Summary:
The Tomahawk School District contains just one elementary school, so the entire elementary picture in this area comes down to a single building: Tomahawk Elementary, which serves grades PK–5 to 512 students at 1048 E Kings Rd, Tomahawk, WI 54487. Because there are no other elementary schools in the district to compare against, the most useful comparisons are between this school and the state of Wisconsin, and between its own grades and school years.
There is a lot to like here. Fifth grade is a clear bright spot in 2025–2026, with ELA at 68.85% proficient and math at 67.21%, both roughly 15 points above the statewide figures. In 2024–2025, the school also beat the state in 4th and 5th grade math, 4th grade social studies, 4th grade science, and 4th and 5th grade ELA. Chronic absenteeism is an exceptional strength: 3.2% at the school versus 5.0% in the district and 17.3% statewide, meaning the school's rate is less than one-fifth of the state's. Following the same students as they move up also shows encouraging growth, especially in ELA, where one cohort rose from 44.59% to 54.05% and another from 56.06% to 68.85%.
The weaker spots are concentrated in the earlier grades. In 2025–2026, 3rd grade fell below state in both ELA (36.36% vs. 52.08%) and math (43.42% vs. 54.75%), while 4th grade was below state in math, social studies, and science. The school's overall rank slipped from 462 of 1,044 (56th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025 to 657 of 1,039 (37th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026 — strong 5th grade results were not enough to offset weaker 3rd and 4th grade outcomes. With 53.12% of students on free/reduced lunch, $16,280 per-student spending, and a student-teacher ratio of 11.9, the resource picture looks favorable, but the key challenge appears to be early elementary literacy and numeracy.
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