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Lena Elementary

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Lena Elementary ranks 289 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Lena Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lena, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 206 students. The school is part of the Lena School District, which is ranked 280 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Lena Elementary has shown strong performance in certain subject areas, particularly in Mathematics and Social Studies. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 65.63% of 3rd graders and 70% of 4th graders proficient or better in Mathematics, outperforming the state average. In Social Studies for 4th grade, Lena Elementary had an impressive 86.67% proficiency rate, significantly higher than the state average of 63.65%. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts has been more mixed, with 3rd grade proficiency rates ranging from 39.13% to 55.17% over the past few years, often below the state average. Lena Elementary has also performed exceptionally well in serving its Special Education and Low Socio-Economic Status (SES) student populations, ranking in the top 100 and top 217 in the state, respectively, for these student groups.

Comparing Lena Elementary to nearby schools, the school's performance is generally stronger than Suring Elementary, which has struggled across multiple subject areas and student groups. However, Crivitz Elementary and Sunnyside Elementary have shown more mixed results, with some subject areas where they outperform Lena. Additionally, Abrams Elementary, part of the Oconto Falls Public School District, has consistently outperformed Lena Elementary in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, ranking among the top 200 schools in the state.

180

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,797

Per pupil spending ?

40%

Free/discounted lunch ?

304 E Main St
Lena, WI 54139-9488

(920) 829-5959

District: Lena School District

Students who attend Lena Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lena Middle
High:	Lena High

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.1%

Hispanic:

2.8%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (66% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Wisconsin median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Wisconsin avg55%

289^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

280^th of 426Lena 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	71.4	289 of 1044	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	374 of 1061	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	338 of 1067	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	669 of 1067	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	446 of 1050	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	324 of 1037	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.2	242 of 1025	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	64.3	374 of 1071	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.1	306 of 1075	71.5%	★★★★☆
2015	64.0	391 of 1076	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.2	526 of 1061	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.1	722 of 1053	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	73.2	205 of 1045	80.4%	★★★★☆
2011	83.4	49 of 1046	95.3%	★★★★★
2010	61.0	460 of 1045	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.8	299 of 1030	71.0%	★★★★☆
2008	67.7	326 of 1021	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.6	497 of 689	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	71.3	199 of 632	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	363 of 1001	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	302 of 1011	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	499 of 1010	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	419 of 1017	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.8	235 of 1004	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	419 of 1002	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.5	257 of 997	74.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	217 of 870	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	139 of 866	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	100 of 871	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	296 of 859	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	249 of 847	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	45 of 874	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	48.2	440 of 854	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	305 of 1000	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	380 of 1012	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	258 of 1011	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	26.2	820 of 1017	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	661 of 1003	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.1	245 of 1002	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	247 of 997	75.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	98 of 802	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	200 of 790	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	51 of 770	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	34.3	504 of 746	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	59.6	273 of 686	60.2%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)88th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-9 vs school

White (2018)60th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies87%+23 vs state

Science70%+19 vs state

Mathematics68%+13 vs state

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

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Schools Near Lena Elementary

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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 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
Lena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	304 E Main St	Lena	54139	Oconto County	Lena School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 829-5959	180	14	12.7	40.0%	173 (96.1%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	71.4	289^th of 1044 public elementary schools	72.3%		67.1	374^th of 1061 public elementary schools	64.8%	85	43.8	63.3					65.6	70.0					86.7		70.0		$12,797	$587	$12,211
Oconto Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 E Maria Volk Dr	Oconto Falls	54154	Oconto County	Oconto Falls Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 848-4476	489	40	12.3	42.5%	429 (87.7%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.4%)	59.9	460^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.9%		69.5	329^th of 1061 public elementary schools	69.0%	131	48.6	58.5	57.6				52.8	57.3	66.1				62.2		61.0		$13,092	$737	$12,356
Coleman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	347 Business 141 N	Coleman	54112	Marinette County	Coleman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 897-2525	387	28	13.7	42.4%	336 (86.8%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	45.1	655^th of 1044 public elementary schools	37.3%		48.9	635^th of 1061 public elementary schools	40.2%	20	53.1	48.2	38.5				40.8	53.6	32.3				66.1		62.5		$10,550	$987	$9,563
Oconto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	810 Scherer Ave	Oconto	54153	Oconto County	Oconto Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 834-7808	340	28	12.3	56.8%	308 (90.6%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	39.1	739^th of 1044 public elementary schools	29.2%		38.7	740^th of 1061 public elementary schools	30.3%	1	59.2	38.0					59.2	40.0					42.0		42.0		$12,496	$1,800	$10,697
Abrams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Elm St	Abrams	54101	Oconto County	Oconto Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 826-5819	287	22	12.8	25.4%	258 (89.9%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	67.9	346^th of 1044 public elementary schools	66.9%		80.3	158^th of 1061 public elementary schools	85.1%	188	54.8	52.0	57.1				83.9	76.0	57.1				80.0		50.0		$13,514	$354	$13,160
Gillett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	208 W Main St	Gillett	54124	Oconto County	Gillett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 855-2119	277	22	12.6	64.6%	213 (76.9%)	3 (1.1%)	30 (10.8%)	3 (1.1%)	15 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	41.7	704^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.6%		36.4	769^th of 1061 public elementary schools	27.5%	65	56.3	45.2	41.7				56.3	40.5	33.3				57.1		50.0		$13,965	$1,352	$12,613
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2840 Highway 32	Krakow	54137	Oconto County	Pulaski Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 899-6300	99	12	7.9	23.2%	90 (90.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (6.1%)	51.8	566^th of 1044 public elementary schools	45.8%		62.4	450^th of 1061 public elementary schools	57.6%	116	41.7	46.2	73.3				41.7	53.9	66.7				61.5		38.5		$14,860	$846	$14,014
Peshtigo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	341 N Emery Ave	Peshtigo	54157	Marinette County	Peshtigo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 582-3762	580	39	15.0	42.2%	526 (90.7%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	60.7	449^th of 1044 public elementary schools	57.0%		67.1	373^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	64.8%	76	51.4	50.8	62.3	50.0			58.6	70.2	62.3	55.1			74.6		47.8		$11,443	$644	$10,798
Suring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	411 Algoma St	Suring	54174	Oconto County	Suring Public School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 842-2181	196	18	10.9	55.6%	162 (82.7%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	14	916^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.3%		19	891^st of 1061 public elementary schools	16.0%	25	23.8	15.8	21.7	47.8	40.0	46.2	28.6	5.3	26.1	34.8	60.0	61.5	31.6	61.5	10.5	53.9	$16,753	$1,125	$15,629
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	720 County Road C	Sobieski	54171	Oconto County	Pulaski Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 822-6200	497	36	13.7	9.3%	479 (96.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	69.4	327^th of 1044 public elementary schools	68.7%		68	355^th of 1061 public elementary schools	66.5%	28	70.1	56.6	56.3				80.5	51.8	51.6				79.5		62.7		$11,054	$285	$10,769

Frequently Asked Questions about Lena Elementary

Is Lena Elementary a good school?

Lena Elementary ranks 289^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lena Elementary in?

Lena School District

How many students attend Lena Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 180 students attended Lena Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lena Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lena Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lena Middle
High : Lena High

What is the racial makeup of Lena Elementary?

Students at Lena Elementary are 96% White, 3% Hispanic.

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