Elementary Schools in Neillsville School District

Neillsville Elementary is the only elementary school in the Neillsville School District, serving about 399 students in grades PK–5 at 504 E 5th St in Neillsville, Wisconsin. Because it is the district's sole elementary school, there are no in-district comparisons to make; the useful comparisons are to the state, to the district overall, and to the school's own prior year. Statewide, the school ranks 579 of 1,039 for 2025-2026, about the 44th percentile with 2 stars, while the district as a whole sits at the 20th percentile with 1 star — suggesting the elementary may be a relative bright spot within the district.

Academically, results are mixed and vary a lot by grade. Grade 3 English language arts is a clear strength at 69.09% proficient, about 17 points above the state and up roughly 18 points from last year. Grade 5 math is also strong at 60.34%, about 8.5 points above the state and up about 5 points. Grade 4 is the weak spot in 2025-2026, falling below the state in every tested subject: ELA at 46.77%, math at 40.32% (about 12.5 points below the state), social studies at 62.90%, and science at 43.55% (about 10 points below the state and down about 8 points from the prior year). Notably, social studies slipped from a strength (72.41% in 2024-2025, well above state) to a slight weakness.

Attendance is a genuine bright spot: chronic absenteeism is 9.3%, lower than the district's 13.1% and the state's 17.3%, even though 47.87% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school spends $12,183 per student with a 12.8 student-teacher ratio. The main caution is a softening three-year rank trend, from the 52nd percentile with 3 stars in 2023-2024 to the 44th percentile with 2 stars in 2025-2026. Cohort patterns suggest grade-level differences — one group declined in ELA and math as it moved from grade 3 to 4, while another improved in both as it moved from grade 4 to 5 — so results appear driven substantially by which class is tested rather than a uniform schoolwide trend. Grade 4, and science in particular, is the clearest area to watch.