Summary:
The Wauzeka-Steuben School District is a small rural district in Wauzeka, Wisconsin, serving 248 students across three schools on a shared campus: Wauzeka Elementary (PK–5, 112 students), Wauzeka Middle (6–8, 53 students), and Wauzeka High (9–12, 83 students).
Academically, the elementary and middle schools post the district's highest test scores. Elementary third-grade math (90.91%) and fifth-grade math (88.89%), and middle-school seventh-grade math (80%) and sixth-grade math (72.22%) all far exceed state averages. Both schools are rated 3 stars, though the elementary school's rank has slipped from 5 stars in 2023–24 to 3 stars in 2025–26, and its fourth-grade results are a weak spot (31.25% in math). The middle school has held steady at 3 stars. Wauzeka High is the weakest on test scores — ACT math (31.58%) and ACT ELA (42.11%) fall below state averages — but it shines on attendance and graduation, with a 96.4% graduation rate and only 1.3% chronic absenteeism. It improved from 1 star to 2 stars in 2025–26.
Across all three schools, attendance is the standout strength: chronic absenteeism ranges from 1.3% to 3.8%, compared with 17.3% statewide. Per-student spending rises sharply by level — $13,480 at the elementary school, $19,025 at the middle school, and $22,285 at the high school — yet the higher spending does not produce above-state ACT results. Because the middle and high schools enroll only 53 and 83 students, a handful of students can move a grade-level percentage by many points, so families should treat year-to-year swings as snapshots rather than firm trends.
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