakeB+
7–12Shell Lake Junior/Senior Highin Shell LakeC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Shell Lake 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.

Shell Lake School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 584 students · 11.2 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,985WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 38.1% · 325 students tested
Math39%
State average 38.7% · 325 students tested

Barronett vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Barronett—Shell Lake
Lakeland—Cumberland
Roosevelt—Shell Lake PK–12 · Cumberland PK–12
Sarona—Shell Lake PK–12 · Spooner Area PK–12
Shell LakeB−Shell Lake
BashawB−Shell Lake PK–12 · Spooner Area PK–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Shell Lake with Barronett, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Barronett

3 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 Barronettin other towns
Shell Lake Primary (K-2)
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Shell Lake
131 students9:1Rate it →
Shell Lake Elementary (3-6)
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Shell Lake
B+
153 students10:1Rate it →
Shell Lake Junior/Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Shell Lake
C
300 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Barronett’s schools

Are Barronett’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Barronett. Shell Lake School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Barronett. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Barronett in?

Shell Lake School District.

Where do Barronett kids go to high school?

Shell Lake Junior/Senior High.

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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.