Wild Rose High, Wild Rose WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Wild Rose High

Wild Rose High is a regular public school serving grades six through twelve in the village of Wild Rose, located in rural Waushara County. With a student body of a size that places it among the smaller combined middle and high schools in the region, it draws from the surrounding community and functions as a single campus for both age groups, which can appeal to families looking for a closer academic setting where students stay in one building across most of their secondary years.

State assessment data is available only for the middle school grades, six through eight, as the school does not report high school test results here. In those grades, math proficiency falls in a range where between roughly half and three-fifths of students meet the state standard, with grade seven slightly stronger than grade eight. English language arts results are similar, with just over half of students proficient in each of those three grades. Science proficiency in grade eight is around half of students. Social studies stands out as the strongest subject, with about seven in ten eighth graders achieving proficiency.

When compared to other school districts in Waushara County, of which there are only a few, Wild Rose High records an overall proficiency index that sits above the midpoint. This places it mid-pack among its direct county peers, a solid relative position given the small set.

The school does not report a four-year graduation rate in the available data, so a parent may want to learn that directly from the district. Chronic absenteeism information is also absent, making it difficult to assess attendance patterns from this profile alone.

Enrollment is composed predominantly of white students, with a modest share of Hispanic students and very small numbers of other racial groups. Roughly half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a substantial share of families with lower household incomes. Data on students with disabilities and English learners is not available, which leaves those supports uncharacterized here.

The village of Wild Rose itself is a quiet, very small community with a historic Main Street, an industrial park, and a prominent Wisconsin DNR fish hatchery as a local employer. Housing values have risen significantly over the past decade, though they remain below the state average, and the area has experienced slow population growth. The village positions itself as a gateway to outdoor recreation, with lakes, rivers, and snowmobile trails nearby. The school district operates schools serving this community, but exact school campus locations relative to the village center are not specified in the sources reviewed.

The district brief found little in the way of recent changes or strategic priorities publicly reported, so the near-term direction of the school is not detailed here.

In sum, Wild Rose High offers a small, rural combined middle and high school experience with middle-grade test performance that holds a middle position among its county’s few districts. Social studies is a particular strength. The lack of high school test data and graduation rate means that a full picture of upper-grade outcomes is incomplete, and families would need to follow up with the school directly for that perspective. The school serves a community that is economically mixed, with a largely white student population and a notable Hispanic presence, in a village where housing has become more expensive but remains relatively affordable compared to statewide levels.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 34 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 658%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 761%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 849%

School 49% · District 49%

▼ 3 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 653%

School 53% · District 53%

even with state median

Grade 755%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 2 pts above state median

Grade 851%

School 51% · District 51%

▼ 1 pts below state median

Science

Grade 849%

School 49% · District 49%

▼ 2 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 870%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 6 pts above state median

This schoolWild Rose 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 6Lower-income37%Higher-income65%29 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income59%9 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income35%Higher-income71%36 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income42%Higher-income69%27 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income63%Higher-income59%4 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income30%Higher-income71%41 pp gap