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Schools in Colburn

Colburn’s public schools

Stanley-Boyd Area School District and Cornell School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Colburn. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 21% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Stanley-Boyd Area
Students per teacher
13.7
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,393 students on the public path
In brief

Colburn’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Colburn’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Cornell Elementary places highest (better than 92%); Cornell High lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Colburn, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Stanley-Boyd High and Cornell 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 Colburn, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC−

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

Two districts serve Colburn

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Stanley-Boyd Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,069 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$12,938WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
Cornell School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 392 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,092WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Stanley-Boyd Area School District42%
State average 38.1% · 545 students tested
Math · PK–12, Stanley-Boyd Area School District52%
State average 38.7% · 545 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Cornell School District32%
State average 38.1% · 192 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cornell School District42%
State average 38.7% · 192 students tested

Colburn vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Colburn—Stanley-Boyd Area PK–12 · Cornell PK–12
Estella—Cornell
Arthur—Cadott PK–12 · Cornell PK–12
Ruby—Lake Holcombe
Aurora—Gilman
DelmarA−Stanley-Boyd Area
Taft—Gilman PK–12 · Stanley-Boyd Area PK–12 · Thorp PK–12

2 of the 6 neighbors share Cornell with Colburn for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Colburn

6 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 Colburnin other towns
Cornell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cornell
A
209 students13:1Rate it →
Stanley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Stanley
A
437 students13:1Rate it →
Stanley-Boyd Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stanley
B+
223 students15:1Rate it →
Cornell Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cornell
B−
83 students17:1Rate it →
Stanley-Boyd High
High · Grades 9–12 · Stanley
C−
341 students14:1Rate it →
Cornell High
High · Grades 9–12 · Cornell
C−
100 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Colburn’s schools

Are Colburn’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Colburn. Stanley-Boyd Area School District and Cornell School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Colburn. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Colburn in?

Stanley-Boyd Area School District and Cornell School District.

Where do Colburn kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Stanley-Boyd High and Cornell 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.