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Schools in Sterling

Sterling’s public schools

St. Croix Falls School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sterling. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 8% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
991 students on the public path
In brief

Sterling’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Sterling’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Saint Croix Falls Elementary places highest (better than 98%); Saint Croix Falls High lowest (63%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Sterling, graded from A+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Saint Croix Falls 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 Sterling, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA+
5–8Saint Croix Falls Middlein Saint Croix FallsA−
9–12Saint Croix Falls Highin Saint Croix FallsB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. Croix Falls School District.

The district

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−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 38.1% · 552 students tested
Math51%
State average 38.7% · 551 students tested

Sterling vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sterling—St. Croix Falls
Anderson—Grantsburg
LaketownC−Luck
EurekaB+St. Croix Falls PK–12 · Unity PK–12

Amador, MN and Sunrise, MN border Sterling but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Sterling

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 Sterlingin other towns
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 →
Saint Croix Falls High
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Croix Falls
B
345 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Sterling’s schools

Are Sterling’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sterling. St. Croix Falls School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sterling. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sterling in?

St. Croix Falls School District.

Where do Sterling kids go to high school?

Saint Croix Falls High.

Parents talk

What Sterling 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). Stars are from neighbors.