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Schools in Howard

Howard’s public schools

Colfax School District and Chippewa Falls Area School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Howard. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/9schools 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
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 6% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Chippewa Falls Area
Students per teacher
14.1
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,532 students on the public path
In brief

Howard’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Howard’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Stillson Elementary places highest (better than 95%); Colfax High lowest (40%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Howard, graded from C+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Chippewa Falls Middle and Colfax 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 Howard, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Colfax School District.

Two districts serve Howard

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

Colfax School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 716 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,671WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Chippewa Falls Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 4,574 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,430WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Colfax School District42%
State average 38.1% · 358 students tested
Math · PK–12, Colfax School District45%
State average 38.7% · 358 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Chippewa Falls Area School District37%
State average 38.1% · 2390 students tested
Math · PK–12, Chippewa Falls Area School District41%
State average 38.7% · 2379 students tested

Howard vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Howard—Colfax PK–12 · Chippewa Falls Area PK–12
Colfax—Colfax
WheatonB−Chippewa Falls Area PK–12 · Elk Mound Area PK–12
Cooks Valley—Bloomer
TildenB−Chippewa Falls Area

2 of the 4 neighbors share Chippewa Falls Area with Howard for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Howard

9 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 Howardin other towns
Colfax Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Colfax
B+
398 students13:1Rate it →
Parkview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chippewa Falls
C+
377 students12:1Rate it →
Halmstad Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chippewa Falls
B+
355 students13:1Rate it →
Hillcrest Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chippewa Falls
B
344 students14:1Rate it →
Stillson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chippewa Falls
A+
338 students15:1Rate it →
Southview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chippewa Falls
B+
286 students13:1Rate it →
Jim Falls Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jim Falls
A
117 students13:1Rate it →
Chippewa Falls Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chippewa Falls
C+
999 students14:1Rate it →
Colfax High
High · Grades 7–12 · Colfax
C+
318 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Howard’s schools

Are Howard’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Howard. Colfax School District and Chippewa Falls Area School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Howard. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Howard in?

Colfax School District and Chippewa Falls Area School District.

Where do Howard kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Chippewa Falls Middle and Colfax High.

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What Howard 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.