Summary:
Auburndale Elementary is the only elementary school serving the Auburndale School District in central Wisconsin, so families here have a single public elementary option: a PK–5 school with 421 students on School Ave in Auburndale. It has earned 4 stars for three consecutive years, ranking 206th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2025–2026 (80th percentile), up from the 77th percentile in 2023–2024. The district overall sits at 186th of 432 (57th percentile, 3 stars), so the elementary school's results look stronger than the broader district profile.
On the 2025–2026 Forward Exam, students averaged about 70.75% proficient across tested subjects, roughly 16 points above the state average of 54.75%. Grade 4 Social Studies was the standout at 91.67% proficient — 26.16 points above the state — and grade 4 Science reached 80%, 26.54 points above. Math was strong in grades 3 and 4 (77.78% and 71.67%), and grade 5 math at 59.02% still beat the state by 7.21 points. The clearest soft spot is grade 5 English Language Arts, at 49.18% — 4.45 points below the state and down from 52.63% the prior year. It was the only reported school score below the state average in 2025–2026.
Attendance is a real strength: chronic absenteeism is 6.9%, below the district's 7.8% and less than half Wisconsin's 17.3%. About 27.08% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $13,674, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.2. Year over year, Social Studies and Science posted the biggest gains, while grade 4 and grade 5 math dipped slightly but stayed above state averages. Overall, the school improved about 3.12 percentage points compared with roughly 0.79 points statewide, widening its advantage.
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