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G D Jones Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

845^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

G D Jones Elementary is a public elementary school in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving 547 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Wausau School District, which is ranked 272 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, G D Jones Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, typically between 700-900 out of over 1,000 schools. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is significantly below the Wausau School District and Wisconsin state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 50% of 3rd-grade students at G D Jones were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 51.3% for the district and 52.14% for the state.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Stettin Elementary and South Mountain Elementary consistently outperform G D Jones, ranking in the top 15% and top 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools, respectively. These higher-performing schools have lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and English Language Learners, suggesting that student demographics may be a significant factor in academic achievement. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and student-teacher ratio, which are not significantly different from the nearby higher-performing schools, G D Jones Elementary continues to struggle academically.

492

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,890

Per pupil spending ?

52.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1018 S 12th Ave
Wausau, WI 54401-5873

(715) 261-0950

District: Wausau School District

Students who attend G D Jones Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Muir Middle
High:	West High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.8%

Asian:

31.1%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (36% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

845^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Wausau School District

272^nd of 426Wausau School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	845 of 1044	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	865 of 1061	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	791 of 1067	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	830 of 1067	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	805 of 1050	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	870 of 1037	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	837 of 1025	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.6	770 of 1071	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.1	763 of 1075	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.3	842 of 1076	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.0	886 of 1061	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.1	779 of 1053	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.6	825 of 1045	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.6	877 of 1046	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.7	773 of 1045	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.5	873 of 1030	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.1	903 of 1021	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.9	643 of 689	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.6	616 of 712	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.4	534 of 632	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	57.9	337 of 633	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	96 of 116	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	90 of 123	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	73 of 116	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	94 of 110	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.9	44 of 106	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.4	84 of 122	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	63 of 107	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	104 of 255	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	148 of 269	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	85 of 249	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	117 of 248	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	138 of 222	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	106 of 275	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	114 of 287	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	863 of 1001	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	811 of 1011	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	735 of 1010	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	760 of 1017	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	807 of 1004	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	692 of 1002	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	751 of 997	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	728 of 870	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	638 of 866	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	564 of 871	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	652 of 859	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	582 of 847	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	649 of 874	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	561 of 854	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	741 of 1000	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	836 of 1012	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	754 of 1011	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	794 of 1017	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	700 of 1003	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.6	893 of 1002	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	838 of 997	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	108 of 113	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	637 of 802	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	545 of 790	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	258 of 770	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	484 of 748	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	453 of 746	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	591 of 742	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	605 of 721	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	654 of 718	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	675 of 727	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	627 of 715	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	614 of 704	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	586 of 699	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	664 of 718	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	630 of 686	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+40 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies52%-12 vs state

Science36%-15 vs state

English Language Arts34%-18 vs state

Mathematics32%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
G D Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1018 S 12th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0950	492	36	13.5	52.6%	250 (50.8%)	6 (1.2%)	28 (5.7%)	153 (31.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.0%)	24.1	845^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.1%		22.8	865^th of 1061 public elementary schools	18.5%	20	50.0	26.0	29.2	45.0	30.0	22.9	52.0	36.0	$11,890	$742	$11,148
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	720 S 6th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0965	204	22	9.1	75.0%	70 (34.3%)	12 (5.9%)	35 (17.2%)	64 (31.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.8%)	21.3	867^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.0%		28.4	823^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	22.4%	44	36.6	32.1	25.7	22.0	46.4	34.3	50.0	28.6	$20,631	$1,574	$19,056
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	500 N 4th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0190	189	19	10.1	58.7%	67 (35.4%)	3 (1.6%)	25 (13.2%)	77 (40.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.5%)	59.4	472^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	54.8%		38.3	747^th of 1061 public elementary schools	29.6%	275	57.6	65.5	48.5	64.7	58.1	39.4	71.0	54.8	$16,556	$1,394	$15,162
Rib Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	150801 Robin Lane	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0220	194	16	12.3	25.8%	142 (73.2%)	2 (1.0%)	8 (4.1%)	34 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	71.2	295^th of 1044 public elementary schools	71.7%		81.1	148^th of 1061 public elementary schools	86.1%	147	60.0	64.0	63.9	61.1	68.0	70.3	72.0	56.0	$14,259	$311	$13,949
John Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	1918 Lamont St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0060	231	19	11.9	58.9%	129 (55.8%)	14 (6.1%)	24 (10.4%)	42 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.5%)	29.9	811^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.3%		41.7	712^th of 1061 public elementary schools	32.9%	99	35.0	18.2	47.5	37.5	36.4	52.5	51.5	33.3	$15,288	$905	$14,383
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	1509 N 5th St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0000	181	17	10.4	69.1%	88 (48.6%)	5 (2.8%)	19 (10.5%)	51 (28.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.4%)	32.6	787^th of 1044 public elementary schools	24.6%		26.4	841^st of 1061 public elementary schools	20.7%	54	42.9	45.7	33.3	32.1	34.3	23.8	54.3	54.3	$16,355	$1,222	$15,133
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Randolph St	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0175	372	29	12.8	61.0%	171 (46.0%)	8 (2.2%)	25 (6.7%)	129 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.5%)	60.6	450^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.9%		68.6	342^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	67.8%	108	52.9	58.1	59.6	54.9	58.1	72.3	62.8	48.8	$15,122	$1,201	$13,920
Hawthorn Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Kickbusch St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0045	227	18	12.5	70.9%	105 (46.3%)	18 (7.9%)	27 (11.9%)	41 (18.1%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.7%)	40.7	718^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.2%		42.9	698^th of 1061 public elementary schools	34.2%	20	38.2	60.0	21.4	58.8	52.0	17.9	68.0	48.0	$17,049	$1,559	$15,491
Red Granite Charter School Inc	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1800 N 1st Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(715) 281-4776	51	3	16.9	49.0%	46 (90.2%)	1 (2.0%)	3 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)
Stettin Elementary	Public	K-5	109 N 56th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0205	327	17	18.8	37.9%	224 (68.5%)	7 (2.1%)	28 (8.6%)	44 (13.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	80.6	151^st of 1044 public elementary schools	85.5%		83	117^th of 1061 public elementary schools	89.0%	34	58.8	73.9	64.3	62.8	83.3	64.3	83.3	78.8	$10,981	$286	$10,695

Frequently Asked Questions about G D Jones Elementary

How many students attend G D Jones Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended G D Jones Elementary.

What district is G D Jones Elementary in?

Wausau School District

Is G D Jones Elementary a good school?

G D Jones Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of G D Jones Elementary?

Students at G D Jones Elementary are 51% White, 31% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of G D Jones Elementary attend?

Students who attend G D Jones Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Muir Middle
High : West High

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