K-12 Public Education

Western Wisconsin enjoys quality public and private schools that are annually recognized for outstanding achievement. Wisconsin communities and school districts have a long history of helping young people develop vital skills that create productive citizens and future leaders.

Below, you can review certain test scores and Web sites of the school districts that operate in the SMARTT Network region. For additional statistics on these districts and others located in Wisconsin, visit Wisconsin's Information Network for Successful Schools (WINSS). The Web site guides users to key local, state and national information about success in education within each district.

Public School District	ACT Scores (2008-2009)	3rd Grade Reading Scores % of Students at Proficient or Advance (2009)
Abbotsford	21.8	80%
Alma	22.8	80%
Alma Center- Lincoln	22.1	75.6%
Altoona	23.1	81.4%
Amery	22.2	81.1%
Arcadia	21.6	85.7%
Augusta	22.3	74.1%
Baldwin-Woodville Area	21.6	88.4%
Barron Area	22	73.8%
Black River Falls	20.7	82.1%
Blair-Taylor	21.7	84.8%
Bloomer	21.5	83.3%
Bruce	22.8	75.9%
Cadott Community	20.3	88.5%
Cameron	21.8	78.6%
Chetek	21.5	78.8%
Chippewa Falls Area	23.3	78.2%
Clayton	20.4	91.7%
Clear Lake	22.4	88.2%
Cochrane-Fountain City	21.5	90.9%
Colfax	21.7	89.5%
Cornell	22.4	81.5%
Cumberland	20	80.4%
Durand	22.2	81.8%
Eau Claire Area	22.8	83.1%
Eleva-Strum	21	66.7%
Elk Mound Area	21.1	80.7%
Ellsworth Community	21.5	85.6%
Elmwood	21	85.7%
Fall Creek	23.1	75.9%
Flambeau	22.6	76.7%
Frederic	22.4	92%
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau	21.7	80.7%
Gilman	21	82.1%
Gilmanton	20.4	73.3%
Glenwood City	23.1	78.8%
Greenwood	21.4	77.3%
Hudson	23.7	87%
Independence	21	86.4%
Lake Holcombe	20.9	77.8%
Loyal	20.9	89.7%
Luck	21.5	88.5%
Medford Area	22.4	93%
Melrose-Mindoro	20	77.1%
Menomonie Area	22.9	82.9%
Mondovi	22.3	85.5%
Neillsville	22.6	80.7%
New Auburn	21	71.4%
New Richmond	23	90.3%
Osceola	22.4	84.2%
Osseo-Fairchild	21.5	90.2%
Owen-Withee	21.3	83.9%
Pepin Area	22.3	82.4%
Plum City	21	100%
Prairie Farm	22.3	83.3%
Prescott	22.3	89.9%
Rice Lake Area	22.8	80.1%
River Falls	23.3	94.1%
Saint Croix Central	22.9	91.7%
Saint Croix Falls	21.4	80%
Shell Lake	22.4	89.5%
Siren	21.4	62.9%
Somerset	21.8	79.3%
Spencer	20.9	86.2%
Spooner Area	23	84.5%
Spring Valley	23	76.5%
Stanley-Boyd Area	21	82.1%
Thorp	20.8	72.7%
Turtle Lake	22.2	84%
Unity	19.9	87%
Webster	21.2	90.5%
Weyerhaeuser Area	20.6	N/A
Whitehall	21.1	69.4%