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How has Auburndale High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
400
High
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550060000091
Auburndale High
10629 North Rd, Auburndale, WI 54412 · (715) 652-2115 · Wood County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Wisconsin public high schools
- BTest 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.
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
12.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
82 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 6 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 14% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Auburndale School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
56.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.6% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 56.4% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 65% 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 Auburndale High
Auburndale High's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburndale High this school | 400 | 20.5% | 50.3% |
| Amherst High Amherst | 349 | 21.8% | 56.5% |
| Poynette High Poynette | 296 | 19.9% | 65.7% |
| Kiel High Kiel | 375 | 18.7% | 41.8% |
| East Troy High East Troy | 448 | 21.7% | 47.9% |
| Prescott High Prescott | 394 | 18.3% | 49.5% |
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 Auburndale High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Wood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #163 of 402 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #18 of 64 ▼ 3 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #26 of 64 ▲ 5 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #205 of 532 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #61 of 325 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.4% | #313 of 325 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.5% | #348 of 418 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #93 of 203 | N/A |
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
400
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 400 | 31.6 | 12.7:1 | 21% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 30.5 | 13.0:1 | 29% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 34.1 | 12.0:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 26% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 26.9 | 16.6:1 | 22% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 35% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 34% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 25% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 30 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Auburndale High.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (447 to 400); teachers up 17% (26.9 to 31.6).
About Auburndale High
Located in Auburndale, Wisconsin, Auburndale High is a small high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 400 students in grades 6 through 12.
Auburndale School District counts 821 students in its 2 schools, and Auburndale High is one of them.
At Auburndale High, White students make up 93% of the student body. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 91% White share among all Wood County residents. Auburndale High has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.7:1, with 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Wisconsin is 14.6:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 21% of enrollment. Across public schools in Wood County, the average is 43%.
Measured against Wisconsin public high schools, Auburndale High receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Auburndale High scores 14.8 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.3%; the prediction is 65.1%.
Wood County has these Census figures: median household income is about $67,989, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Auburndale High is among the 32 public schools in Wood County.
Auburndale Elementary is the public school closest to Auburndale High, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Auburndale High places 8th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Auburndale High has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The school's size has been steady, with 396 students in 2020-21 and 400 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.7:1, from 14.1:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,004
Census ACS
Median income
$67,989
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
10,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Auburndale School District
- Auburndale ElementaryElementary · 421 students
Nearby schools
- Auburndale Elementary0.2 mi · 421
- Marshfield High7.8 mi · 1,181
- Lincoln Elementary7.9 mi · 281
- Madison Elementary7.9 mi · 295
- Marshfield K47.9 mi · 158
- Marshfield Middle8.0 mi · 537
Frequently asked questions
About Auburndale HighHow large is Auburndale High?
Auburndale High enrolls approximately 400 students in grades 06-12.
Is Auburndale High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Auburndale High is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Auburndale High have?
Auburndale High employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Auburndale High?
Student demographics at Auburndale High are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Auburndale High public or private?
Auburndale High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Auburndale School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.