Pepin High, Pepin WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Pepin High

Pepin High serves grades seven through twelve as a regular public school in the small Lake Pepin village of Pepin, Wisconsin. The village blends residential living with tourism; its economy revolves around the lake, Laura Ingalls Wilder heritage sites, and a compact downtown of restaurants, galleries, and a marina. The school is the secondary arm of the Pepin Area School District. The district-level research found no major recent changes to report.

State testing results are available only for grades seven and eight, the grades that take the Forward assessment; the school’s high school grades are not covered by that exam. In grade seven, math proficiency was modest and English language arts proficiency was lower, with just over a third of students reaching the proficient level. Grade eight showed a stronger picture: a clear majority met the bar in math, and a similar share did so in science. Social studies in eighth grade also reached a solid majority. Overall proficiency across the tested subjects and grades sits at the lower end relative to the small set of districts in Pepin County. A parent choosing this school may want to follow up directly with the school for high school assessment results and for the four-year graduation rate, which was not available in the data we examined.

The student body is small and predominantly white, with a handful of Hispanic students and very few students of other races. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not reported in the materials reviewed. Class sizes appear very small, consistent with the total enrollment.

Housing in the area is relatively affordable compared to national benchmarks, though prices have risen in recent years. The village has seen a slow population decline over the long term, with an increase in part-time and seasonal homeowners rather than large-scale new development. The compact village layout makes the core area walkable, and the lake provides a strong recreational anchor. Street life is seasonal, peaking in summer and during the annual Laura Ingalls Wilder Days festival.

Pepin High offers a small-school environment in a village with a quiet, tourism-oriented character. The academic data available for the middle grades show uneven results, with eighth grade performance stronger than seventh. Parents looking for a very small rural school near a recreational lake may find the setting appealing, though they will need to seek additional information on high school outcomes directly from the school.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=50%Cohort of 11 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

528 schools plotted. 25 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 744%

School 44% · District 44%

▼ 10 pts below state median

Grade 865%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 13 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 739%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 13 pts below state median

Grade 841%

School 41% · District 41%

▼ 11 pts below state median

Science

Grade 865%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 14 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 871%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 6 pts above state median

This schoolPepin Area School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income33%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income50%17 pp gap