Summary:
Strum, Wisconsin is a small community served by a single district, the Eleva-Strum School District, which operates three public schools — one elementary (PK–5), one middle (6–8), and one high school (9–12) — all sharing the same campus at W23597 US Hwy 10. Together they enroll 664 students: 325 at the elementary, 195 at the high school, and 144 at the middle school. The district overall is rated 308th of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 29th percentile with 1 star.
Eleva-Strum Elementary is the clear standout, earning 3 stars in all three recent years and sitting at the 52nd percentile, with its best year at the 63rd percentile. Its 4th grade results beat state averages in ELA (60.98 vs. 53.87), math (63.41 vs. 52.87), social studies (73.17 vs. 65.51), and science (63.41 vs. 53.46). Eleva-Strum Middle is mixed at 42nd percentile and 2 stars: its 8th grade is strong, but 7th grade math came in at 32.08 against a state figure of 55.67. Eleva-Strum High posts excellent completion numbers — a 98.0% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate — yet falls below state on ACT math (27.5 vs. 42.93) and ACT ELA (40.0 vs. 48.47).
Chronic absenteeism climbs steadily across the grade levels, from 6.2% at the elementary to 9.2% at the middle and 15.3% at the high school — all below the state's 17.3%. Notably, the high school spends the most per student ($17,774) with the lowest student/teacher ratio (11.3) yet has the weakest test scores, while the middle school spends the least ($11,982). All three schools slipped in rank from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, even as social studies results improved at every level.
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