Summary:
Plum City School District is a small Wisconsin district serving about 215 students across three schools that together cover prekindergarten through 12th grade: Plum City Elementary (PK–5, 85 students), Plum City Middle School (6–8, 51 students), and Plum City High (9–12, 79 students). The district overall ranks 273 of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 37th percentile with 2 stars.
Plum City Middle School is the clear standout, ranking 185 of 643 (71st percentile, 4 stars), far above the district. Its 2025–26 test average is about 64.2%, roughly 8.7 points above state, and 8th grade science reached 69.23% versus the state's 51.86%. Plum City Elementary reports exceptional chronic absenteeism of 0.0%, compared with 9.0% district and 17.3% state, but its rank slipped from 64th percentile with 3 stars to 36th percentile with 2 stars. Its 3rd grade ELA and math were both 23.08%, below state, while 4th and 5th grade ELA were above state and 5th grade math was 56.25% versus 51.81%. Plum City High is mixed: graduation of 94.1% beats the state's 92.0% and ACT ELA of 52.94% beats 48.47%, but ACT science was 23.53% versus 43.20% and ACT math 35.29% versus 42.93%.
Chronic absenteeism varies sharply by level — 0.0% at the elementary, 9.8% at the middle school, and 17.3% at the high school, which equals the state rate but is nearly double the district rate. Notably, spending and outcomes do not move together here: the high school reports the most per-student spending ($28,436) and the lowest student-teacher ratio (7.5) yet the lowest proficiency, while the middle school reports $8,184 and a ratio of 13.4 yet performs best. With only 51–85 students per school, percentages can swing widely from one cohort to the next, so year-to-year comparisons should be read with caution.
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