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Minocqua Elementary

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Minocqua Elementary ranks 293 rd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Minocqua Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Minocqua J1 School District, with 555 students located in Minocqua, Wisconsin. The school consistently outperforms the state average on the Forward Exam across all grade levels and subject areas, with 69.09% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 52.14%, and 72.22% of 7th graders proficient or better in Mathematics compared to the state average of 55.53%.

Minocqua Elementary also ranks very highly for its special education students, placing in the top 69-70 out of 790-770 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, with a 5-star rating. The school also performs well for its low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 137-202 out of 870-866 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2024-2025 and 2023-2024, with a 4-star rating. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism from 2.2% in 2022-2023 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, this is still lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Lac du Flambeau Elementary has significantly lower test scores across all grade levels and subjects. Minocqua Elementary has maintained a consistent level of performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 226 to 640 out of over 1,000 Wisconsin elementary schools since 2016-2017. However, the school should continue to monitor and address any achievement gaps to ensure all students are receiving a quality education.

506

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,864

Per pupil spending ?

32.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7450 Titus Dr
Minocqua, WI 54548-9139

(715) 356-5206

District: Minocqua J1 School District

Students who attend Minocqua Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lakeland High

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.8%

Two or more races:

6.1%

Hispanic:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (68% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 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 school68%

District avg68%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

293^rd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

110^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

83^rd of 426Minocqua J1 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
2025	71.3	293 of 1044	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	251 of 1061	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	356 of 1067	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	451 of 1067	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	435 of 1050	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	640 of 1037	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	463 of 1025	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.6	226 of 1071	78.9%	★★★★☆
2016	62.6	395 of 1075	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.2	589 of 1076	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.2	480 of 1061	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.7	633 of 1053	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.3	415 of 1045	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.7	355 of 1046	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.8	440 of 1045	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.8	432 of 1030	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.3	412 of 1021	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.6	164 of 633	74.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	280 of 1001	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	160 of 1011	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	376 of 1010	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	400 of 1017	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	399 of 1004	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	459 of 1002	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	614 of 997	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	137 of 870	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	202 of 866	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	190 of 871	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	44.3	506 of 859	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.0	322 of 847	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	599 of 874	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	498 of 854	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	315 of 1000	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	339 of 1012	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	314 of 1011	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	448 of 1017	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	431 of 1003	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	658 of 1002	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.0	316 of 997	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	84.4	69 of 790	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	80.7	70 of 770	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	46.2	365 of 748	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	275 of 746	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	351 of 742	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	194 of 721	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	326 of 718	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	278 of 727	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	400 of 715	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	507 of 718	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.0	322 of 686	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	110 of 628	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	87 of 641	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	248 of 640	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	243 of 617	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.6	88 of 613	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	84 of 594	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	94 of 579	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	83.3	54 of 612	91.2%	★★★★★
2016	82.5	60 of 609	90.1%	★★★★★
2015	63.3	210 of 612	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.8	120 of 585	79.5%	★★★★☆
2013	50.8	335 of 569	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.5	383 of 559	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	68.3	146 of 549	73.4%	★★★★☆
2010	70.4	127 of 539	76.4%	★★★★☆
2009	68.1	151 of 521	71.0%	★★★★☆
2008	65.5	183 of 519	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.3	126 of 366	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	75.1	56 of 332	83.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	131 of 573	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	92 of 580	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	176 of 579	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	156 of 576	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	105 of 574	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	65 of 557	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	72 of 551	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	40 of 509	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.3	52 of 520	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	54.1	207 of 525	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	237 of 522	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.0	49 of 499	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	70.6	76 of 487	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	121 of 489	75.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	93 of 577	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	90 of 585	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	51.9	286 of 591	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	281 of 577	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.1	62 of 572	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	99 of 557	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	113 of 551	79.5%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	94.5	1 of 17	94.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	57 of 414	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.6	12 of 425	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	59.2	120 of 439	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	97 of 437	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	135 of 414	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	146 of 417	65.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	206 of 399	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.3	128 of 407	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	221 of 412	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	199 of 397	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.4	51 of 393	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	69 of 382	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	115 of 375	69.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2024)91st percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2021)94th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies85%+22 vs state

Science72%+21 vs state

English Language Arts65%+13 vs state

Mathematics63%+9 vs state

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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
Minocqua Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7450 Titus Dr	Minocqua	54548	Oneida County	Minocqua J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 356-5206	506	48	10.5	32.4%	434 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	4 (0.8%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.1%)	71.3	293^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	71.9%		73.9	251^st of 1061 public elementary schools	76.3%	42	69.1	71.7	60.0	54.6	70.4	68.4	61.8	60.9	53.9	60.0	72.2	71.9	91.3	80.7	73.9	70.2	$13,864	$518	$13,346
Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11065 Old Highway 51 N	Arbor Vitae	54568	Vilas County	Woodruff J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 356-3282	514	45	11.4	36.8%	415 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.3%)	67.4	357^th of 1044 public elementary schools	65.8%		66.7	382^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	64.0%	25	63.8	66.7	58.9	50.9	62.1	61.8	66.0	71.1	46.4	52.8	50.0	63.6	80.0	58.2	73.3	52.7	$13,420	$666	$12,754
Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	8234 Highway 70 W	Saint Germain	54558	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 542-2632	69	4	15.4	23.2%	66 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	87.1	59^th of 1044 public elementary schools	94.3%		88.2	54^th of 1061 public elementary schools	94.9%	5	63.6	70.0					81.8	90.0					90.0		80.0		$13,388	$612	$12,777
Northland Pines Elementary-St Germain	Public	PK, KG-4	8234 Highway 70 W	Saint Germain	54558	Vilas County	Northland Pines School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 542-3632	87	7	12.6	46.0%	73 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	38.2	746^th of 1044 public elementary schools	28.5%		52.8	595^th of 1061 public elementary schools	43.9%	151	28.6	20.0					28.6	53.3					66.7		66.7		$17,290	$634	$16,656
Northwoods Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9086 County Road K	Harshaw	54529	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 282-8200	97	11	9.2	24.7%	93 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	79.6	166^th of 1044 public elementary schools	84.1%		78.4	181^st of 1061 public elementary schools	82.9%	15	71.4	77.8	69.2				78.6	66.7	69.2				88.9		44.4		$21,645	$845	$20,800
Lac du Flambeau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2899 State Highway 47 S	Lac du Flambeau	54538	Vilas County	Lac du Flambeau #1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 588-3838	499	62	8.0	92.4%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	405 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.8%)	15.2	905^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.3%		11.3	941^st of 1061 public elementary schools	11.3%	36	20.8	34.0	23.4	14.0	18.6	19.1	27.1	38.3	19.2	16.0	23.7	33.3	57.5	40.5	25.5	23.8	$24,578	$2,042	$22,536
Sugar Camp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4066 Camp Four Rd	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Three Lakes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 272-1105	111	11	10.2	22.5%	106 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	65.2	381^st of 1044 public elementary schools	63.5%		78.1	184^th of 1061 public elementary schools	82.7%	197	68.4	50.0	73.3	75.0			79.0	50.0	46.7	91.7			60.0		50.0		$18,851	$900	$17,950
Crescent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3319 Boyce Dr	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 365-9132	384	36	10.7	52.9%	338 (88.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	34.2	778^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.5%		30.4	809^th of 1061 public elementary schools	23.8%	31	42.3	49.1	32.8				32.7	49.1	24.1				60.4		49.1		$18,677	$758	$17,920
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	418 N Pelham St	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 365-9600	269	26	10.4	61.7%	228 (84.8%)	5 (1.9%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	43.3	678^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.1%		54.8	570^th of 1061 public elementary schools	46.3%	108	46.2	36.1	46.4				61.5	50.0	64.3				55.6		36.1		$20,755	$763	$19,992

Frequently Asked Questions about Minocqua Elementary

What district is Minocqua Elementary in?

Minocqua J1 School District

What schools do graduates of Minocqua Elementary attend?

Students who attend Minocqua Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Lakeland High

How many students attend Minocqua Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Minocqua Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Minocqua Elementary?

Students at Minocqua Elementary are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% American Indian.

Is Minocqua Elementary a good school?

Minocqua Elementary ranks 293^rd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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