Summary:
Viola, Wisconsin is a small city served by just two public schools — Kickapoo High and Kickapoo Elementary — both part of the Kickapoo Area School District, which together enroll about 464 students across grades PK–12. There is no separate middle school; grades 6–8 are housed inside Kickapoo High, which spans grades 6–12 and enrolls 260 students, while Kickapoo Elementary serves PK–5 with 204 students.
Kickapoo High is the district's clear standout for recent momentum and completion outcomes. Its state rank rose from 328 of 431 in 2023–24 to 309 of 431 in 2024–25, then jumped to 207 of 533 in 2025–26, which is the 61st percentile with 3 stars — well above the district's overall 33rd percentile, 2-star standing. Graduation is 95.5% versus the state's 92.0%, and the dropout rate is 0.0% versus the state's 1.1%. ACT Math proficiency climbed from 20% to 53.49% year over year and now sits 10.56 points above the state, while the 8th and 10th grade social studies and 8th grade science results also top state averages.
Kickapoo Elementary stands out for attendance, with chronic absenteeism of 8.0%, far better than the district's 12.7% and the state's 17.3%, even though it has higher free/reduced lunch participation (52.45%) and smaller classes (11.3 students per teacher). Its 4th grade science (60.53% vs 53.46%) and 5th grade ELA and math are above state. Math is the clearest shared weakness: high school 7th grade math is 32.35% vs 55.67% statewide, and elementary 4th grade math is 31.58% vs 52.87%. Grade-level results swing noticeably from year to year, suggesting class-by-class variation rather than uniform schoolwide trends.
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