Summary:
ZIP code 58495 has two schools: Wishek Elementary School serves prekindergarten through grade 6 and enrolls 150 students, while Wishek High School serves grades 7–12 and enrolls 97. Both reported spending of $15,499 per student in 2024–2025. The latest all-grade proficiency results are ranges, and the schools serve different grades; the clearest takeaway is that the elementary school’s current math and reading results are well above the high school’s.
Wishek Elementary stands out for current test performance: its 2025–2026 math results are 65–73%, compared with 30–59% at the high school, and its reading results are 70–78%, compared with 40–58%. It is also above the state in all three subjects: 11–19 points in math, 13–21 in reading, and 1–19 in science. Wishek High is the weaker of the two on these current test measures, but stands out for graduation: its rate is 94%, versus 87% statewide, a 7-point advantage. SchoolDigger ranks the elementary school 24th of 216 (89th percentile, 4 stars) and the high school 96th of 129 (26th percentile, 1 star); these rankings are among different groups of schools.
Results have moved upward in several areas, especially elementary reading: it increased from 39% in 2024–2025 to 70–78% in 2025–2026, while the state rose from 40% to 57%. The elementary school’s math also rose from 59% to 65–73%, though the change does not clearly outpace the state’s increase. As context, in 2024–2025, about 27% of students at each school were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible; the student-teacher ratios were 20.2 at the elementary school and 10.1 at the high school. These measures describe the schools but do not explain their results.
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