Summary:
Algoma, Wisconsin is a small lakefront community served by three schools in the Algoma School District — one elementary school and two combined middle/high schools — with no standalone middle school, since grades 7–8 are housed inside the high school buildings. Total enrollment is 623 students across Algoma Elementary (PK–6, 301 students), Algoma High (7–12, 287 students), and Algoma Venture Academy (7–12, 35 students). The district overall ranks 378 out of 432 Wisconsin districts — 12th percentile, 1 star.
Algoma Elementary is the clearest bright spot: 49th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–26, up from 32nd and 36th percentile in the two prior years, with chronic absenteeism of just 7.7% against the state's 17.3%. Its 4th-grade social studies (79.55%) and science (63.64%) scores beat the state, and ELA is above state in grades 3, 4, and 6 — though math falls below state at every tested grade. Algoma High stands out differently: a 94.0% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate, both above state, but a 20th percentile, 1-star rank and 8th-grade math at 20.45% proficient versus 53.67% statewide. Algoma Venture Academy reports the highest chronic absenteeism (24.2%), lowest graduation rate (85.7%), and highest free/reduced-price lunch (48.57%).
For parents, the biggest shared concern is math: elementary math is below state in every tested grade, and ACT Math is below state at both high schools. Tenth-grade social studies is also low at both secondary schools (32.69% and 28.57% versus state 48.25%), while Algoma High's 8th-grade science (56.82%) is above state. Attendance patterns line up with outcomes, and spending is high ($16,292–$17,319 per student) with low student-teacher ratios (9.1–11.6), so money alone does not explain results. Because Venture Academy has only 35 students, its percentages can swing widely from year to year and should be read with caution.
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