Summary:
Prentice Elementary is the only elementary school in Prentice, Wisconsin, serving grades PK–4 with 133 students as part of the Prentice School District, a small rural district where year-to-year percentages can swing noticeably because of the small number of students tested.
The school's brightest spot is 3rd grade. In 2025–2026, 3rd grade English Language Arts reached 73.33% proficient versus 52.08% statewide — about 21 points above the state — and 3rd grade math hit 66.67% versus 54.75% statewide, about 12 points above. Both were dramatic improvements over 2024–2025, when 3rd grade ELA was 50.00% and math 46.67%, both at or below state levels. Fourth grade is more uneven. Math improved to 55.17%, slightly above the state's 52.87%, but 4th grade ELA dropped to 44.83%, about 9 points below state. Social Studies (55.17% vs. 65.51% state) and Science (48.28% vs. 53.46% state) also trailed, and Social Studies has been the largest and most persistent gap in both reported years. Overall, the six 2025–2026 test rows averaged roughly 57% at the school versus about 55% for the state, up from about 49% versus 55% the prior year.
Context is important in judging these numbers. The school spends $13,626 per student with a 10:1 student-teacher ratio, and 61.65% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Chronic absenteeism was 23.2% in 2024–2025, above the district's 19.6% and the state's 17.3%. The district ranks 296th of 432 (31st percentile, 2 stars), while the school rose from the 36th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 43rd percentile in 2025–2026 — still below its 2023–2024 mark of 52nd percentile and 3 stars. Parents should read strong grades and weak ones together, given how few students each percentage represents.
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