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Schools in Bay City

Bay City’s public schools

Ellsworth Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bay City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 7% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,597 students on the public path
In brief

Bay City’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Bay City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Ellsworth Elementary places highest (better than 90%); Ellsworth Middle lowest (44%). 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 Bay City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Ellsworth Elementaryin EllsworthA
6–8Ellsworth Middlein EllsworthC+
9–12Ellsworth Highin EllsworthB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ellsworth Community 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.

Ellsworth Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,597 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,292WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 38.1% · 792 students tested
Math45%
State average 38.7% · 792 students tested

Bay City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bay City—Ellsworth

Every school in Bay City

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 Bay Cityin other towns
Ellsworth Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellsworth
A
734 students14:1Rate it →
Ellsworth Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ellsworth
C+
325 students12:1Rate it →
Ellsworth High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ellsworth
B
538 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Bay City’s schools

Are Bay City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bay City. Ellsworth Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bay City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bay City in?

Ellsworth Community School District.

Where do Bay City kids go to high school?

Ellsworth 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.