Summary:
Plover, Wisconsin has two public elementary schools serving grades PK–6 — Roosevelt Elementary (522 students) and Plover-Whiting Elementary (448 students) — with 970 students total, both in the Stevens Point Area Public School District. The two schools are nearly tied in the state rankings: in 2025–2026, Plover-Whiting placed 671st and Roosevelt 678th out of 1,039 schools, both at the 35th percentile with 2 stars, while the district is rated 3 stars at the 51st percentile (211th of 432 districts).
The schools differ in where they shine. Plover-Whiting posts the area's strongest attendance, with chronic absenteeism of 9.4% in 2024–2025 — roughly half the district's 17.7% and the state's 17.3% — along with lower free/reduced lunch (38.39% vs 43.68%), higher per-student spending ($15,167 vs $14,029), and a smaller student-teacher ratio (13.0 vs 15.2). It trends stronger in English language arts, including above-district, above-state 3rd grade ELA (60.00%) and 6th grade ELA (61.67%). Roosevelt trends stronger in math: its 6th grade math was 65.00% in 2025–2026 and 78.26% in 2024–2025, both above district and state, and its 6th grade ELA (64.41%) was also above both.
Both schools share a weak spot in 4th grade. In 2025–2026, each scored below district and state in 4th grade ELA, math, science, and social studies, with Roosevelt's 4th grade math (32.88%) nearly 20 percentage points below the state. Math has also slipped recently at both: Roosevelt's 4th grade math fell 26.86 points and 6th grade math fell 13.26 points, while Plover-Whiting's 6th grade math dropped 15.00 points. Both schools also declined in state rank percentile, Roosevelt from 44 to 35 and Plover-Whiting from 48 to 35.
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