Summary:
Elementary Schools in the Goodman-Armstrong Creek School District consist of just one school, Goodman-Armstrong Elementary, which serves grades PK–6 to 36 students at 510 4th St in the small northern Wisconsin community of Goodman, so district-level results and school-level results are the same.
The clearest strength is attendance: chronic absenteeism at Goodman-Armstrong Elementary was 8.3% in 2024–2025, well below the district's 25.7% and the state's 17.3% — a notable result given that 47.22% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Fourth-grade science also came in above the state average at 57.14% versus 53.46%, and fifth-grade math was close to the state at 50% versus 51.81%. Staffing and spending measures are striking: a student-teacher ratio of 5.9 and per-student spending of $28,315 for 2024–2025. Because enrollment is so small, a single student changing proficiency status can shift a grade-level percentage by many points, so these figures should be read with caution.
The academic picture is more difficult. The school holds a 1-star rating and a district rank of 352 out of 432 districts statewide, placing it in the 19th percentile. Most 2025–2026 Forward Exam results trail the state, including third-grade ELA at 16.67% versus 52.08%, fourth-grade math at 14.29% versus 52.87%, and third-grade math at 33.33% versus 54.75%. Social studies was 57.14% against 65.51% statewide. Statewide rank has also fallen sharply, from 3 stars and the 60th–69th percentile in 2020–2021 and 2021–2022 to 805 of 1,039 schools, the 23rd percentile, in 2025–2026. The data does not cover every intervening year, so this is not a fully continuous trend line. Overall, families will find strong attendance, low ratios, and high spending alongside meaningful gaps in ELA and math.
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