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Schools in Rock Falls

Rock Falls’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 87% 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
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 15% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Merrill Area
Students per teacher
14.5
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,742 students on the public path
In brief

Rock Falls’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Rock Falls’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Kate Goodrich Elementary places highest (better than 74%); Tomahawk High lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Rock Falls, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Merrill High and Tomahawk 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 Rock Falls, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Rock Falls

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

Merrill Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,686 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,948WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Tomahawk School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,142 students · 12.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,177WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Merrill Area School District39%
State average 38.1% · 1289 students tested
Math · PK–12, Merrill Area School District40%
State average 38.7% · 1288 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Tomahawk School District36%
State average 38.1% · 575 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tomahawk School District38%
State average 38.7% · 576 students tested

Rock Falls vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rock Falls—Merrill Area PK–12 · Tomahawk PK–12
Harding—Merrill Area
Birch—Merrill Area
MerrillB−Merrill Area
BradleyC+Tomahawk

3 of the 4 neighbors share Merrill Area with Rock Falls for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Rock Falls

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 Rock Fallsin other towns
Tomahawk Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tomahawk
B+
512 students12:1Rate it →
Kate Goodrich Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Merrill
B+
337 students13:1Rate it →
Prairie River Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Merrill
C+
507 students13:1Rate it →
Tomahawk Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tomahawk
C
259 students13:1Rate it →
Merrill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Merrill
C
756 students16:1Rate it →
Tomahawk High
High · Grades 9–12 · Tomahawk
C−
371 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Rock Falls’s schools

Are Rock Falls’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rock Falls. Merrill Area School District and Tomahawk School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rock Falls. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Rock Falls in?

Merrill Area School District and Tomahawk School District.

Where do Rock Falls kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Merrill High and Tomahawk 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.