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Schools in Tainter Lake

Tainter Lake’s public schools

Colfax School District and Menomonie Area School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tainter Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/8schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 1% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Menomonie Area
Students per teacher
13.6
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,759 students on the public path
In brief

Tainter Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Tainter Lake’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Colfax Elementary places highest (better than 69%); River Heights Elementary lowest (33%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Tainter Lake, graded from C to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Menomonie Middle and Colfax 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 Tainter Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

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

Two districts serve Tainter Lake

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

Colfax School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 716 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,671WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Menomonie Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,199 students · 13.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,234WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Colfax School District42%
State average 38.1% · 358 students tested
Math · PK–12, Colfax School District45%
State average 38.7% · 358 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Menomonie Area School District39%
State average 38.1% · 1550 students tested
Math · PK–12, Menomonie Area School District43%
State average 38.7% · 1550 students tested

Tainter Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tainter Lake—Colfax PK–12 · Menomonie Area PK–12
TainterBColfax PK–12 · Menomonie Area PK–12
Colfax—Colfax
Sherman—Boyceville PK–12 · Menomonie Area PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Colfax with Tainter Lake for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Tainter Lake

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 Tainter Lakein other towns
River Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Menomonie
C
403 students12:1Rate it →
Colfax Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Colfax
B+
398 students13:1Rate it →
Oaklawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Menomonie
B
382 students13:1Rate it →
Wakanda Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Menomonie
B+
351 students13:1Rate it →
Knapp Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Knapp
B−
91 students9:1Rate it →
Downsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Downsville
B−
86 students11:1Rate it →
Menomonie Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Menomonie
B
730 students15:1Rate it →
Colfax High
High · Grades 7–12 · Colfax
C+
318 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Tainter Lake’s schools

Are Tainter Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tainter Lake. Colfax School District and Menomonie Area School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tainter Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Tainter Lake in?

Colfax School District and Menomonie Area School District.

Where do Tainter Lake kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Menomonie Middle and Colfax High.

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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.