Summary:
Ellsworth Community School District in Wisconsin serves roughly 1,597 students across three schools — one elementary (PK–5), one middle (6–8), and one high school (9–12) — and is ranked 176th of 432 districts in the state, at the 59th percentile with 3 stars. All three schools currently hold 3-star ratings for 2025–2026.
Each school has a distinct profile. Ellsworth Elementary is the largest at 734 students, has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 6.8%, and posts standout 4th grade results — 78.35% proficient in Social Studies, 67.01% in Science, 62.89% in Math, and 61.86% in ELA, all well above state. It also improved from 2 stars to 3 stars. Ellsworth Middle has the strongest middle-grade academics in the district (8th grade ELA 69.7%, Social Studies 71.72%, Science 59.6%), the lowest student-teacher ratio at 12.0, and the highest per-student spending at $17,357, but its rank has slipped from the 78th percentile and 4 stars to the 64th percentile and 3 stars. Ellsworth High posts the best completion outcomes — a 97.9% graduation rate and 0.1% dropout rate — plus strong 10th grade Social Studies at 60.83%, though ACT Math (38.21%) and ACT ELA (47.15%) fall below state.
District-wide, Social Studies and Science are clear strengths, and overall absenteeism (9.6%) is well below the state's 17.3%, although the high school's 14.7% is more than double the elementary and middle rates. Areas to watch include middle school 7th grade math (50%), elementary 3rd grade math (48.39%) and 5th grade ELA (50.96%), and high school ACT Math and ELA.
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