Stevens Point Area Public School District

Summary:

The Stevens Point Area Public School District consists of 17 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school, serving students from preschool through 12th grade. The district as a whole is ranked 231 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out as high-performing within the district. Bannach Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and strong test scores, with over 60% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Madison Elementary and McDill Elementary also perform well, ranking in the top 40% of Wisconsin elementary schools with impressive test scores.

The district as a whole performs slightly above the state average in most subject areas, with 10th-grade students scoring around 50% proficient or better. However, there is significant variation between individual schools, and the district faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which stands at 17.7%. Additionally, the district's specialized schools, such as Point of Discovery School and Charles F. Fernandez Center Alt Learning, appear to be serving a unique population of students with higher needs, and the district should closely monitor their performance and outcomes.

District Detail

1900 Polk St
Stevens Point, WI 54481-5875

(715) 345-5444

SchoolDigger Rank:
231^st of 426 Wisconsin districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 6,848

Primary Schools: 9
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)			Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning	Public	9-12	1900 W Zinda Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5592	77	5	14.2	75.3%	49 (63.6%)	4 (5.2%)	13 (16.9%)	2 (2.6%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)								(n/a)																					$14,189	$1,413	$12,777
Juvenile Detention	Public, Alternative	K-12	1500 Strongs Ave	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 346-1263	8	2	4.0		5 (62.5%)	3 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$22,619	$4,979	$17,640
Benjamin Franklin Junior High	Public	7-9	2000 Polk St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5413	757	55	13.6	32.4%	535 (70.7%)	13 (1.7%)	90 (11.9%)	73 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	61.4	249^th of 628 public middle schools	60.4%		59.5	268^th of 641 public middle schools	58.2%	19								56.1	49.2					64.0	62.6		70.2			51.7	$13,478	$612	$12,867
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1800 East Ave	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5418	276	21	13.2	53.6%	204 (73.9%)	15 (5.4%)	24 (8.7%)	14 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	61	444^th of 1044 public elementary schools	57.5%		66.7	381^st of 1061 public elementary schools	64.1%	63				57.9	61.1	57.6	62.5			57.9	44.4	52.9	65.6			72.2			50.0		$16,405	$1,368	$15,039
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	616 W 2nd St	Junction City	54443	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5614	170	12	13.9	35.3%	149 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.9%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	41.7	703^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	32.7%		52.5	600^th of 1061 public elementary schools	43.4%	103				57.1	28.6	43.5	51.6			61.9	38.1	47.8	45.2			57.1			38.1		$16,608	$807	$15,802
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 Maria Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5419	360	29	12.3	50.3%	244 (67.8%)	18 (5.0%)	48 (13.3%)	11 (3.1%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.9%)	63.2	409^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.8%		67.7	360^th of 1061 public elementary schools	66.1%	49				52.8	68.2	51.0	66.0			49.1	62.2	53.9	68.1			66.7			62.2		$14,526	$1,171	$13,356
McDill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2516 School St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5420	360	25	14.5	32.5%	275 (76.4%)	7 (1.9%)	31 (8.6%)	39 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	64.4	394^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.3%		68.6	344^th of 1061 public elementary schools	67.6%	50				66.7	65.1	50.0	61.5			71.8	55.6	53.7	53.9			66.1			61.3		$13,658	$508	$13,152
P J Jacobs Junior High	Public	7-9	2400 Main St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5422	709	51	13.8	34.8%	522 (73.6%)	20 (2.8%)	64 (9.0%)	47 (6.6%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.5%)	61.3	251^st of 628 public middle schools	60.0%		65.3	219^th of 641 public middle schools	65.8%	32								54.9	53.7					60.4	61.4		67.5			54.0	$14,634	$1,071	$13,564
Plover-Whiting Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Hoover Ave	Plover	54467	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5424	448	34	13.0	38.4%	328 (73.2%)	5 (1.1%)	64 (14.3%)	36 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	53.8	544^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.9%		55.1	567^th of 1061 public elementary schools	46.6%	23				46.6	55.1	51.8	65.0			44.8	49.3	50.9	56.7			66.7			52.2		$13,376	$874	$12,503
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2200 Wisconsin Ave	Plover	54467	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5425	522	34	15.2	43.7%	391 (74.9%)	5 (1.0%)	71 (13.6%)	35 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	50.2	583^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	44.2%		54.1	578^th of 1061 public elementary schools	45.5%	5				31.6	43.4	46.3	66.7			40.3	59.7	52.9	78.3			64.9			45.5		$12,600	$1,278	$11,323
Stevens Point Area Senior High	Public	10-12	1201 N Point Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5400	1,478	81	18.1	30.2%	1,143 (77.3%)	24 (1.6%)	131 (8.9%)	103 (7.0%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (4.8%)	63.2	147^th of 431 public high schools	65.9%		58.6	172^nd of 431 public high schools	60.1%	25	58.0	49.5	48.3															50.6			$14,357	$923	$13,435
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3500 Prais St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5426	443	32	13.9	33.6%	368 (83.1%)	14 (3.2%)	36 (8.1%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	50.6	579^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.5%		49.6	627^th of 1061 public elementary schools	40.9%	48				62.5	44.0	54.6	45.6			53.1	47.1	44.2	43.9			72.6			52.9		$13,683	$509	$13,175
McKinley Center	Public	PK, KG-6	2926 Blaine St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5421	373	29	12.9	49.9%	260 (69.7%)	11 (2.9%)	25 (6.7%)	52 (13.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	48.5	612^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.4%		45.8	670^th of 1061 public elementary schools	36.9%	58				31.0	55.9	46.5	50.9			26.2	54.2	55.8	47.4			69.5			55.9		$15,415	$1,632	$13,784
Bannach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5400 Walter St	Stevens Point	54482	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5668	368	25	14.9	29.1%	308 (83.7%)	5 (1.4%)	24 (6.5%)	14 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	72.9	273^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	73.9%		82.3	130^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.7%	143				70.6	59.6	68.0	68.5			60.8	63.5	52.0	63.0			88.5			61.5		$12,132	$508	$11,624
Point 4 the Future	Public	PK	1900 Polk St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 343-6628	406	8	54.1	39.7%	312 (76.8%)	10 (2.5%)	41 (10.1%)	28 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)								(n/a)																					$8,108	$507	$7,602
Point of Discovery School	Public, Charter	7-12	1900 W Zinda Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 345-5566	93	8	11.3	43.0%	78 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)								(n/a)									50.0						33.3		50.0	76.9		66.7	$15,243	$1,052	$14,191

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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