Summary:
Crandon, Wisconsin is served by three public schools, all part of the Crandon School District and all located at the same address on US Highway 8 W: Crandon Elementary (PK–5, 396 students), Crandon Middle (6–8, 181 students), and Crandon High (9–12, 226 students), for a total enrollment of 803. The district as a whole ranks 398th of 432 Wisconsin districts — the 8th percentile — with 0 stars.
Among the three schools, Crandon High is the relative bright spot, ranking 317 of 533 (41st percentile) with 2 stars, up from 1 star the prior year. Its graduation rate of 94.4% is above the state's 92.0%, and ACT Science proficiency of 50% tops the state's 43.2%. ACT ELA (34.48%) and ACT Math (32.76%) remain below state, though. Crandon Elementary has the most favorable resources — the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (18.94%), the highest per-student spending ($18,949), and the smallest classes (12.4 students per teacher) — yet its proficiency is far below state: 5th grade math at 21.05% vs. 51.81% and 5th grade ELA at 26.32% vs. 53.63%. Crandon Middle faces the most concentrated challenges: the highest poverty (40.88%), the largest classes (14.0), the lowest spending ($16,285), and 8th grade math at 15.69% vs. the state's 53.67%.
Attendance is a district-wide concern. Chronic absenteeism is 30.2% at the elementary school, 30.9% at the middle school, and 27.4% at the high school, all well above Wisconsin's 17.3%. Results also vary sharply by grade: 7th grade ELA (46.97%) and math (37.88%) at the middle school far outpace 8th grade, while 4th grade social studies (48.15%) is the elementary school's highest listed score. The high school's climb from the 19th to the 41st percentile, driven by gains in ACT Science and Math, is worth watching.
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