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Schools in Birchwood

Birchwood’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.8K
▲ 39% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.1
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
181 students on the public path
In brief

Birchwood’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Birchwood’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Birchwood Elementary places highest (better than 57%); Birchwood High lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Charter schools

1 public charter school is located in Birchwood; 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 Birchwood, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Birchwood ElementaryBirchwood School DistrictB
6–8Birchwood MiddleBirchwood School DistrictC
9–12Birchwood HighBirchwood School DistrictC−

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

Birchwood School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 217 students, down 22% since 2020–21 · 7.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$22,819WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 38.1% · 125 students tested
Math27%
State average 38.7% · 125 students tested

Birchwood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Birchwood—Birchwood
Birchwood (town)—Birchwood PK–12 · Spooner Area PK–12
Edgewater—Birchwood

All 2 neighbors share Birchwood with Birchwood, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Birchwood

4 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).

District schools in Birchwoodby address
Birchwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
86 students8:1Rate it →
Birchwood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
36 students6:1Rate it →
Birchwood High
High · Grades 9–12
C−
59 students7:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Birchwood Public Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C−
Charter
25 students6:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Bobcat Virtual Academy).

Questions about Birchwood’s schools

Are Birchwood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Birchwood. Birchwood School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Birchwood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Birchwood in?

Birchwood School District.

Where do Birchwood kids go to high school?

Birchwood High.

Parents talk

What Birchwood 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.