SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the WI proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 6%Projected 19%

Black River Falls High Greatly Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the WI proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the WI average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 4%WI 44%

English proficiency

School 8%WI 43%

Science proficiency

School 6%WI 42%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

80%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

18%

Students in at least one AP course. 17 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

5%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes5%
AP courses offered17
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

8%
3%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

6%
3%

Gold marks the WI average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C+

31.06 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

C

3.99 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B-

16.29 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$64,654

WI average $82,094

Median home value

$182,936

WI average $260,575

Median rent

$828 /mo

WI average $1,099

Unemployment rate

6.0%

WI average 3.4%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 93.0%WI 93.1%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

12:1

WI average 15:1

Teachers

38

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$64,212

All teachers in Black River Falls School District.

Student to counselor ratio WI average 313:1240:1
Support staff3
Psychologists1
Nurses0
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%WI 97%

Experienced teachers

School 64%WI 75%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days44
Out-of-school suspension days56
Total days missed to suspension82
Expulsions with services1
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions1
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based3
Sexual orientation3
Race-based9
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$8940 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$7.08

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

66%

Native American

22%

Asian or Pacific Islander

0%

Black

1%

Latino

5%

Multiracial

6%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged43%
Students with disabilities14%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected2%
Homeless2%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Black River Falls High

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Lincoln Jr/sr High School

  • Actual: 32%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 10.2 mi
Melrose-mindoro Junior/senior High

  • Actual: 32%
  • Projected: 44%
  • Distance: 17.0 mi
Blair-taylor Middle/high

  • Actual: 28%
  • Projected: 32%
  • Distance: 17.1 mi
Whitehall Memorial Junior/senior High

  • Actual: 35%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 23.6 mi
Sparta High

  • Actual: 8%
  • Projected: 23%
  • Distance: 23.9 mi
Tomah High

  • Actual: 10%
  • Projected: 31%
  • Distance: 27.8 mi
Independence High

  • Actual: 5%
  • Projected: 31%
  • Distance: 28.1 mi
Bangor Middle/high

  • Actual: 34%
  • Projected: 36%
  • Distance: 28.6 mi
Granton High

  • Actual: 33%
  • Projected: 20%
  • Distance: 28.7 mi
West Salem High

  • Actual: 5%
  • Projected: 45%
  • Distance: 28.9 mi