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Best Public Schools in Oconto County, WI

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Schools

4,250

Students

Districts

Top rankedSunnyside Elementary172^nd of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Abrams Elementary up 155 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Gillett High 8.9 students per teacher

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)			Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gillett High	Public	9-12	208 W Main St	Gillett	54124	Oconto County	Gillett School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 855-2137	152	17	8.9	53.9%	125 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.9%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.9%)	28.8	412^th of 533 public high schools	22.7%		44.7	256^th of 431 public high schools	40.6%	156	34.2	29.0	31.6															32.4			$21,182	$707	$20,475
Gillett Middle	Public	6-8	208 W Main St	Gillett	54124	Oconto County	Gillett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 855-2137	120	10	12.4	59.2%	95 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.7%)	47.7	371^st of 643 public middle schools	42.3%		56.4	294^th of 628 public middle schools	53.2%	77							44.1	56.3	59.6				41.2	59.4	42.6		66.0			42.6	$15,810	$628	$15,183
Gillett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	208 W Main St	Gillett	54124	Oconto County	Gillett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 855-2119	277	22	12.6	64.6%	213 (76.9%)	3 (1.1%)	30 (10.8%)	3 (1.1%)	15 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	40.2	715^th of 1039 public elementary schools	31.2%		41.7	704^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.6%	11				25.8	58.1	45.0				32.3	48.4	35.0				64.5			64.5		$16,270	$980	$15,290
Lena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	304 E Main St	Lena	54139	Oconto County	Lena School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 829-5959	180	14	12.7	40.0%	173 (96.1%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	49	609^th of 1039 public elementary schools	41.4%		71.4	289^th of 1044 public elementary schools	72.3%	320				54.8	36.4					61.3	51.5					69.7			45.5		$17,437	$490	$16,946
Lena High	Public	9-12	304 E Main St	Lena	54139	Oconto County	Lena School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 829-5244	124	12	10.7	29.0%	119 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.6	263^rd of 533 public high schools	50.7%		39.7	287^th of 431 public high schools	33.4%	24	58.3	37.5	50.0															35.5			$17,217	$475	$16,742
Lena Middle	Public	5-8	304 E Main St	Lena	54139	Oconto County	Lena School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 829-5244	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	44.6	399^th of 643 public middle schools	37.9%		41	429^th of 628 public middle schools	31.7%	30						46.4	63.0	41.4	48.0			46.4	66.7	48.3	32.0		56.0			44.0	$16,399	$528	$15,871
Oconto High	Public	9-12	1717 Superior Ave	Oconto	54153	Oconto County	Oconto Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 834-7812	299	23	13.0	41.5%	272 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	60.4	220^th of 533 public high schools	58.7%		42.6	271^st of 431 public high schools	37.1%	51	47.2	39.6	41.5															58.4			$16,676	$313	$16,363
Oconto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	810 Scherer Ave	Oconto	54153	Oconto County	Oconto Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 834-7808	340	28	12.3	56.8%	308 (90.6%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	23.6	842^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	19.0%		39.1	739^th of 1044 public elementary schools	29.2%	103				35.6	21.8					39.7	30.9					58.2			34.6		$15,198	$713	$14,485
Oconto Middle	Public	5-8	400 Michigan Ave	Oconto	54153	Oconto County	Oconto Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 834-7806	270	20	13.8	52.2%	246 (91.1%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	47.5	373^rd of 643 public middle schools	42.0%		43.8	405^th of 628 public middle schools	35.5%	32						34.7	40.6	51.6	54.4			30.6	39.1	64.1	56.1		59.7			47.4	$14,235	$1,031	$13,204
Northeast Wisconsin Learning Academy	Public	5-12	1717 Superior Ave	Oconto	54153	Oconto County	Oconto Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 834-7812	13	1	11.4	76.9%	8 (61.5%)	2 (15.4%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)																					$11,505	$211	$11,294
Oconto Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 E Maria Volk Dr	Oconto Falls	54154	Oconto County	Oconto Falls Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 848-4476	489	40	12.3	42.5%	429 (87.7%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.4%)	57.7	487^th of 1039 public elementary schools	53.1%		59.9	460^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.9%	27				47.8	58.7	43.4				53.6	58.7	53.0				76.0			68.0		$16,958	$850	$16,109
Abrams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Elm St	Abrams	54101	Oconto County	Oconto Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 826-5819	287	22	12.8	25.4%	258 (89.9%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	78.3	191^st of 1039 public elementary schools	81.6%		67.9	346^th of 1044 public elementary schools	66.9%	155				56.5	58.1	68.0				73.9	90.3	82.0				77.4			67.7		$14,098	$317	$13,782
Oconto Falls High	Public	9-12	210 N Farm Rd	Oconto Falls	54154	Oconto County	Oconto Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 848-4467	511	36	14.0	30.1%	463 (90.6%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	48.8	301^st of 533 public high schools	43.5%		43.1	267^th of 431 public high schools	38.1%	34	40.2	50.0	38.5															38.4			$16,262	$342	$15,920
Oconto Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	330 South County I	Oconto Falls	54154	Oconto County	Oconto Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 848-4463	377	30	12.7	38.5%	336 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	73.9	146^th of 643 public middle schools	77.3%		72	155^th of 628 public middle schools	75.3%	9							64.4	66.4	59.2				72.3	74.2	78.3		68.3			57.5	$15,550	$317	$15,233
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	720 County Road C	Sobieski	54171	Oconto County	Pulaski Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 822-6200	497	36	13.7	9.3%	479 (96.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	79.3	172^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	83.4%		69.4	327^th of 1044 public elementary schools	68.7%	155				76.3	67.1	60.7				72.4	64.5	65.5				85.5			77.6		$14,025	$307	$13,718
Suring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	411 Algoma St	Suring	54174	Oconto County	Suring Public School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 842-2181	196	18	10.9	55.6%	162 (82.7%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	15.2	907^th of 1039 public elementary schools	12.7%		14	916^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.3%	9				35.3	38.1	10.0	25.0	61.9	46.7	29.4	23.8	5.0	16.7	52.4	53.3	42.9	80.0		47.6	66.7	$20,772	$1,179	$19,593
Suring High	Public	9-12	411 Algoma St	Suring	54174	Oconto County	Suring Public School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 842-2182	118	12	9.6	50.8%	104 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	26.2	431^st of 533 public high schools	19.1%		39.9	286^th of 431 public high schools	33.6%	145	31.7	19.5	24.4															52.4			$23,241	$1,033	$22,208

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