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Schools in Wilson

Wilson’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools 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
$17.2K
▲ 5% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Barron Area
Students per teacher
12.1
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,390 students on the public path
In brief

Wilson’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Wilson’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary places highest (better than 92%); Riverview Middle lowest (33%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Wilson, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Colfax High and Riverview Middle. 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 Wilson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

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

Two districts serve Wilson

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+
Barron Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,043 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$17,212WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below 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, Barron Area School District27%
State average 38.1% · 530 students tested
Math · PK–12, Barron Area School District31%
State average 38.7% · 531 students tested

Wilson vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wilson—Colfax PK–12 · Barron Area PK–12
Ridgeland—Barron Area
Sheridan—Prairie Farm PK–12 · Boyceville PK–12
Dallas—Barron Area
Sand Creek—Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area PK–12 · Colfax PK–12
Otter Creek—Colfax
Sioux Creek—Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area
Hay River—Boyceville

2 of the 7 neighbors share Barron Area with Wilson for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wilson

5 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 Wilsonin other towns
Colfax Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Colfax
B+
398 students13:1Rate it →
Woodland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Barron
C+
324 students11:1Rate it →
Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ridgeland
A
68 students9:1Rate it →
Riverview Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Barron
C
282 students11:1Rate it →
Colfax High
High · Grades 7–12 · Colfax
C+
318 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Wilson’s schools

Are Wilson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wilson. Colfax School District and Barron Area School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wilson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Wilson in?

Colfax School District and Barron Area School District.

Where do Wilson kids go to high school?

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

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What Wilson 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.