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Unity Elementary

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Unity Elementary ranks 564 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

564^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Unity Elementary in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin is a PK–4 school serving 385 students in the Unity School District. It ranks 564th of 1,039 elementary schools statewide in 2025–26 (46th percentile, 2 stars) — above its district, which sits at 331st of 432 districts (23rd percentile, 1 star). The school has climbed over the past decade, from the 31st percentile in 2021–22 to 46th percentile now, though it remains mid-pack statewide. It serves a high-need population: 53.25% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25, per-pupil spending was $12,867, the student–teacher ratio was 12.7, and chronic absenteeism was 9.9%, well below the district's 18.6% and the state's 17.3%.

Grade-level results are sharply split. Third grade beat state averages in English Language Arts (74.55% vs. 52.08%) and Math (58.18% vs. 54.75%), a major rise from 21.15% and 26.92% proficiency in 2022–23. Fourth grade fell below the state in ELA (42.47% vs. 53.87%), Math (46.58% vs. 52.87%) and Science (49.32% vs. 53.46%), but was above state in Social Studies (68.49% vs. 65.51%). That same group of students scored above state in ELA and Math as third graders, a drop of roughly 15 and 9.6 points respectively.

Among 10 nearby schools, Unity has the lowest per-pupil spending (from $14,484 at Osceola Intermediate to $23,523 at Clayton Elementary) and the highest student–teacher ratio (Clayton and Luck Elementary are at 8.8). Its absenteeism beats the state and district, though several neighbors are lower, including Saint Croix Falls Elementary (4.2%) and Turtle Lake Elementary (4.4%). Subgroup results vary widely: female students rank at the 50th percentile, male students at 41st, and special education students improved to 54th from 34th.

385

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,867

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 — 39th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Wisconsin avg55%

564^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

331^st of 432Unity 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
2026	52.5	564 of 1039	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	55.0	493 of 986	50.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	49.8	434 of 848	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	48.9	584 of 989	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	63 of 142	55.6%	★★★☆☆

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
2026	51.1	361 of 791	54.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	31.8	530 of 697	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Multi-racial (2026)56th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile-5 vs school

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

White (2026)24th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies68%+3 vs state

English Language Arts56%+3 vs state

Mathematics52%~ state avg

Science49%-4 vs state

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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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	52.5	564^th of 1039 public elementary schools	45.7%		55	530^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.2%	34	74.6	42.5		58.2	46.6		68.5	49.3	$12,867	$724	$12,144
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%)	61	432^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	58.4%		38.3	745^th of 1044 public elementary schools	28.6%	313	63.6	62.5	26.3	77.3	62.5	21.1	75.0	70.8	$18,386	$837	$17,549
Saint Croix Falls Elementary	Public	K-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%)	90.4	33^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	96.8%		90.3	29^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.2%	4	88.7	80.0		81.1	72.9		95.7	80.0	$16,578	$748	$15,830
Dresser Elementary	Public	PK-K	131 2nd Ave	Dresser	54024	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)									$19,327	$195	$19,132
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%)	46	650^th of 1039 public elementary schools	37.4%		55	531^st of 1044 public elementary schools	49.1%	119	55.2	44.8	42.4	50.0	31.0	57.6	72.4	48.3	$18,085	$1,092	$16,993
Lien Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	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)									$19,211	$1,086	$18,125
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%)	74.7	244^th of 1039 public elementary schools	76.5%		73.2	266^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.5%	22	84.2	66.2	52.9	82.9	56.3	60.9	77.5	73.2	$18,880	$1,173	$17,706
Osceola Intermediate	Public	1-4	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%)	61.9	421^st of 1039 public elementary schools	59.5%		68.1	345^th of 1044 public elementary schools	67.0%	76	59.6	67.1		48.5	58.9		75.3	56.2	$14,484	$820	$13,663
Osceola Elementary	Public	PK-K	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)									$14,537	$455	$14,082
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%)	46.3	641^st of 1039 public elementary schools	38.3%		58.5	485^th of 1044 public elementary schools	53.5%	156	59.1	41.9	51.6	45.5	38.7	74.2	61.3	38.7	$16,384	$1,336	$15,048

Frequently Asked Questions about Unity Elementary

What schools do graduates of Unity Elementary attend?

Students who attend Unity Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Unity Middle
High : Unity High

How many students attend Unity Elementary?

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

What district is Unity Elementary in?

Unity School District

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.

Is Unity Elementary a good school?

Unity Elementary ranks 564^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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