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Holcombe Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

818^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Holcombe Elementary is a small rural PK–5 school in Holcombe, Wisconsin, serving 106 students — the smallest elementary in its comparison group — as part of the Lake Holcombe School District in the Rusk/Chippewa County area. Statewide, it ranks 818th of 1,039 ranked Wisconsin elementary schools (21st percentile, 1 star) for 2025–26. Its last four years have been remarkably flat — 19th, 21st, 20th, and 21st percentile since 2022–23 — after a peak of 44th percentile in 2020–21.

Holcombe is the best-resourced school among its nearby peers, spending $22,695 per student and tying for the lowest student-teacher ratio (10.3), yet it finishes near the bottom of that group on outcomes — eighth of nine. Its free/reduced lunch rate of 56.6% is mid-pack locally. The most revealing comparisons are Cadott Elementary (50.0% free/reduced lunch) and Gilman Elementary (51.5%), which serve similar populations and rank at the 83rd and 43rd percentile. Cornell Elementary, four miles away and ranked in the 97th percentile, serves a far wealthier population, making that comparison largely demographic rather than about school quality.

On academics, math is the relative strength: the school has narrowed its gap with the state for four straight years, from roughly 19 points behind to about 9. English Language Arts has not kept pace, sitting 21–27 points below the state in every year measured. Third-grade math is a genuine bright spot — 70% proficient in 2025–26, the school's highest math figure on record and above the state. Chronic absenteeism at the elementary improved to 14.9%, now below the state's 17.3%, although the district-wide rate is 25.6%, suggesting the attendance challenge sits mostly in the upper grades. Overall, the school is holding steady rather than declining, with peers of nearly identical demographics achieving considerably more.

106

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,695

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27331 262nd Ave
Holcombe, WI 54745

(715) 595-4241

District: Lake Holcombe School District

Students who attend Holcombe Elementary usually attend:

High:

Holcombe High

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.1%

Hispanic:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (36% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Wisconsin avg55%

818^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

387^th of 432Lake Holcombe 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	818 of 1039	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	838 of 1044	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	843 of 1061	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	862 of 1067	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	754 of 1067	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.7	587 of 1050	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	630 of 1037	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	711 of 1025	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.5	786 of 1071	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.4	681 of 1075	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.4	668 of 1076	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	65.4	343 of 1061	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.5	476 of 1053	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.4	355 of 1045	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.4	591 of 1046	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.8	680 of 1045	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.9	620 of 1030	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.9	660 of 1021	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.4	445 of 632	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	814 of 1001	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	877 of 1011	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	860 of 1010	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	806 of 1017	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	658 of 1004	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	430 of 1002	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.0	713 of 997	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	649 of 866	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	719 of 871	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.3	473 of 859	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.6	201 of 847	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	46.9	460 of 874	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	466 of 854	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	764 of 1000	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	646 of 1012	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	675 of 1011	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	604 of 1017	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.9	427 of 1003	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	716 of 1002	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	673 of 997	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	684 of 718	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	697 of 727	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	632 of 704	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	594 of 718	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	551 of 686	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2017	57.5	245 of 612	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.7	104 of 609	82.9%	★★★★☆
2015	60.5	245 of 612	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.7	238 of 585	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.2	265 of 569	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.2	284 of 559	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.2	466 of 549	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.8	363 of 539	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	15.7	472 of 521	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	47.1	367 of 519	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.8	261 of 332	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)25th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics47%-6 vs state

Social Studies38%-28 vs state

English Language Arts30%-23 vs state

Science12%-41 vs state

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th 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
Holcombe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27331 262nd Ave	Holcombe	54745	Chippewa County	Lake Holcombe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 595-4241	106	10	10.3	56.6%	104 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.7	818^th of 1039 public elementary schools	21.3%		25.1	838^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.7%	20	40.0	12.5	33.3		70.0	12.5	50.0		37.5	12.5	$22,695	$3,052	$19,643
Cornell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 S 4th St	Cornell	54732	Chippewa County	Cornell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 861-6947	209	16	13.3	1.4%	198 (94.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	90.3	35^th of 1039 public elementary schools	96.6%		89.9	32^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	96.9%	3	76.2	80.8	60.0		90.5	100.0	76.0		100.0	96.2	$13,867	$1,310	$12,557
Jim Falls Elementary	Public	K-5	13643 198th St	Jim Falls	54748	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 720-3260	117	9	13.4	27.4%	115 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	54.5	539^th of 1039 public elementary schools	48.1%		50	585^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.0%	46	52.9	50.0	44.4		64.7	62.5	61.1		62.5	50.0	$17,638	$552	$17,086
Gilman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	325 N Fifth Ave	Gilman	54433	Taylor County	Gilman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 447-8776	134	11	12.6	51.5%	130 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	50.3	590^th of 1039 public elementary schools	43.2%		29	815^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.9%	225	55.6	50.0	36.4	47.1	55.6	50.0	54.6	52.9	75.0	45.8	$21,362	$2,962	$18,400
Ladysmith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 E 6th St S	Ladysmith	54848	Rusk County	Ladysmith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 532-5464	328	29	11.2	66.5%	289 (88.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	31.1	791^st of 1039 public elementary schools	23.9%		20.8	871^st of 1044 public elementary schools	16.6%	80	37.0	41.7	30.6		47.8	22.2	46.9		54.1	48.7	$15,121	$764	$14,357
Flambeau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	N4540 County Road I	Tony	54563	Rusk County	Flambeau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 532-5559	188	17	11.1	71.3%	177 (94.1%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.6	787^th of 1039 public elementary schools	24.3%		39.9	731^st of 1044 public elementary schools	30.0%	56	36.7	38.1	35.5		40.0	47.6	46.7		52.4	42.9	$19,600	$1,537	$18,063
Bruce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 W Washington Ave	Bruce	54819	Rusk County	Bruce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 868-2585	199	19	10.3	98.0%	182 (91.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	16.1	897^th of 1039 public elementary schools	13.7%		25.3	836^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.9%	61	33.3	18.8	35.3		42.9	21.9	29.4		37.5	28.1	$18,736	$1,057	$17,680
Cadott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	463 E Mills St	Cadott	54727	Chippewa County	Cadott Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 289-3795	436	36	11.9	50.0%	419 (96.1%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	78.9	178^th of 1039 public elementary schools	82.9%		63.7	403^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	61.4%	225	64.7	72.7	67.2		60.8	67.3	67.2		85.5	78.2	$17,044	$1,361	$15,683
Bloomer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401 8th Ave	Bloomer	54724	Chippewa County	Bloomer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 568-1042	521	39	13.3	31.1%	498 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	65.2	381^st of 1039 public elementary schools	63.3%		52.9	554^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.9%	173	50.0	52.2			68.1	64.4			81.1	60.0	$13,554	$513	$13,041

Frequently Asked Questions about Holcombe Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Holcombe Elementary?

Students at Holcombe Elementary are 98% White, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Holcombe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Holcombe Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Holcombe High

How many students attend Holcombe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 106 students attended Holcombe Elementary.

Is Holcombe Elementary a good school?

Holcombe Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.3% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Holcombe Elementary in?

Lake Holcombe School District

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