Spring Brook’s public schools outscore 60% of Wisconsin districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Spring Brook, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Spring Brook’s districts is 44%, above the Wisconsin average (39%). 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 96% 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.
Spring Brook’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 39% and math 44% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Elk Mound Area spends $13,350 per student and Menomonie Area $16,234, 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 Spring Brook’s grade
B: better than 60% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Spring Brook, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Spring Brook · depends on your address
Menomonie Middle
Grades 6–8 · 730 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Menomonie
Elk Mound Middle
Grades 5–8 · 368 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Elk Mound
7th grade in Spring Brook · depends on your address
Menomonie Middle
Grades 6–8 · 730 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Menomonie
Elk Mound Middle
Grades 5–8 · 368 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Elk Mound
8th grade in Spring Brook · depends on your address
Menomonie Middle
Grades 6–8 · 730 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Menomonie
Elk Mound Middle
Grades 5–8 · 368 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Elk Mound
9th grade in Spring Brook · depends on your address
Menomonie High
Grades 9–12 · 966 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Menomonie
Elk Mound High
Grades 9–12 · 348 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Elk Mound
10th grade in Spring Brook · depends on your address
Menomonie High
Grades 9–12 · 966 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Menomonie
Elk Mound High
Grades 9–12 · 348 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Elk Mound
11th grade in Spring Brook · depends on your address
Menomonie High
Grades 9–12 · 966 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Menomonie
Elk Mound High
Grades 9–12 · 348 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Elk Mound
12th grade in Spring Brook · depends on your address
Menomonie High
Grades 9–12 · 966 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Menomonie
Elk Mound High
Grades 9–12 · 348 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Elk Mound
Spring Brook runs its own schools through grade 12 (Elk Mound Area School District). From grade PK, students attend the Menomonie Area School District, shared with Dunn, Knapp, Lucas, Menomonie, Menomonie, Red Cedar, Sherman, Tainter and Weston. Its elementary school is in Elk Mound. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Spring Brook
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Spring Brook vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Spring Brook’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Brook | B | Elk Mound Area PK–12 · Menomonie Area PK–12 |
| Rock Creek | B− | Durand PK–12 · Eau Claire Area PK–12 |
| Peru | — | Durand |
| Elk Mound | B+ | Elk Mound Area |
| Red Cedar | B | Menomonie Area |
| Union | B− | Eau Claire Area |
| Dunn | B− | Menomonie Area PK–12 · Durand PK–12 |
2 of the 6 neighbors share Menomonie Area with Spring Brook for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Spring Brook
10 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 Spring Brook’s schools
Are Spring Brook’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Wisconsin: the public schools Spring Brook children attend outscore 60% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 60%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Spring Brook in?
Two districts: Elk Mound Area School District runs grades PK–12, and Menomonie Area School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Dunn, Knapp, Lucas, Menomonie, Menomonie, Red Cedar, Sherman, Tainter and Weston.
Where do Spring Brook kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Menomonie High and Elk Mound High.
What is Spring Brook’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Menomonie Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Spring Brook spend per student?
$13,350 in Elk Mound Area School District and $16,234 in Menomonie Area School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Spring Brook 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.