Summary:
The Kickapoo Area School District is a small Wisconsin district with just two schools — Kickapoo High, serving grades 6–12 with 260 students, and Kickapoo Elementary, serving PK–5 with 204 students. Both share an address in Viola, WI, so families can expect one connected campus rather than separate facilities. There is no standalone middle school and no alternative school; middle-grade results are reported under the high school. Total enrollment is 464, and the district is ranked 291 of 432 districts statewide — the 33rd percentile, with a 2-star district rating.
The two schools are heading in different directions. Kickapoo High is the district's breakout story: after two years at 1 star in the bottom quartile, it jumped to 207 of 533 schools, the 61st percentile, with 3 stars. It also posts a 95.5% graduation rate (state: 92.0%) and a 0.0% dropout rate (state: 1.1%). Kickapoo Elementary sits at 634 of 1039 schools, the 39th percentile, with 2 stars — but stands out for attendance, with chronic absenteeism of 8.0% versus 12.7% districtwide and 17.3% statewide, despite a higher free/reduced-lunch rate (52.45% vs. 41.92%).
Academically, social studies and science are relative bright spots at both schools, while math is uneven. The high school's top results include 8th grade social studies (70.83%), 8th grade ELA (62.5%) and ACT math (53.49%), but 6th, 7th and 8th grade math all fall below state. Elementary 5th grade ELA and math both hit 59.26%, though 3rd and 4th grade math lag. Year-to-year swings are large — ACT math rose from 20% to 53.49%, while 7th grade ELA fell from 66.67% to 41.18% — so single-year changes should be read cautiously given the small cohorts.
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