Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Sheridan

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Schools in Sheridan

Sheridan’s public schools

Prairie Farm School District and Boyceville Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sheridan. 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 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 5% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Boyceville
Students per teacher
12.4
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,016 students on the public path
In brief

Sheridan’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sheridan’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Prairie Farm Elementary places highest (better than 78%); Boyceville High lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Sheridan, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Boyceville High and Prairie Farm 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 Sheridan, 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 addressB−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Prairie Farm School District.

Two districts serve Sheridan

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

Prairie Farm School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 323 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,031WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Boyceville Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 693 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$17,364WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Prairie Farm School District43%
State average 38.1% · 201 students tested
Math · PK–12, Prairie Farm School District31%
State average 38.7% · 201 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Boyceville Community School District41%
State average 38.1% · 358 students tested
Math · PK–12, Boyceville Community School District45%
State average 38.7% · 358 students tested

Sheridan vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sheridan—Prairie Farm PK–12 · Boyceville PK–12
Hay River—Boyceville
Wilson—Colfax PK–12 · Barron Area PK–12
New Haven—Boyceville
Prairie Farm—Prairie Farm
Tiffany—Boyceville

3 of the 5 neighbors share Boyceville with Sheridan for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sheridan

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 Sheridanin other towns
Tiffany Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boyceville
B
327 students14:1Rate it →
Prairie Farm Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Prairie Farm
A−
125 students9:1Rate it →
Boyceville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boyceville
B−
155 students16:1Rate it →
Prairie Farm Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Prairie Farm
B−
73 students8:1Rate it →
Boyceville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Boyceville
D
211 students14:1Rate it →
Prairie Farm High
High · Grades 9–12 · Prairie Farm
C+
125 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Sheridan’s schools

Are Sheridan’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sheridan. Prairie Farm School District and Boyceville Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sheridan. 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 Sheridan in?

Prairie Farm School District and Boyceville Community School District.

Where do Sheridan kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Boyceville High and Prairie Farm High.

Parents talk

What Sheridan families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Sheridan → They have their own page.

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.