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Schools in Rush River

Rush River’s public schools

Baldwin-Woodville Area School District and St. Croix Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rush River. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 12% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · St. Croix Central
Students per teacher
15.0
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,269 students on the public path
In brief

Rush River’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Rush River’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Greenfield Elementary places highest (better than 86%); Baldwin-Woodville High lowest (40%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Rush River, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Baldwin-Woodville High and Saint Croix Central 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 Rush River, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Rush River

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

Baldwin-Woodville Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,678 students · 15.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,898WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
St. Croix Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,866 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,471WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Baldwin-Woodville Area School District47%
State average 38.1% · 851 students tested
Math · PK–12, Baldwin-Woodville Area School District50%
State average 38.7% · 857 students tested
Reading · PK–12, St. Croix Central School District48%
State average 38.1% · 874 students tested
Math · PK–12, St. Croix Central School District40%
State average 38.7% · 874 students tested

Rush River vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rush River—Baldwin-Woodville Area PK–12 · St. Croix Central PK–12
BaldwinA−Baldwin-Woodville Area
MartellA−Ellsworth PK–12 · River Falls PK–12
Pleasant Valley—St. Croix Central PK–12 · River Falls PK–12
Eau GalleA−Baldwin-Woodville Area

2 of the 4 neighbors share Baldwin-Woodville Area with Rush River for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Rush River

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 Rush Riverin other towns
Greenfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baldwin
A
770 students16:1Rate it →
Saint Croix Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Roberts
B+
629 students13:1Rate it →
Saint Croix Central Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hammond
A−
476 students14:1Rate it →
Viking Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Woodville
A−
375 students14:1Rate it →
Baldwin-Woodville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Baldwin
C+
533 students16:1Rate it →
Saint Croix Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hammond
B+
486 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Rush River’s schools

Are Rush River’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rush River. Baldwin-Woodville Area School District and St. Croix Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rush River. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 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 Rush River in?

Baldwin-Woodville Area School District and St. Croix Central School District.

Where do Rush River kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Baldwin-Woodville High and Saint Croix Central 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.