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Iola-Scandinavia Elementary

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Iola-Scandinavia Elementary ranks 476 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Iola-Scandinavia Elementary is a PK–6 school with 293 students in the small rural community of Iola, Wisconsin, part of the Iola-Scandinavia School District, which ranks 206 of 432 districts statewide. In 2025–2026 the school ranked 476 of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — 54th percentile, 3 stars — placing it in the middle-to-upper range of its local peer group.

Its clearest strengths are attendance and support for students with disabilities. Chronic absenteeism was 7.5% in 2024–2025, less than half Wisconsin's 17.3% and lower than Waupaca Learning Center Elementary, Marion Elementary, Tigerton Elementary, Rosholt Elementary, and Tomorrow River Community Charter — though Chain Exploration Center, Manawa Elementary, Amherst Elementary, and Weyauwega Elementary were lower still. Special education students rose from the 39th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 80th and 86th percentiles in the two most recent years. Upper-grade reading and grade 4 science and social studies also beat state averages: grade 5 ELA at 65.71%, grade 6 ELA at 63.04%, and grade 4 social studies at 78.57% versus the state's 65.51%.

The latest data shows soft spots in grade 3 ELA (40.00% vs. the state's 52.08%) and grade 6 math (45.65% vs. 53.60%), and math overall averaged slightly below the state in 2025–2026. With only a few dozen students tested per grade, single-year swings are common; even so, the school has improved substantially since a weak 2022–2023. Locally it trails Chain Exploration Center (80th percentile) and Amherst Elementary (61st), while finishing ahead of Rosholt Elementary, Weyauwega Elementary, Tomorrow River Virtual Charter School (TRVCS), Waupaca Learning Center Elementary, Marion Elementary, and Manawa Elementary. Its poverty rate (36.86% free/reduced lunch) and per-student spending ($15,115) are moderate for the area.

293

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,115

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

450 Division St
Iola, WI 54945-9629

(715) 445-2411

District: Iola-Scandinavia School District

Students who attend Iola-Scandinavia Elementary usually attend:

High:

Iola-Scandinavia High

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.2%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Wisconsin median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Wisconsin avg55%

476^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

206^th of 432Iola-Scandinavia 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	58.2	476 of 1039	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.3	377 of 1044	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	534 of 1061	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	735 of 1067	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	670 of 1067	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.7	554 of 1050	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	562 of 1037	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	606 of 1025	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.8	646 of 1071	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.1	618 of 1075	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.5	525 of 1076	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.7	338 of 1061	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.5	350 of 1053	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.5	173 of 1045	83.4%	★★★★☆
2011	70.0	268 of 1046	74.4%	★★★★☆
2010	64.3	396 of 1045	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.9	277 of 1030	73.1%	★★★★☆
2008	72.4	241 of 1021	76.4%	★★★★☆
2007	73.1	180 of 689	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	456 of 986	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.3	382 of 1001	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	431 of 1011	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	600 of 1010	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	501 of 1017	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	483 of 1004	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	638 of 1002	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	543 of 997	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	443 of 848	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.7	372 of 870	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	377 of 866	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	543 of 871	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	324 of 859	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	230 of 847	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	274 of 874	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	273 of 854	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	468 of 989	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.7	368 of 1000	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	562 of 1012	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	782 of 1011	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	709 of 1017	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	550 of 1003	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	420 of 1002	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	594 of 997	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	157 of 791	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	112 of 802	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	38.9	481 of 790	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	482 of 770	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	546 of 748	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.4	265 of 721	63.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	15.4	656 of 715	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)80th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile~ school

Male (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile-6 vs school

White (2023)8th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies79%+13 vs state

Science64%+11 vs state

English Language Arts57%+3 vs state

Mathematics51%~ state avg

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Iola-Scandinavia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Division St	Iola	54945	Waupaca County	Iola-Scandinavia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 445-2411	293	24	12.4	36.9%	279 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	58.2	476^th of 1039 public elementary schools	54.2%		65.3	377^th of 1044 public elementary schools	63.9%	99	40.0	53.6	65.7	63.0			50.0	53.6	57.1	45.7			78.6		64.3		$15,115	$598	$14,516
Tomorrow River Community Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10186 County Road MM	Amherst Junction	54407	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 824-5521	184	13	14.6	32.6%	162 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.2%)	23.3	845^th of 1039 public elementary schools	18.7%		55.8	515^th of 1044 public elementary schools	50.7%	330	16.7	41.7	47.6	20.0	44.4	64.3	0.0	8.3	23.8	20.0	55.6	64.3	66.7	85.7	41.7	64.3	$10,963	$295	$10,668
Tomorrow River Virtual Charter School (TRVCS)	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	10186 County Road MM	Amherst Junction	54407	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 346-2730	66	4	16.2	—	59 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	49.5	599^th of 1039 public elementary schools	42.3%		65	387^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.9%	212		100.0		100.0		100.0		0.0		0.0		100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	$10,361	$299	$10,062
Amherst Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	357 N Main St	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 824-5523	342	24	14.5	26.6%	322 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	63.4	401^st of 1039 public elementary schools	61.4%		80.7	150^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.6%	251	57.9	54.6					56.1	60.0					70.9		69.1		$12,772	$559	$12,214
Chain Exploration Center	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	N3160 Silver Lake Dr	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 258-4151	139	12	11.8	33.1%	126 (90.6%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	77	212^th of 1039 public elementary schools	79.6%		78.2	188^th of 1044 public elementary schools	82.0%	24	70.6	72.2	57.9	66.7	71.4		82.4	77.8	63.2	61.1	78.6		77.8		66.7		$15,241	$465	$14,775
Manawa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Beech St	Manawa	54949	Waupaca County	Manawa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 596-5700	221	17	12.7	52.0%	193 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	32.3	783^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	24.6%		52.3	563^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	46.1%	220	30.3	47.8	53.1				34.4	30.4	43.8				52.2		43.5		$16,926	$1,917	$15,010
Waupaca Learning Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1515 Shoemaker Rd	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 258-4141	602	56	10.7	51.7%	494 (82.1%)	8 (1.3%)	64 (10.6%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	43.6	675^th of 1039 public elementary schools	35.0%		53.5	547^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.6%	128	62.7	43.2					53.6	46.6					55.1		41.5		$17,352	$913	$16,440
Rosholt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	346 W Randolph St	Rosholt	54473	Portage County	Rosholt School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 677-4543	259	21	12.5	28.6%	242 (93.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	55.8	518^th of 1039 public elementary schools	50.1%		49.4	590^th of 1044 public elementary schools	43.5%	72	46.0	54.8	51.4				43.2	45.2	57.1				83.9		74.2		$17,250	$979	$16,271
Weyauwega Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Ann St	Weyauwega	54983	Waupaca County	Weyauwega-Fremont School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 867-8165	257	21	12.3	52.1%	218 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)	53.5	550^th of 1039 public elementary schools	47.1%		57.7	492^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	52.9%	58	22.2	50.0	64.3				25.9	57.1	73.8				64.3		57.1		$14,105	$601	$13,504
Marion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1001 N Main St	Marion	54950	Waupaca County	Marion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 754-4501	255	20	12.5	50.2%	232 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	43.1	684^th of 1039 public elementary schools	34.2%		47.2	627^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.9%	57	34.3	36.6	58.3	38.7			34.3	46.3	79.2	58.1			61.0		56.1		$15,714	$1,559	$14,155

Frequently Asked Questions about Iola-Scandinavia Elementary

Is Iola-Scandinavia Elementary a good school?

Iola-Scandinavia Elementary ranks 476^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Iola-Scandinavia Elementary in?

Iola-Scandinavia School District

What is the racial makeup of Iola-Scandinavia Elementary?

Students at Iola-Scandinavia Elementary are 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Iola-Scandinavia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Iola-Scandinavia Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Iola-Scandinavia High

How many students attend Iola-Scandinavia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Iola-Scandinavia Elementary.

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