Best Public Schools in Bangor, WI

Bangor, Wisconsin has two public schools in the Bangor School District serving PK–12: Bangor Elementary for PK–5 and Bangor Middle/High for grades 6–12, with a combined enrollment of 665 students. The district is ranked 212 of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 51st percentile with a 3-star rating, but the two schools are moving in opposite directions. Bangor Middle/High jumped from the 20th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 69th percentile in 2025–2026, earning 3 stars, while Bangor Elementary fell from the 74th percentile in 2023–2024 to 41st percentile in 2025–2026, earning 2 stars. That divergence is the most important parent takeaway.

For secondary students, Bangor Middle/High posts strong outcomes: a 93.6% graduation rate versus the state’s 92.0%, a 0.0% dropout rate versus 1.1%, and chronic absenteeism of 11.3% versus the state’s 17.3%. Grade 8 was especially strong, with math at 67.57% proficient versus 53.67% statewide, social studies at 72.97% versus 64.63%, and ACT Science and ACT ELA both at 53.19%. ACT Math is a weak spot at 36.17% versus 42.93% statewide. At Bangor Elementary, attendance is a standout: 6.3% chronic absenteeism, the lowest in this data set and far below the state’s 17.3%. Grade 5 ELA is strong at 69.39% versus 53.63%, and grade 3 ELA is 62.79% versus 52.08%. Grade 4 is the clearest concern, with science at 34.88% versus 53.46%, math at 37.21% versus 52.87%, and ELA at 41.86% versus 53.87%.

Both schools spend nearly the same per student—$15,544 at Bangor Middle/High and $15,527 at Bangor Elementary—and have similar student-teacher ratios of 12.4 and 11.8. Free/reduced lunch is higher at Bangor Middle/High (31.53%) than at Bangor Elementary (25.88%). Because enrollment is small, grade-level percentages can swing sharply from one year to the next, so parents should look at multi-year trends rather than a single number. Overall, Bangor Middle/High is improving and strong in many secondary measures, while Bangor Elementary has excellent attendance but a recent ranking decline and a pronounced 2025–2026 grade 4 weakness.