Summary:
Tomahawk, Wisconsin is served by a single district — Tomahawk School District — which operates three schools covering PK–12 on one combined campus: Tomahawk Elementary (PK–5, 512 students), Tomahawk Middle (6–8, 259 students), and Tomahawk High (9–12, 371 students), totaling 1,142 students. The district itself carries a 2-star rating, ranked 265th of 432 Wisconsin districts.
The middle school is the clear standout: it is the only school currently rated 3 stars (61st percentile) and beats the state average on six of eight tested grade/subject combinations, including 8th grade social studies (74.32% proficient vs. 64.63% state) and 7th grade math (69.88% vs. 55.67%). The high school stands out on completion measures — a 96.4% graduation rate (state: 92.0%), 0.0% dropout (state: 1.1%), and 7.9% chronic absenteeism (state: 17.3%). The elementary posts the district's lowest absenteeism at 3.2%, roughly one-fifth the state rate, even though it has the highest share of students eligible for free/reduced lunch (53.1%). Staffing is strong across all three schools, with 11.9 to 14.2 students per teacher and per-student spending clustered between about $16,280 and $16,906.
The challenges are concentrated in specific grades. The elementary has slipped from 3 stars to 2 stars, with its rank percentile falling 52 to 56 to 37 over three years, and 3rd grade is a persistent weak spot (ELA 36.36% vs. 52.08% state; math 43.42% vs. 54.75%). Sixth grade math (39.47% vs. 53.60%) and high school science (34.94% vs. 43.20%) also trail the state. Across all 2025-26 tests, the district exceeds the state on 11 of 20 measures — a mixed picture, but one with real strengths in attendance, completion, and middle school performance.
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