Summary:
Elementary schools in the Athens School District consist of two schools serving a combined 230 students: Athens Elementary, which covers grades PK–5 with 136 students, and Maple Grove Charter School, a K–5 charter with 94 students. The district is ranked 255th of 432 in Wisconsin (41st percentile, 2 stars), placing it in the middle of the state, while attendance stands out as a clear strength.
The two schools have distinct academic profiles. Athens Elementary is the stronger math performer — in 2025–26 it beat Maple Grove in every math grade (52 vs. 50 in 3rd, 38.1 vs. 20.83 in 4th, and 50 vs. 33.33 in 5th) — while Maple Grove is stronger in English language arts and science, beating Athens in all three ELA grades and in science in 2025–26, and in every ELA grade in 2024–25. Maple Grove also holds a slightly better recent state rank (607/1039, 42nd percentile) than Athens (628/1039, 40th percentile). Math is the clearest area for growth district-wide: both schools fell below the state in most math grades, and district 4th grade math was 28.89 against a state figure of 52.87.
Attendance is a notable bright spot. Chronic absenteeism is 1.7% at Maple Grove and 3.5% at Athens, far below the district's 6.0% and the state's 17.3%. Athens spends far more per student ($18,499 vs. $8,789) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (10.5 vs. 12.3), yet outcomes split by subject rather than following spending. Both schools peaked in 2023–24 with 4 and 3 stars before falling to 2 stars, and with small cohorts of 136 and 94 students, single-grade results should be read as signals rather than firm conclusions.
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