Summary:
Minocqua Elementary is the only elementary school in the Minocqua J1 School District, serving roughly 506 students in grades PK–8 at 7450 Titus Dr in Minocqua, Wisconsin. The district ranks 130th of 432 districts in Wisconsin — the 70th percentile, with 4 stars. The available data covers Forward Exam proficiency in ELA, mathematics, social studies, and science for 2025–2026 and 2024–2025, along with dropout rate, chronic absenteeism, free/reduced lunch, per-student spending, and student-teacher ratio. No test scores were suppressed in this data set.
Minocqua Elementary's clearest strength is English Language Arts: it scored above the state average in every tested grade in both years, from a +2.19-point edge in 6th grade to +19.20 points in 8th grade in 2025–2026. Eighth grade stands out across the board — ELA at 73.58% versus the state's 54.38%, math at 66.04% versus 53.67%, social studies at 83.02% versus 64.63%, and science at 73.58% versus 51.86%. Chronic absenteeism is just 2.5%, compared with 17.3% statewide, and the dropout rate is 0.0% against Wisconsin's 1.1%. The school spends $21,513 per student with a 10.5 student-teacher ratio, and 32.41% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.
Mathematics is more uneven. In 2025–2026, math fell below the state average in 3rd grade (52.38% vs. 54.75%), 4th grade (41.51% vs. 52.87%), and 7th grade (51.79% vs. 55.67%); the 4th-grade gap of −11.36 points is the largest negative gap in the data set. Average math proficiency dropped from 63.45% to 56.39% year over year, while social studies fell 9.59 points and science 8.84 points — though both remain comfortably above state averages. The school's rank slipped from the 76th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 61st percentile in 2025–2026, with its star rating falling from 4 to 3.
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