Peshtigo School District

The Peshtigo School District in Wisconsin serves about 1,061 students across three schools covering PK through 12th grade: Peshtigo Elementary (PK–6, 580 students), Peshtigo Middle (7–8, 151 students), and Peshtigo High (9–12, 330 students). There are no alternative schools in this data set. At the district level, Peshtigo ranks 303rd of 432 Wisconsin districts, placing it in the 30th percentile with a 2-star rating.

Each school has a distinct profile. Peshtigo Elementary is the academic bright spot, with math proficiency above the state in three of four tested grades in 2025–2026, and the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 6.3%. However, its rank has slipped from the 65th to the 49th percentile over three years. Peshtigo Middle is the smallest school, with a 0.0% dropout rate and 8.7% chronic absenteeism, but uneven math results — 7th grade math was far below state at 42.31%. Peshtigo High showed the clearest improvement, rising from the 18th to the 41st percentile, and graduates 93.4% of students, above the state's 92.0% — yet its test scores remain below state in every tested subject.

A few patterns stand out for families. Chronic absenteeism climbs sharply by grade level, from 6.3% at the elementary school to 18.4% at the high school, which exceeds the state's 17.3%. Per-student spending is highest at the high school ($14,845) and lowest at the elementary school ($12,821), even though the elementary school posts the strongest relative test performance. Free and reduced lunch rates also do not track simply with outcomes; the elementary school has the highest rate at 42.24% but the best results and attendance.