Lena School District

Lena School District in Wisconsin serves about 304 students across just two schools: Lena Elementary for grades PK–4 (180 students) and Lena High for grades 9–12 (124 students). There are no middle or alternative schools in the district. The district ranks 300th out of 432 in Wisconsin — the 31st percentile, or 2 stars. Because there is only one school at each level, district-level test results are identical to the individual school results, so the district's performance is entirely the combined story of these two schools. Both schools spend over $17,000 per student with low student-teacher ratios (12.7 at the elementary, 10.7 at the high school).

Lena Elementary stands out most for attendance: its chronic absenteeism rate of 3.4% is far below the district's 7.5% and the state's 17.3%. It also had a very strong 2024–2025 test year, scoring above the state in nearly every reported subject and grade — including 4th-grade social studies at 86.67% proficient versus 63.65% statewide. Its 2025–2026 results were more mixed: 3rd-grade ELA and math and 4th-grade social studies stayed above state, while 4th-grade ELA, math, and science fell below or slightly below. Its rank dropped from 72nd percentile (4 stars) to 41st percentile (2 stars).

Lena High is trending the opposite way, improving from 30th percentile (2 stars) to 51st percentile (3 stars). Its graduation rate of 94.8% is above the state's 92.0%, and its 2025–2026 ELA ACT (58.33% vs 48.47%) and science ACT (50% vs 43.2%) scores beat the state. Math ACT (37.5% vs 42.93%) and social studies (35.48% vs 48.25%) remain clear gaps. Chronic absenteeism at 15.4% is more than four times the elementary rate, though still below the state. Notably, 4th-grade social studies is above state while 10th-grade social studies is well below — one of the sharpest contrasts in the data.