Summary
Little Chute Elementary is a PK–4 school in Little Chute, WI, serving 590 students in the Little Chute Area School District, making it the largest nearby school in the comparison set. Its 2025–26 rank is 489th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — 53rd percentile, 3 stars — similar to 2024–25 and down from 76th percentile, 4 stars in 2020–21. The district overall ranks 83rd of 432 districts (81st percentile, 4 stars), but the largest elementary is not matching that profile; Flex Academy in the same district ranks at the 82nd percentile.
In 2025–26 Forward Exam results, the school was above the state in 3rd grade ELA (55.66% vs. 52.08%), 4th grade math (58.49% vs. 52.87%), 4th grade social studies (68.87% vs. 65.51%), and 4th grade science (56.60% vs. 53.46%); 3rd grade math was essentially tied with the state, and 4th grade ELA was slightly below. Compared with nearby schools, Westside Elementary, Janssen Elementary, New Directions Learning Community, Park Community Charter School, and Quinney Elementary generally posted higher proficiency. The closest rank peer, Haen Elementary, was mixed, while it outperformed Johnston Elementary in most subjects. Chronic absenteeism is a relative strength at 9.7% in 2024–25 — below the district’s 12.1% and the state’s 17.3% — though New Directions Learning Community has a lower rate of 3.5%. Free/reduced lunch is 39.15%, higher than several higher-scoring neighbors but lower than Haen Elementary and Johnston Elementary, and spending is $13,382 per student with a 13.5 student-teacher ratio.
Subgroup effectiveness is uneven. Effectiveness for low-SES students declined from 76 in 2023–24 to 57 in 2024–25 to 46 in 2025–26, and special education effectiveness declined from 78 to 72 to 59. English Language Learner effectiveness rebounded from 25 in 2024–25 to 61 in 2025–26. Overall, the school is a mid-pack Wisconsin elementary school: near state averages, strong on chronic absenteeism relative to district and state, solid in 4th grade social studies and science versus the state, and improving in 3rd grade ELA, but trailing several nearby higher-performing schools and showing uneven subgroup results.
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