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Schools in Poplar

Poplar’s public schools

Maple School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Poplar. 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 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
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 19% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.4
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
1,176 students on the public path
In brief

Poplar’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Poplar’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Northwestern Middle places highest (better than 67%); Northwestern High lowest (45%). 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 Poplar, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Northwestern ElementaryMaple School DistrictB+
6–8Northwestern MiddleMaple School DistrictB+
9–12Northwestern Highin MapleB−

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

Maple School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,271 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,408WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 38.1% · 635 students tested
Math48%
State average 38.7% · 633 students tested

Poplar vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Poplar—Maple
AmniconB+Maple
Maple—Maple

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

Every school in Poplar

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).

District schools in Poplarby address
Northwestern Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
515 students17:1Rate it →
Northwestern Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
289 students18:1Rate it →
Also serving Poplarin other towns
Northwestern High
High · Grades 9–12 · Maple
B−
372 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Poplar’s schools

Are Poplar’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Poplar. Maple School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Poplar. 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 Poplar in?

Maple School District.

Where do Poplar kids go to high school?

Northwestern 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.