Enrollment
287
High
DISTRICT 161 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALGOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550015000016
Algoma High
1715 Division St, Algoma, WI 54201 · (920) 487-7001 · Kewaunee County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Wisconsin public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
119 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 57 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 16% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.3% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 26.4% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 52% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Algoma High
Algoma High's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algoma High this school | 287 | 41.5% | 36.3% |
| Westfield Area High Westfield | 329 | 40.1% | 47.4% |
| Mauston High Mauston | 365 | 40.3% | 36.2% |
| Wild Rose High Wild Rose | 287 | 43.2% | 52.6% |
| Wittenberg-Birnamwood High Wittenberg | 343 | 41.7% | 44.4% |
| Fennimore High Fennimore | 255 | 40.0% | 60.7% |
Matched among Wisconsin high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Algoma High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #310 of 402 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #54 of 64 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #45 of 64 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #261 of 532 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #13 of 325 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #174 of 325 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #145 of 418 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #83 of 203 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
287
-17 (-6%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 287 | 25.4 | 11.3:1 | 41% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 24.3 | 11.6:1 | 47% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 24 | 11.9:1 | 45% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | 22 | 13.8:1 | 47% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 23.3 | 13.9:1 | 34% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 23 | 14.5:1 | 32% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 277 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 27% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 330 | 21 | 15.7:1 | 17% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 293 | 22 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Algoma High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (325 to 287); teachers up 9% (23.3 to 25.4).
About Algoma High
Algoma High is a small high school in Algoma, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Algoma School District. The school's 287 students are in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 40% lower than the average for high schools in Wisconsin, which is about 475.
Algoma High belongs to Algoma School District, a district of 3 schools and 623 students.
White students are the large majority at Algoma High, with 84% of enrollment. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 93% of Kewaunee County residents are White. By the diversity index, Algoma High comes in at 29%.
Federal staffing data show 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Algoma High and a ratio of 11.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in Wisconsin is 14.6:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 41% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Kewaunee County averages 26%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Algoma High a D. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Wisconsin, Algoma High is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.3% compared with a predicted 52.2%.
Census estimates describe Kewaunee County this way: median household income is about $82,725, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 10 public schools in Kewaunee County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,505.
Algoma Venture Academy is the public school closest to Algoma High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Algoma High is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 304 in 2020-21 and 287 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.3:1.
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Kewaunee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,664
Census ACS
Median income
$82,725
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,505 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Algoma School District
- Algoma ElementaryElementary · 301 students
- Algoma Venture AcademyHigh · 35 students
Other schools in Algoma
- Algoma ElementaryElementary · 301 students
- Algoma Venture AcademyHigh · 35 students
Nearby schools
- Algoma Venture Academy0.0 mi · 35
- Algoma Elementary0.7 mi · 301
- Kewaunee High10.5 mi · 284
- Kewaunee Middle10.6 mi · 185
- Kewaunee Elementary10.6 mi · 392
- Southern Door Middle12.7 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About Algoma HighHow large is Algoma High?
Algoma High enrolls approximately 287 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Algoma High serve?
Algoma High serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Algoma High?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Algoma High.
How diverse is Algoma High?
Algoma High reports a student body of 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Algoma High?
Algoma High is overseen by Algoma School District in Kewaunee County.
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