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Unity Elementary

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Unity Elementary ranks 530 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

530^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Unity Elementary is a public elementary school located in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 389 students. The school is part of the Unity School District, which is ranked 298 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Unity Elementary faces several challenges that are reflected in its consistently low performance compared to other schools in Wisconsin. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.8% to 21.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Clayton Elementary (17.7%), Turtle Lake Elementary (17.7%), and Osceola Elementary (17.7%). Additionally, Unity Elementary's test scores in core subjects have been below the state average and the scores of nearby schools.

Another factor that sets Unity Elementary apart is its high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.09% to 59.85% over the past few years. This is significantly higher than the rates of nearby schools like Osceola Elementary (40.12%), Amery Intermediate (46.18%), and Saint Croix Falls Elementary (43.48%). The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.2 to 12.4 over the past few years, which is higher than the ratios of nearby schools.

385

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,137

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1908 150th St
Balsam Lake, WI 54810-7267

(715) 825-2101

District: Unity School District

Students who attend Unity Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Unity Middle
High:	Unity High

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.2%

Two or more races:

7.0%

American Indian:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Wisconsin avg55%

530^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

298^th of 426Unity School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	530 of 1044	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	637 of 1061	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	670 of 1067	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	738 of 1067	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	683 of 1050	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	550 of 1037	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	789 of 1025	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.0	746 of 1071	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.1	656 of 1075	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.3	609 of 1076	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.1	678 of 1061	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	609 of 1053	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.5	719 of 1045	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.4	923 of 1046	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.4	803 of 1045	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.5	846 of 1030	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.1	792 of 1021	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.1	470 of 712	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.0	334 of 633	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	458 of 1001	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	498 of 1011	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	507 of 1010	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	638 of 1017	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	640 of 1004	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	649 of 1002	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	752 of 997	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	286 of 870	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	512 of 866	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	613 of 871	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	673 of 859	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.5	416 of 847	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	356 of 874	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	516 of 854	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	535 of 1000	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	661 of 1012	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	748 of 1011	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	725 of 1017	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	648 of 1003	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	405 of 1002	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.4	739 of 997	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	7 of 10	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	272 of 802	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	525 of 790	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.1	680 of 770	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	651 of 748	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	363 of 746	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	326 of 742	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	516 of 721	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	477 of 718	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	534 of 727	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	579 of 715	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	584 of 704	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	373 of 718	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-16 vs school

Native American (2025)25th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies66%~ state avg

English Language Arts56%+4 vs state

Mathematics52%~ state avg

Science52%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 6, 2016

My children have thrived in this school system. I have one average child and one who needs more guidance than others and they have been nothing short of wonderful to both! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Unity Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1908 150th St	Balsam Lake	54810	Polk County	Unity School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 825-2101	385	30	12.7	53.2%	324 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	55	530^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.2%		48.3	637^th of 1061 public elementary schools	40.0%	107	57.5	54.8		56.2	48.0		65.8	52.1	$15,137	$724	$14,412
Luck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 S 7th St	Luck	54853	Polk County	Luck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 472-2152	174	20	8.8	44.3%	158 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	38.3	745^th of 1044 public elementary schools	28.6%		39.6	730^th of 1061 public elementary schools	31.2%	15	58.3	26.1	43.5	62.5	34.8	60.9	43.5	26.1	$14,089	$1,078	$13,011
Saint Croix Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	651 E Louisiana St	Saint Croix Falls	54024	Polk County	Saint Croix Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 483-9823	303	28	11.0	34.7%	277 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	90.3	29^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.2%		93.1	16^th of 1061 public elementary schools	98.5%	13	79.7	81.0		82.6	77.2		87.3	79.8	$14,480	$655	$13,825
Dresser Elementary	Public	PK-K	131 2nd Ave	Dresser	54009	Polk County	Saint Croix Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 483-9823	46	4	11.7	39.1%	39 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)									$6,736	$140	$6,596
Frederic Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Birch St	Frederic	54837	Polk County	Frederic School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 327-4221	192	17	11.1	53.1%	175 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	55	531^st of 1044 public elementary schools	49.1%		70.3	318^th of 1061 public elementary schools	70.0%	213	48.3	55.9	63.6	44.8	47.1	59.1	67.7	55.9	$14,559	$1,866	$12,694
Lien Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	469 Minneapolis Ave S	Amery	54001	Polk County	Amery School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 268-9771	299	29	10.1	40.8%	274 (91.6%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)								(n/a)	81.3			87.5					$13,687	$541	$13,146
Amery Intermediate	Public	3-5	543 Minneapolis Ave S	Amery	54001	Polk County	Amery School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 268-9771	260	25	10.3	41.2%	243 (93.5%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	73.2	266^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.5%		68.9	339^th of 1061 public elementary schools	68.0%	73	67.8	58.3	61.1	67.8	67.9	66.4	73.8	63.1	$14,040	$713	$13,327
Osceola Intermediate	Public	2-4	949 Education Ave	Osceola	54020	Polk County	Osceola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 294-2800	275	23	11.8	34.5%	256 (93.1%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	68.1	345^th of 1044 public elementary schools	67.0%		69.3	334^th of 1061 public elementary schools	68.5%	11	66.2	51.7		66.2	61.6		80.5	56.3	$12,285	$334	$11,951
Osceola Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	250 10th Ave E	Osceola	54020	Polk County	Osceola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 294-3457	250	22	11.2	34.8%	224 (89.6%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)								(n/a)									$10,941	$669	$10,271
Turtle Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Oak St N	Turtle Lake	54889	Barron County	Turtle Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 986-4470	215	21	10.1	47.4%	180 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	58.5	485^th of 1044 public elementary schools	53.5%		62	456^th of 1061 public elementary schools	57.0%	29	37.0	55.9	58.3	44.4	50.0	66.7	76.5	58.8	$14,804	$1,329	$13,474

Frequently Asked Questions about Unity Elementary

How many students attend Unity Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Unity Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Unity Elementary?

Students at Unity Elementary are 84% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Unity Elementary in?

Unity School District

What schools do graduates of Unity Elementary attend?

Students who attend Unity Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Unity Middle
High : Unity High

Is Unity Elementary a good school?

Unity Elementary ranks 530^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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