Siren High
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Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedWhat this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Siren High
Siren High operates as a cozy four-year high school in Siren, Wisconsin, operated by Siren School District. Current enrollment sits at 193 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 59% below the state mean of about 475.
Siren High is one of 2 schools operated by Siren School District, a district that teaches 365 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Siren High shows that 62% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 23% Native American, 12% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Siren High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Siren High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.2%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Burnett County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,819, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Burnett County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,909 students), of which Siren High is one.
Siren Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Siren High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 52.4%.
Siren High operates from a low-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Siren High has decreased 25%, going from 256 students in 2018 to 193 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 68% to 62%.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Siren High typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Burnett County at a glance
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