Elcho School District

Elcho School District in Wisconsin serves about 243 students across three schools — Elcho Elementary (PK–5, 127 students), Elcho Middle (6–8, 48 students), and Elcho High (9–12, 68 students) — all sharing a single PK–12 campus at N11268 Antigo St in the small rural community of Elcho. The district has no alternative school. Because each grade-level cohort is tiny, year-to-year test-score percentages can swing sharply.

The three schools are moving in different directions. Elcho Elementary has the strongest current results, with a 2025–2026 rank percentile of 68 and 3 stars, up from 34th percentile the year before; its 4th graders scored above state in ELA, math, science, and social studies, though 5th grade math is a clear weak spot at 35.29% proficient versus the state's 51.81%. Elcho High has climbed from 28th percentile and 1 star in 2023–2024 to 57th percentile and 3 stars, and reports a 100.0% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate. Elcho Middle is the clearest concern, falling from 50th percentile in 2023–2024 to 22nd percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026, with math scores in grades 6–8 all far below state.

Chronic absenteeism is a district-wide issue: the district rate is 25.0% versus the state's 17.3%, and Elcho High's 33.3% is the largest contributor. Notably, Elcho Middle has the highest per-pupil spending ($27,618) and the smallest classes, yet the weakest outcomes, while Elcho Elementary spends the least ($16,173) and performs best — though small rural schools and grade-level cost differences can distort such comparisons. The district's overall 2-star, 40th-percentile rating masks real internal variation: two schools sit at 3 stars and one at 1 star.