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Schools in St. Croix Falls · St. Croix Falls School District, Unity School District

St. Croix Falls’s public schools outscore 67% of Wisconsin districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving St. Croix Falls, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 43% of students in St. Croix Falls’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Wisconsin average (38%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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.

Reading proficiency
43%
▲ 5 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
▲ 3 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 8% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · St. Croix Falls
Students per teacher
13.1
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,906 students on the public path
In brief

St. Croix Falls’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1330 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of St. Croix Falls’s, its schools beat 76%, higher than their 67% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 43% and math 41% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

St. Croix Falls spends $15,166 per student and Unity $14,703, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind St. Croix Falls’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 67% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 67%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1330)Better than 76%
Towns in Polk County (24)Better than 62%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,022 test results and a graduating class of 81 could put St. Croix Falls anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of St. Croix Falls’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,021 in math, 1,022 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve St. Croix Falls, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

St. Croix Falls runs its own schools through grade 12 (St. Croix Falls School District). From grade PK, students attend the Unity School District, shared with Apple River, Balsam Lake, Balsam Lake, Centuria, Eureka, Georgetown, Johnstown, Milltown and Milltown. Its elementary school is in Balsam Lake. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve St. Croix Falls

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

St. Croix Falls School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 991 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,166WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
Unity School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 915 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,703WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, St. Croix Falls School District51%
State average 38.1% · 552 students tested
Math · PK–12, St. Croix Falls School District51%
State average 38.7% · 551 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Unity School District33%
State average 38.1% · 470 students tested
Math · PK–12, Unity School District30%
State average 38.7% · 470 students tested

St. Croix Falls vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
St. Croix FallsB+St. Croix Falls PK–12 · Unity PK–12
St. Croix Falls (city)A−St. Croix Falls
Balsam LakeB+Unity PK–12 · St. Croix Falls PK–12
EurekaB+St. Croix Falls PK–12 · Unity PK–12
Osceola—Osceola PK–12 · St. Croix Falls PK–12

All 4 neighbors share St. Croix Falls with St. Croix Falls for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Shafer, MN and Taylors Falls, MN border St. Croix Falls but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in St. Croix Falls

7 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 St. Croix Fallsin other towns
Unity Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Balsam Lake
C
385 students13:1Rate it →
Saint Croix Falls Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Saint Croix Falls
A+
303 students11:1Rate it →
Dresser Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Dresser
46 students12:1Rate it →
Saint Croix Falls Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Saint Croix Falls
A−
297 students17:1Rate it →
Unity Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Balsam Lake
C+
238 students12:1Rate it →
Saint Croix Falls High
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Croix Falls
B
345 students15:1Rate it →
Unity High
High · Grades 9–12 · Balsam Lake
C−
292 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about St. Croix Falls’s schools

Are St. Croix Falls’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools St. Croix Falls children attend outscore 67% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is St. Croix Falls in?

Two districts: St. Croix Falls School District runs grades PK–12, and Unity School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Apple River, Balsam Lake, Balsam Lake, Centuria, Eureka, Georgetown, Johnstown, Milltown and Milltown.

Where do St. Croix Falls kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Saint Croix Falls High and Unity High.

What is St. Croix Falls’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in St. Croix Falls School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does St. Croix Falls spend per student?

$15,166 in St. Croix Falls School District and $14,703 in Unity School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.