Seneca Area School District

Schools in Seneca Area School District serve about 255 students across three small Wisconsin schools: Seneca Elementary (PK–5, 109 students), Seneca Junior High (6–8, 54 students), and Seneca High (9–12, 92 students). The district is rated 3 stars and ranks 166 out of 432 Wisconsin districts, in the 62nd percentile; because each grade is served by one school, district test results generally mirror school results.

Seneca Junior High is the strongest academic standout: in 2025–2026 it ranked 105 out of 643 middle schools, in the 84th percentile with 4 stars, up from 214/628, 66th percentile, 3 stars in 2024–2025. Its Forward Exam results are above state in ELA, math, social studies, and science, despite the district’s highest free/reduced lunch rate at 51.85%, highest student-teacher ratio at 15.4, and lowest per-student spending at $16,593. Seneca Elementary is stable at 3 stars and ranked 342 out of 1,039 elementary schools, in the 67th percentile. Its chronic absenteeism is exceptional at 5.1%, versus 12.1% district and 17.3% state, with strong 3rd-grade math and 4th-grade ELA/science results; 5th-grade ELA is a weak spot at 33.33 versus 53.63 state. Seneca High reports a 100% graduation rate and strong 10th-grade social studies at 75 versus 48.25 state, but its latest rank is 322 out of 533, in the 40th percentile with 2 stars; ACT math is 25 versus 42.93 state, ACT science is 25 versus 43.20 state, and dropout rate is 2.1%.

Across the district, per-student spending is narrow at $16,593–$17,196, and student-teacher ratios range from 11.6 to 15.4. Attendance splits sharply: elementary is far below state chronic absenteeism, while junior high and high school are both around 17%, close to state and above district. Social studies is relatively strong across levels, and science is strong in elementary and junior high, while ELA and math are uneven. Small cohorts can swing results by 10–20 points, so year-to-year changes need caution. Overall, Seneca Junior High is the brightest academic story, Seneca Elementary combines excellent attendance with mostly strong results, and Seneca High has strengths in graduation and social studies but concerns in rank, ACT math/science, and dropout rate.