Birch Creek’s public schools score below 90% of Wisconsin districts
The public schools Birch Creek’s kids attend trail 90% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Birch Creek’s schools, in brief
High spending, low results
Birch Creek spends $22,000 per student, 34% more than the state average. Results haven’t kept pace: the schools beat 10% of districts. Test scores ↓
Low even next to similar towns
It isn’t only a matter of income. Among the 1,335 Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes, Birch Creek still scores better than just 6%. How it compares ↓
Birch Creek shares its schools with neighboring towns
Every school on Birch Creek’s path is shared: Holcombe Elementary, Lake Holcombe Middle and Holcombe High. Lake Holcombe and Washington send their kids to all the same schools. The elementary school earns the best grade on the path (C); the high school earns the lowest (D). See the path ↓
Results are among the lowest in Wisconsin
Birch Creek’s schools score below 90% of Wisconsin districts. How it compares ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution; the grade rests on only 137 tested students.
How Birch Creek compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Wisconsin’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Wisconsin only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Birch Creek.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Birch Creek vs. its neighbors
Birch Creek’s schools rank 4th of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Wisconsin districts.
Every school in Birch Creek
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Birch Creek families are saying about school.
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.