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Schools in Vance Creek

Vance Creek’s public schools

Clear Lake School District, Clayton School District and Prairie Farm School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vance Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/9schools 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 7% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Clear Lake
Students per teacher
10.7
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,106 students on the public path
In brief

Vance Creek’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Vance Creek’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Prairie Farm Elementary places highest (better than 78%); Clayton High lowest (7%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Vance Creek, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: Clear Lake High, Prairie Farm High and Clayton 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 Vance Creek, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+

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

Three districts serve Vance Creek

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

Clear Lake School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 527 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,272WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Clayton School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 256 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 9.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$20,645WI $16,459 · FY2024
D
Prairie Farm School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 323 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,031WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Clear Lake School District32%
State average 38.1% · 280 students tested
Math · PK–12, Clear Lake School District28%
State average 38.7% · 280 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Clayton School District22%
State average 38.1% · 136 students tested
Math · PK–12, Clayton School District27%
State average 38.7% · 136 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Prairie Farm School District43%
State average 38.1% · 201 students tested
Math · PK–12, Prairie Farm School District31%
State average 38.7% · 201 students tested

Vance Creek vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Vance Creek—Clear Lake PK–12 · Clayton PK–12 · Prairie Farm PK–12
New Haven—Boyceville
Clear Lake—Clear Lake
Turtle Lake—Turtle Lake PK–12 · Clayton PK–12
Prairie Farm—Prairie Farm

Every school in Vance Creek

9 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 Vance Creekin other towns
Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Clear Lake
C
266 students12:1Rate it →
Prairie Farm Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Prairie Farm
A−
125 students9:1Rate it →
Clayton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clayton
C
124 students9:1Rate it →
Prairie Farm Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Prairie Farm
B−
73 students8:1Rate it →
Clayton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clayton
C−
46 students11:1Rate it →
Clear Lake Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Clear Lake
B−
72 students14:1Rate it →
Clear Lake High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clear Lake
C
189 students13:1Rate it →
Prairie Farm High
High · Grades 9–12 · Prairie Farm
C+
125 students12:1Rate it →
Clayton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clayton
D
86 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Vance Creek’s schools

Are Vance Creek’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Vance Creek. Clear Lake School District, Clayton School District and Prairie Farm School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vance Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Vance Creek in?

Clear Lake School District, Clayton School District and Prairie Farm School District.

Where do Vance Creek kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Clear Lake High, Prairie Farm High and Clayton High.

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What Vance Creek 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.