Summary:
Lake Holcombe School District is a small PK–12 district in Wisconsin with three schools — one elementary, one middle, and one high school — serving 244 students in total. The district ranks 387th of 432 districts statewide, in the 10th percentile with 1 star. All three schools share that context, along with per-pupil spending between roughly $19.2k and $22.8k, student/teacher ratios around 10–11, and a district chronic absenteeism rate of 25.6% compared with 17.3% statewide.
Lake Holcombe Middle is the clearest bright spot, with the only recent 2-star ratings in the district (39th and 45th percentile) and its strongest results in 6th grade ELA (84.21% vs. state 54.95%) and, in 2024–2025, 8th grade ELA (81.25%), Science (68.75%), and Social Studies (68.75%). Holcombe High has a split profile: a 95.2% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate, plus 10th grade ACT Science at 60% versus state 43.2%, but ELA at 13.33% and Social Studies at 20.83% are far below state, and its chronic absenteeism (35.4%) is the district's highest. Holcombe Elementary has the best attendance (14.9% chronic absenteeism, below state) and a strong 3rd grade Math result (70% vs. state 54.75%), yet 4th grade ELA, Math, and Science all sit at 12.5% proficient, roughly 40 points below state.
Attendance problems grow at the secondary level — 35.4% at the high school and 28.0% at the middle school, versus 14.9% at the elementary. The middle school spends the least per student but produces the best results, while the high school spends the most yet has the weakest ELA and Social Studies outcomes, so spending alone does not explain performance. Because enrollments range from 52 to 106 students, a few students can shift a percentage by many points, and year-to-year swings (such as 8th grade ELA dropping from 81.25% to 29.41%) should be read cautiously.
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