Summary:
Wonewoc, Wisconsin is a small community served by three public schools — Wonewoc-Center Elementary (PK–5), Wonewoc-Center Junior High (6–8), and Wonewoc-Center High (9–12) — all part of the Wonewoc-Union Center School District, enrolling 357 students in total on a shared campus on School Rd.
The three schools perform quite differently. Wonewoc-Center Junior High is the standout: 3 stars and the 62nd percentile in 2025–26, up from the 36th and 45th percentiles in the two prior years. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the city at 11.9%, the smallest classes at 8.5 students per teacher, and the lowest spending per student at $14,163. Its English Language Arts and social studies results exceed state averages, while math lags. Wonewoc-Center Elementary earns 2 stars at the 39th percentile, with absenteeism of 14.1%, the largest enrollment (175), the highest free/reduced lunch rate (58.86%), and the highest student-teacher ratio (13.4:1). Its 4th grade social studies result of 82.61% is a bright spot, but 5th grade math is 21.43% against 51.81% statewide.
Wonewoc-Center High shows the sharpest contrast: a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, yet 1 star, the 25th percentile, the city's highest absenteeism at 21.3%, and ACT math proficiency of 16.67% versus 42.93% statewide. It spends the most per student at $20,136; the 2024–25 math figure is not listed in the data. Math is the clearest shared weakness across grade levels. The district overall is 1 star, ranked 310 of 432 (28th percentile), with absenteeism of 16.1% versus the state's 17.3%. With only 68 to 175 students per school, small cohorts can swing results sharply — 3rd grade math fell from 61.9% to 35%, while 4th grade math rose from 34.48% to 52.17%. Roughly half to three-fifths of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
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