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Schools in Sand Creek

Sand Creek’s public schools

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District and Colfax School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sand Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 10% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area
Students per teacher
13.0
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,349 students on the public path
In brief

Sand Creek’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Sand Creek’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary places highest (better than 74%); Colfax High lowest (40%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Sand Creek, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Colfax High and Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middle. 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 Sand Creek, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

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

Two districts serve Sand Creek

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

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 924 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,821WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
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+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District38%
State average 38.1% · 479 students tested
Math · PK–12, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District37%
State average 38.7% · 480 students tested
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

Sand Creek vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sand Creek—Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area PK–12 · Colfax PK–12
Sioux Creek—Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area
Auburn—Bloomer PK–12 · New Auburn PK–12
Wilson—Colfax PK–12 · Barron Area PK–12
Grant—Colfax

2 of the 4 neighbors share Colfax with Sand Creek for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sand Creek

4 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 Sand Creekin other towns
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chetek
B+
429 students13:1Rate it →
Colfax Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Colfax
B+
398 students13:1Rate it →
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chetek
B
204 students13:1Rate it →
Colfax High
High · Grades 7–12 · Colfax
C+
318 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Sand Creek’s schools

Are Sand Creek’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sand Creek. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District and Colfax School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sand Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sand Creek in?

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District and Colfax School District.

Where do Sand Creek kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Colfax High and Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middle.

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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.