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Barron Area School District Schools
Barron Area School District is a public school district in Wisconsin, based in Barron County (Barron). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Barron Area School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Barron Area School District
6 of 6 schools in Barron Area School District carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 1C: 3D: 2
Best schools in Barron Area School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Ridgeland Dallas Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Riverview Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Woodland Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Advanced Learning Academy Of Wisconsin (K-12 school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Barron Area Montessori School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D Barron High (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Barron Area School District
High schools (1)
- D Barron High, Barron
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C Riverview Middle, Barron
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- A- Ridgeland Dallas Elementary, Ridgeland
- C Woodland Elementary, Barron
Other schools and academies (2)
- C- Advanced Learning Academy Of Wisconsin, Barron
- D+ Barron Area Montessori School, Almena
Where Barron Area School District schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Wisconsin
- County: Barron County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,091 students with 97 full-time-equivalent teachers and 207 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5500870
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Prairie Farm Public School District (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Cameron School District (5 schools, 11 mi)
- Clayton School District (3 schools, 14 mi)
- Turtle Lake School District (4 schools, 14 mi)
- Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District (4 schools, 15 mi)
- Rice Lake Area School District (7 schools, 16 mi)
- Cumberland School District (4 schools, 17 mi)
- Clear Lake School District (3 schools, 19 mi)
Questions about Barron Area School District
How many schools are in Barron Area School District?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Barron Area School District, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Barron Area School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Barron, Almena, Ridgeland.
How good are the schools in Barron Area School District?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 32.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 36.2%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Barron Area School District?
1,091 students were enrolled in Barron Area School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Barron Area School District?
Barron Area School District is in Wisconsin, based in Barron County, with its district office in Barron. Its boundary covers about 180 sq mi.