Summary:
Bowler, Wisconsin is home to a single elementary school: Bowler Elementary, part of the Bowler School District. It serves students in grades PK–6 and enrolls 156 students. Because it is the only elementary school in the city, there is no other local school to compare it with; the most useful comparisons are against the district, the state, and the school's own prior years.
Academically, the school ranked 909 out of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2025–2026, placing in the 13th percentile with 1 star — down from the 20th percentile in 2024–2025, though it has held 1 star across all three years. The district ranks 408 out of 432, in the 6th percentile with 0 stars. Mathematics is the clearest weak area: every tested grade in 2025–2026 fell below 26% proficiency, with 3rd grade at just 9.52%, and gaps versus the state ranged from -27.87 to -45.23 points. ELA's bright spot was 6th grade in 2024–2025 at 61.11%, above the state's 53.66%; in 2025–2026, all ELA grades were below state, from 14.29% in 3rd grade to 36.84% in 5th. Science improved from 31.25% to 45% and social studies from 43.75% to 50%, but both remain below state averages.
Two strengths stand out. Chronic absenteeism was 16.5% in 2024–2025, below the district's 24.4% and slightly below the state's 17.3%. The school also has a low student-teacher ratio of 9.3 and per-student spending of $22,830. At the same time, 77.56% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch, indicating high economic need. With only 156 students, individual grade-level percentages can swing sharply from year to year and may reflect different student cohorts rather than a clear trend, so single-year results should be read cautiously.
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