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Schools in Stanley · Cameron School District, Rice Lake Area School District

Stanley’s public schools outscore 64% of Wisconsin districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Stanley, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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
41%
▲ 3 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
▲ 5 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 5% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Rice Lake Area
Students per teacher
12.8
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,105 students on the public path
In brief

Stanley’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1111 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Stanley’s, its schools beat 80%, higher than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 41% and math 43% 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

Cameron spends $12,703 per student and Rice Lake Area $15,567, 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 Stanley’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 64% 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 64%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1111)Better than 80%
Towns in Barron County (25)Better than 80%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,636 test results and a graduating class of 156 could put Stanley anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Stanley’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,637 in math, 1,636 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Stanley runs its own schools through grade 12 (Cameron School District). From grade PK, students attend the Rice Lake Area School District, shared with Bear Lake, Cedar Lake, Doyle, Haugen, Long Lake, Oak Grove, Rice Lake, Rice Lake and Stanfold. Its elementary school is in Rice Lake. Parts of Stanley (7% of its land) are served by Barron Area instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Stanley

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

Cameron School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,202 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$12,703WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Rice Lake Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,096 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,567WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Cameron School District42%
State average 38.1% · 570 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cameron School District42%
State average 38.7% · 570 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Rice Lake Area School District41%
State average 38.1% · 1066 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rice Lake Area School District44%
State average 38.7% · 1067 students tested

Stanley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
StanleyBCameron PK–12 · Rice Lake Area PK–12
Rice LakeB+Rice Lake Area
Prairie LakeB−Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area PK–12 · Cameron PK–12
Barron—Barron Area
Sumner—Cameron

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

Every school in Stanley

8 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 Stanleyin other towns
Tainter Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Rice Lake
B−
445 students11:1Rate it →
Cameron Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cameron
B
432 students13:1Rate it →
Haugen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Haugen
B
83 students10:1Rate it →
Hilltop Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Rice Lake
B
251 students11:1Rate it →
Rice Lake Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Rice Lake
B+
622 students12:1Rate it →
Cameron Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Cameron
B
319 students14:1Rate it →
Rice Lake High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rice Lake
C
674 students14:1Rate it →
Cameron High
High · Grades 9–12 · Cameron
B
279 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Stanley’s schools

Are Stanley’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Wisconsin: the public schools Stanley children attend outscore 64% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Stanley in?

Two districts: Cameron School District runs grades PK–12, and Rice Lake Area School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Bear Lake, Cedar Lake, Doyle, Haugen, Long Lake, Oak Grove, Rice Lake, Rice Lake and Stanfold.

Where do Stanley kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Rice Lake High and Cameron High.

What is Stanley’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Rice Lake Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Stanley spend per student?

$12,703 in Cameron School District and $15,567 in Rice Lake Area 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.