Summary:
South Shore School District serves roughly 193 students across two schools in the Port Wing, Wisconsin area: South Shore Elementary, serving grades PK–6 with 102 students, and South Shore Junior/Senior High, serving grades 7–12 with 91 students. There is no separate middle school or alternative school. The district ranks 94th of 432 Wisconsin districts — the 78th percentile — and both schools earned 4 stars in 2025-2026.
South Shore Elementary is the stronger academic performer of the two. In 2025-2026, 4th grade Science reached 100% proficient versus 53.46% statewide, 4th grade Social Studies 93.33% versus 65.51%, 4th grade Math 86.67%, 4th grade ELA 80%, and 6th grade Math 80%. Only 3rd grade Math (50% vs 54.75% state) fell below state. Its rank climbed from 276/1061 (74th percentile) in 2023-2024 to 151/1039 (85th percentile) in 2025-2026. The main warning sign is chronic absenteeism at 23.8%, above the district's 18.4% and the state's 17.3%.
South Shore Junior/Senior High also stands out. Its 2025-2026 ACT results — 70% ELA, 60% Math, and 70% Science — are well above state averages, and it jumped from 159/431 (63rd percentile, 3 stars) to 74/533 (86th percentile, 4 stars). Its chronic absenteeism of 12.4% is notably lower than district and state. Completion metrics are slightly less favorable, with graduation at 91.3% versus 92.0% state and dropout at 2.1% versus 1.1%, and Forward Exam results are mixed, including 7th grade ELA and 8th grade Math below state. With cohorts this small, year-to-year swings are expected.
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