Rock Creek’s public schools score below 53% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Rock Creek, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Reading proficiency in Rock Creek’s districts is 43%, above the Wisconsin average (38%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.
From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Rock Creek’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1003 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rock Creek’s, its schools beat 38%, lower than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 43% and math 41% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Durand spends $14,742 per student and Eau Claire Area $15,347, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Rock Creek’s grade
B−: better than 47% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores are above the Wisconsin average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rock Creek, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Rock Creek · depends on your address
Caddie Woodlawn Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 457 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Durand
Eau Claire Community Sites
Grades PK · 435 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Prairie Ridge Early Learning School
Grades PK · 248 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
9th grade in Rock Creek · depends on your address
North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,567 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Memorial High
Grades 9–12 · 1,558 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Durand Middle/High
Grades 6–12 · 537 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Durand
10th grade in Rock Creek · depends on your address
North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,567 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Memorial High
Grades 9–12 · 1,558 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Durand Middle/High
Grades 6–12 · 537 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Durand
11th grade in Rock Creek · depends on your address
North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,567 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Memorial High
Grades 9–12 · 1,558 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Durand Middle/High
Grades 6–12 · 537 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Durand
12th grade in Rock Creek · depends on your address
North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,567 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Memorial High
Grades 9–12 · 1,558 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Durand Middle/High
Grades 6–12 · 537 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Durand
Rock Creek runs its own schools through grade 12 (Durand School District). From grade PK, students attend the Eau Claire Area School District, shared with Brunswick, Clear Creek, Eau Claire, Pleasant Valley, Seymour, Union and Washington. Its elementary school is in Eau Claire. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Rock Creek
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Rock Creek vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Rock Creek’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek | B− | Durand PK–12 · Eau Claire Area PK–12 |
| Spring Brook | B | Elk Mound Area PK–12 · Menomonie Area PK–12 |
| Peru | — | Durand |
| Albany | — | Mondovi PK–12 · Durand PK–12 |
| Brunswick | B− | Eau Claire Area |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Durand with Rock Creek for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Rock Creek
19 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).
Questions about Rock Creek’s schools
Are Rock Creek’s schools good?
On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Rock Creek children attend score below 53% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rock Creek in?
Two districts: Durand School District runs grades PK–12, and Eau Claire Area School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Brunswick, Clear Creek, Eau Claire, Pleasant Valley, Seymour, Union and Washington.
Where do Rock Creek kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: North High, Memorial High and Durand Middle/High.
What is Rock Creek’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Eau Claire Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Rock Creek spend per student?
$14,742 in Durand School District and $15,347 in Eau Claire Area School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Rock Creek 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.