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Our District at a Glance
The School District of Amery is located in Polk County, Wisconsin, approximately 75 miles northwest of Eau Claire, and is comprised of 162 square miles, which includes the city of Amery.
The District has four buildings located on one central campus. Lien Elementary School houses Early Childhood through Grade 2. Amery Intermediate School, the newest addition to the school campus, was opened in 2003 and is the site for grades 3, 4,and 5. The Amery Middle School was built in 1993 and houses grades 6-8, and the Amery High School, which completed a remodeling and addition project in 1999, houses grades 9-12.
Amery students also have the use of 40 acres of environmental land, located just east of the Intermediate and Middle Schools. This outdoor classroom provides exciting learning experiences through the award-winning Amery School Forest and designated prairie land.
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Our major objective is the development and implementation
of programs to foster academic excellence.
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♦ Outstanding employees including 131 teachers, 85 support staff, 9 supervisors and 6 certified administrators
♦ Average enrollment of 1670 students.
♦ District-owned and operated Transportation Department.
♦ Annual commitment to technology upgrades district-wide including hardware and software integrated into all areas of curriculum.
♦ SAGE program ensuring low teacher/pupil ratios for Elementary classes.
♦ Developmental 4-year-old kindergarten program at Lien Elementary school.
♦ Full implementation of the Middle School concept.
♦ Four period Block scheduling at the high school level.
♦ Consistently high scores on the Wisconsin Knowledge & Concepts Exam.
♦ Curriculum fully aligned with State Standards.
♦ Outstanding Arts programs including award winning Bands, Choirs and Fine Arts.
♦ Extra-curricular opportunities including drama, student organizations, Gifted & Talented projects and numerous athletic programs.
♦ Focus on parental involvement at all levels.
♦ Exciting Community Education program that offers life-long learning opportunities for all ages.
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