Summary:
The Medford Area Public School District in Wisconsin is served by two PK–4 elementary schools — Medford Elementary, with 587 students, and Stetsonville Elementary, with 203 — for a combined elementary enrollment of 790, which makes Medford Elementary roughly 2.9 times larger and about 74% of the two-school total.
Stetsonville Elementary is the stronger performer of the two, ranking above Medford Elementary in all three years of available rank history: 70th percentile with 4 stars vs. 60th with 3 stars in 2025–26, 80th vs. 54th in 2024–25, and 65th vs. 50th in 2023–24. It won 9 of 12 subject-and-grade test comparisons and scored above the state in all 12, with its biggest edges in Science (76.19% proficient in 2025–26, more than 22 points above the state) and Social Studies (85% in 2024–25, about 21 points above the state). Its chronic absenteeism, 5.4%, is also slightly lower than Medford's 6.5%.
Medford Elementary stands out for its size, excellent attendance and upward momentum, with its rank percentile climbing from 50 to 54 to 60 and stars rising from 2 to 3. Its 4th grade ELA, Social Studies and Science scores all improved year over year, while math slipped at both grade levels. Both schools' absenteeism rates are far below the district's 14.7% and the state's 17.3%. Notably, Stetsonville achieves its results despite a higher free/reduced lunch rate (52.22% vs. 41.23%) and with slightly more per-student spending ($12,379 vs. $11,816) and a lower student-teacher ratio (12.0 vs. 13.5).
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