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Best Public Schools in Waupaca County, WI

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Schools

7,452

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedFremont Elementary63^rd of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Fremont Elementary up 146 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Waupaca Learning Center Elementary 10.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Catalyst Academy

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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
Clintonville Middle	Public	6-8	64 West Green Tree Road	Clintonville	54929	Waupaca County	Clintonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 823-7215	224	20	11.3	48.2%	171 (76.3%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	50.3	356^th of 643 public middle schools	44.6%		47.3	367^th of 628 public middle schools	41.6%	11							37.7	59.2	52.6				39.3	62.0	57.9		63.2			49.1	$14,860	$762	$14,098
Clintonville High	Public	9-12	64 West Green Tree Road	Clintonville	54929	Waupaca County	Clintonville School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 823-7215	392	32	12.3	41.1%	309 (78.8%)	2 (0.5%)	63 (16.1%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	42.1	334^th of 533 public high schools	37.3%		37.2	302^nd of 431 public high schools	29.9%	32	42.9	31.6	32.7															48.8			$16,007	$459	$15,548
Clintonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24 20th St	Clintonville	54929	Waupaca County	Clintonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 823-7215	505	40	12.7	59.4%	423 (83.8%)	4 (0.8%)	61 (12.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	50.4	588^th of 1039 public elementary schools	43.4%		50.6	578^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.6%	10				48.6	53.5	50.0				66.7	54.9	43.4				59.2			49.3		$13,475	$859	$12,616
Iola-Scandinavia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Division St	Iola	54945	Waupaca County	Iola-Scandinavia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 445-2411	293	24	12.4	36.9%	279 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	58.2	476^th of 1039 public elementary schools	54.2%		65.3	377^th of 1044 public elementary schools	63.9%	99				40.0	53.6	65.7	63.0			50.0	53.6	57.1	45.7			78.6			64.3		$15,115	$598	$14,516
Iola-Scandinavia High	Public	7-12	540 S Jackson St	Iola	54945	Waupaca County	Iola-Scandinavia School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 445-2411	284	23	12.5	27.1%	255 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	63.7	195^th of 533 public high schools	63.4%		37.7	300^th of 431 public high schools	30.4%	105	55.8	60.5	39.5					61.1	48.8					61.1	53.7		68.3	45.2		51.2	$18,026	$257	$17,770
Little Wolf High	Public	9-12	515 E 4th St	Manawa	54949	Waupaca County	Manawa School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 596-5800	195	16	12.2	33.8%	179 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	48.9	300^th of 533 public high schools	43.7%		28.7	341^st of 431 public high schools	20.9%	41	55.1	39.1	30.9															40.5			$17,779	$1,568	$16,211
Manawa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Beech St	Manawa	54949	Waupaca County	Manawa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 596-5700	221	17	12.7	52.0%	193 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	32.3	783^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	24.6%		52.3	563^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	46.1%	220				30.3	47.8	53.1				34.4	30.4	43.8				52.2			43.5		$16,926	$1,917	$15,010
Manawa Middle	Public	6-8	515 E 4th St	Manawa	54949	Waupaca County	Manawa School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 596-5800	112	9	12.0	42.9%	92 (82.1%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.8%)	38.3	443^rd of 643 public middle schools	31.1%		44	400^th of 628 public middle schools	36.3%	43							40.0	47.8	42.2				40.0	73.9	48.9		55.6			37.8	$13,054	$1,119	$11,934
Marion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1001 N Main St	Marion	54950	Waupaca County	Marion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 754-4501	255	20	12.5	50.2%	232 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	43.1	684^th of 1039 public elementary schools	34.2%		47.2	627^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.9%	57				34.3	36.6	58.3	38.7			34.3	46.3	79.2	58.1			61.0			56.1		$15,714	$1,559	$14,155
Marion High	Public	7-12	105 School St	Marion	54950	Waupaca County	Marion School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 754-5273	227	18	12.6	44.5%	206 (90.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	55	256^th of 533 public high schools	52.0%		43.2	265^th of 431 public high schools	38.5%	9	53.3	43.3	40.0					39.4	34.5					42.4	48.3		62.1	44.4		44.8	$15,206	$546	$14,660
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	201 E Washington St	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 982-8540	283	20	13.8	56.9%	207 (73.1%)	8 (2.8%)	47 (16.6%)	6 (2.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	49.9	593^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	42.9%		56.4	507^th of 1044 public elementary schools	51.4%	86				40.8	57.9					42.9	63.2					63.2			60.5		$14,238	$857	$13,381
New London High	Public	9-12	1700 Klatt Rd	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 982-8420	660	46	14.3	29.7%	567 (85.9%)	10 (1.5%)	68 (10.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	78.1	80^th of 533 public high schools	85.0%		77.7	69^th of 431 public high schools	84.0%	11	56.6	55.2	55.9															61.6			$14,107	$546	$13,562
Parkview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1300 Werner Allen Rd	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 982-8538	264	20	13.3	47.0%	218 (82.6%)	4 (1.5%)	28 (10.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	77.3	207^th of 1039 public elementary schools	80.1%		80.5	153^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	85.3%	54				71.4	65.2					69.4	69.6					76.1			69.6		$14,665	$983	$13,682
Readfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	E9177 State Highway 96	Readfield	54969	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 250-6590	121	8	14.5	17.4%	112 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	60.8	434^th of 1039 public elementary schools	58.2%		75.8	221^st of 1044 public elementary schools	78.8%	213				42.9	55.0					66.7	75.0					75.0			50.0		$15,484	$545	$14,939
Sugar Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	W10736 County Road WW	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 752-4135	119	8	14.6	46.2%	107 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	48.3	621^st of 1039 public elementary schools	40.2%		40.1	728^th of 1044 public elementary schools	30.3%	107				55.0	55.0					50.0	40.0					70.0			45.0		$15,226	$1,106	$14,120
New London Middle	Public	5-8	1000 W Washington Street	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 982-8532	540	41	13.2	40.6%	446 (82.6%)	6 (1.1%)	61 (11.3%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	58	283^rd of 643 public middle schools	56.0%		64.7	224^th of 628 public middle schools	64.3%	59						60.0	62.0	61.3	46.6			58.4	57.9	69.8	56.7		62.7			46.3	$14,664	$695	$13,968
Catalyst Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	709 S Shawano St	New London	54961	Waupaca County	New London School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 982-8686	32	2	13.9	71.9%	24 (75.0%)	1 (3.1%)	4 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.4%)	4.4	504^th of 533 public high schools	5.4%					(n/a)	20.0	0.0	0.0																		$10,933	$1,458	$9,475
Waupaca Learning Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1515 Shoemaker Rd	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 258-4141	602	56	10.7	51.7%	494 (82.1%)	8 (1.3%)	64 (10.6%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	43.6	675^th of 1039 public elementary schools	35.0%		53.5	547^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.6%	128				62.7	43.2					53.6	46.6					55.1			41.5		$17,352	$913	$16,440
Waupaca High	Public	9-12	E 2325 King Rd	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 258-4131	623	43	14.6	36.8%	557 (89.4%)	5 (0.8%)	36 (5.8%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	60.5	219^th of 533 public high schools	58.9%		54.1	203^rd of 431 public high schools	52.9%	16	50.4	44.1	43.4															52.7			$14,682	$608	$14,074
Waupaca Middle	Public	5-8	1149 Shoemaker Rd	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 258-4140	546	43	12.7	43.4%	474 (86.8%)	6 (1.1%)	43 (7.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	52.9	329^th of 643 public middle schools	48.8%		59.7	264^th of 628 public middle schools	58.0%	65						57.5	45.7	55.3	52.9			50.8	52.8	65.9	52.8		59.7			52.0	$14,689	$771	$13,919
Chain Exploration Center	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	N3160 Silver Lake Dr	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 258-4151	139	12	11.8	33.1%	126 (90.6%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	77	212^th of 1039 public elementary schools	79.6%		78.2	188^th of 1044 public elementary schools	82.0%	24				70.6	72.2	57.9	66.7	71.4		82.4	77.8	63.2	61.1	78.6		77.8			66.7		$15,241	$465	$14,775
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	615 Wolf River Dr	Fremont	54983	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8065	97	6	17.1	25.8%	92 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	87.8	63^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	93.9%		76.9	209^th of 1044 public elementary schools	80.0%	146				84.6	76.2	72.7				53.9	95.2	72.7				95.2			85.7		$14,819	$3,062	$11,757
Weyauwega Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Ann St	Weyauwega	54983	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8165	257	21	12.3	52.1%	218 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)	53.5	550^th of 1039 public elementary schools	47.1%		57.7	492^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	52.9%	58				22.2	50.0	64.3				25.9	57.1	73.8				64.3			57.1		$14,105	$601	$13,504
Weyauwega High	Public	9-12	500 E Ann St	Weyauwega	54983	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8960	274	19	14.4	32.5%	241 (88.0%)	3 (1.1%)	23 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	54.4	260^th of 533 public high schools	51.2%		60.6	157^th of 431 public high schools	63.6%	103	49.3	36.6	39.4															54.7			$16,078	$824	$15,254
Weyauwega Middle	Public	6-8	410 E Ann St	Weyauwega	54983	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8860	153	11	13.9	43.8%	126 (82.4%)	3 (2.0%)	21 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	65	208^th of 643 public middle schools	67.7%		70.7	170^th of 628 public middle schools	72.9%	38							63.0	83.7	63.2				57.4	67.4	47.4		68.4			50.9	$16,832	$1,312	$15,520
Fremont STEM Academy Inc.	Public, Charter	5-8	615 Wolf River Dr	Fremont	54940	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8065	34	3	11.3	38.2%	33 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.9	267^th of 643 public middle schools	58.5%		64.9	223^rd of 628 public middle schools	64.5%	44						66.7	57.1	66.7	66.7			44.4	42.9	58.3	50.0		66.7			50.0	$18,042	$4,008	$14,033

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