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Elcho Middle

Public Grades 6-8
504th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools
Better than 22% of Wisconsin middle schools
Summary

Elcho Middle is a tiny public school in rural Elcho, Wisconsin, serving grades 6–8 with 48 students. It is part of Elcho School District, which ranks 261/432 (40th percentile, 2 stars) statewide, while Elcho Middle ranks 504/643 (22nd percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026. It peaked in 2023–2024 at 318/641 (50th percentile, 3 stars) but slipped to 39th percentile (2 stars) in 2024–2025 and 22nd percentile (1 star) in 2025–2026. It is much smaller than nearby schools: 48 students versus 181 at Crandon Middle and 454 at James Williams Middle. Because of that size, grade-level test percentages can swing sharply with one or two students, so single-year results should be read with caution.

Chronic absenteeism was 20.8% in 2024–2025—better than Elcho School District (25.0%) and Crandon Middle (30.9%), but worse than the state (17.3%) and James Williams Middle (13.9%). It has improved from 30.9% in 2021–2022, and the dropout rate has been 0.0% each listed year. Per-student spending rose from $13,598 in 2021–2022 to $27,618 in 2024–2025, far above James Williams Middle ($17,237) and Crandon Middle ($16,285). The student-teacher ratio is 8.8, versus 12.2 at James Williams Middle and 14.0 at Crandon Middle. Those resources have not produced consistently high outcomes, though small rural districts often have fixed costs.

In 2025–2026, math was Elcho Middle’s clearest weakness: proficiency was only 23–33% across grades 6–8, far below the state’s roughly 54–56%. ELA was split by grade: 6th grade stood out at 61.11%, above the state and far above James Williams Middle and Crandon Middle; 7th grade was 50%, above both nearby schools but below the state; 8th grade was only 23.08%, far below the state and James Williams Middle. The 8th-grade cohort also changed dramatically from the prior year, when it posted much higher results—a reminder that a different cohort in a very small school can move scores a lot. Elcho Middle generally outperforms Crandon Middle in most 2025–2026 subjects but trails James Williams Middle. Elcho Middle is a tiny, resource-intensive school with strong 6th-grade ELA and improving absenteeism, but weak math, low 8th-grade ELA, and a declining overall rank.

48
Students ?
8.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,618
Per pupil spending ?
50%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 N11268 Antigo St
       Elcho, WI  54428

(715) 275-3707

District: Elcho School District


Students who attend Elcho Middle usually attend:

High:    Elcho High

Feeder schools for Elcho Middle:

Elementary:    Elcho Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
97.9%
Hispanic:
2.1%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (38% vs 56% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school38%
District avg38%
Wisconsin avg56%
504th of 643
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 6 pts since 2016
From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
261st of 432Elcho 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202627.8504 of 64321.6%★☆☆☆☆
202545.9382 of 62839.2%★★☆☆☆
202454.1318 of 64150.4%★★★☆☆
202339.6410 of 64035.9%★★☆☆☆
202230.7462 of 61725.1%★☆☆☆☆
202117.3531 of 61313.4%★☆☆☆☆
201930.3463 of 59422.1%★☆☆☆☆
201834.4436 of 57924.7%★☆☆☆☆
201731.9464 of 61224.2%★☆☆☆☆
201635.6439 of 60927.9%★☆☆☆☆
201540.8433 of 61229.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202617.8486 of 57215.0%★☆☆☆☆
202584.162 of 57389.2%★★★★☆
202440.5385 of 58033.6%★★☆☆☆
202350.3297 of 57948.7%★★☆☆☆
202234.8407 of 57629.3%★☆☆☆☆
202116.1495 of 57413.8%★☆☆☆☆
201918.3487 of 55712.6%★☆☆☆☆
201847.7319 of 55142.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202350.4245 of 52553.3%★★★☆☆
202258.9176 of 52266.3%★★★☆☆
201941.6303 of 48737.8%★★☆☆☆
201848.2243 of 48950.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202647.2333 of 57542.1%★★☆☆☆
202557.1260 of 57754.9%★★★☆☆
202467.9176 of 58569.9%★★★★☆
202333.4414 of 59129.9%★★☆☆☆
202231.6423 of 57726.7%★☆☆☆☆
202122.9472 of 57217.5%★☆☆☆☆
201943.6348 of 55737.5%★★☆☆☆
201830.3431 of 55121.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20252.1394 of 3991.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.1354 of 41214.1%★☆☆☆☆
202216.4356 of 39710.3%★☆☆☆☆
20212.6388 of 3931.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2023)53rd percentile+17 vs school
Male (2026)42nd percentile+20 vs school
Female (2026)15th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)1st percentile-38 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts47%-8 vs state
Social Studies46%-18 vs state
Science38%-13 vs state
Mathematics28%-26 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Elcho Middle

In the 2024-25 school year, 48 students attended Elcho Middle.

Students at Elcho Middle are 98% White, 2% Hispanic.

Elcho Middle ranks in the bottom 21.6% of Wisconsin middle schools.

Students who attend Elcho Middle usually go on to attend Elcho High

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2025–26 ACT & Forward Exam scoresNewOct 1, 2026
2021–22 through 2024–25 school spending dataJul 16, 2026
2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 ACT & Forward Exam scoresSep 25, 2025


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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