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Rice Lake Area School District Schools
Rice Lake Area School District is a public school district in Wisconsin, based in Barron County (Rice Lake). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Rice Lake 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 Rice Lake Area School District
5 of 7 schools in Rice Lake Area School District carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 4C: 1
Best schools in Rice Lake 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.
- B Rice Lake Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Haugen Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Hilltop Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Tainter Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Rice Lake High (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Rice Lake Area School District
High schools (1)
- C- Rice Lake High, Rice Lake
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B Rice Lake Middle, Rice Lake
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- B Haugen Elementary, Haugen
- B- Hilltop Elementary, Rice Lake
- B- Tainter Elementary, Rice Lake
Other schools and academies (2)
- Head Start, Rice Lake
- Hilltop Day Care And Preschool, Rice Lake
Where Rice Lake Area School District schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Wisconsin
- County: Barron County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,177 students with 184 full-time-equivalent teachers and 341 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5512810
- 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
- Cameron School District (5 schools, 10 mi)
- Birchwood School District (6 schools, 14 mi)
- Cumberland School District (4 schools, 16 mi)
- Barron Area School District (6 schools, 16 mi)
- Shell Lake School District (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District (4 schools, 18 mi)
- Bruce School District (3 schools, 21 mi)
- Turtle Lake School District (4 schools, 23 mi)
Questions about Rice Lake Area School District
How many schools are in Rice Lake Area School District?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Rice Lake Area School District, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Rice Lake Area School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Rice Lake, Haugen.
How good are the schools in Rice Lake Area School District?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 40.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40.2%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Rice Lake Area School District?
2,177 students were enrolled in Rice Lake Area School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Rice Lake Area School District?
Rice Lake Area School District is in Wisconsin, based in Barron County, with its district office in Rice Lake. Its boundary covers about 223 sq mi.