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Oconto Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

842^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Oconto Elementary is a PK–4 school in Oconto, Wisconsin, serving about 340 students as part of the Oconto Unified School District. The district ranks 322nd of 432 Wisconsin districts — 25th percentile, 1 star — and the school ranked 842nd of 1,039 schools in 2025-2026, the 19th percentile with 1 star. That is down from 739th of 1,044 (29th percentile) in 2024-2025 and a recent high of 615th of 1,067 (42nd percentile) in 2022-2023. About 56.76% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-2025, the highest rate among nearby comparison schools.

Academics are the main concern. In 2025-2026, the school was below the state in every reported subject and grade, and at or near the bottom of its local group. Fourth-grade ELA was 21.82% versus the state's 53.87%, about 32 points below and roughly 15 points below the next-lowest nearby school. Third-grade ELA was 35.62%, fourth-grade math 30.91%, and fourth-grade science 34.55%, all well under state levels. Social studies was the one bright spot, improving from 42.00% to 58.18%, though still below the state's 65.51%. A telling comparison is Marinette Intermediate, which has a similar poverty rate (52.69%) but posted higher proficiency in every tested subject — even with worse absenteeism.

Attendance is a relative strength: 11.4% chronic absenteeism versus the district's 15.4% and the state's 17.3%, though several nearby schools do better, including Lena Elementary at 3.4%. Resources look solid — $15,198 per student and a 12.3 student-teacher ratio — so the challenge may not be funding or class size alone. Subgroup results show broad weakness: low-income students ranked in the 10th percentile (0 stars) in 2025-2026, female students fell from the 50th to the 17th percentile, and male students sat at the 21st percentile. Special education students, at the 36th percentile with 2 stars, were a relative bright spot. The key questions are why the 2025-2026 decline was so sharp and why a similar-poverty peer is getting stronger results.

340

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,198

Per pupil spending ?

56.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

79%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

810 Scherer Ave
Oconto, WI 54153-1110

(920) 834-7808

District: Oconto Unified School District

Students who attend Oconto Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oconto Middle
High:	Oconto High

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.6%

Two or more races:

4.1%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (37% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Wisconsin avg55%

842^nd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

322^nd of 432Oconto Unified 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	23.6	842 of 1039	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.1	739 of 1044	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	740 of 1061	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	615 of 1067	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	665 of 1067	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	694 of 1050	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	609 of 1037	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	675 of 1025	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.8	631 of 1071	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.5	727 of 1075	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.6	806 of 1076	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.1	782 of 1061	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.0	805 of 1053	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.2	726 of 1045	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.2	516 of 1046	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.2	652 of 1045	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.4	712 of 1030	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.4	574 of 1021	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.7	326 of 689	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.9	272 of 712	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.1	182 of 633	71.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	815 of 986	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.2	699 of 1001	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	503 of 1011	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	580 of 1010	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	608 of 1017	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	670 of 1004	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	549 of 1002	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	560 of 997	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	766 of 848	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	39.6	574 of 870	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	675 of 866	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	549 of 871	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	644 of 859	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.4	351 of 847	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	280 of 874	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	549 of 854	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	782 of 989	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.9	675 of 1000	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	802 of 1012	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.9	576 of 1011	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	642 of 1017	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	641 of 1003	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	607 of 1002	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	761 of 997	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	509 of 791	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.8	634 of 802	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	584 of 790	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.4	329 of 770	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	476 of 748	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.3	170 of 746	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	23.2	615 of 742	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	644 of 721	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	695 of 718	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	626 of 727	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	529 of 715	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	524 of 704	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	582 of 699	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	540 of 686	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies58%-7 vs state

Mathematics36%-18 vs state

Science35%-19 vs state

English Language Arts30%-23 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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	23.6	842^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	19.0%		39.1	739^th of 1044 public elementary schools	29.2%	103	35.6	21.8			39.7	30.9			58.2	34.6	79%		$15,198	$713	$14,485
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%)	49	609^th of 1039 public elementary schools	41.4%		71.4	289^th of 1044 public elementary schools	72.3%	320	54.8	36.4			61.3	51.5			69.7	45.5	88%		$17,437	$490	$16,946
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%)	78.3	191^st of 1039 public elementary schools	81.6%		67.9	346^th of 1044 public elementary schools	66.9%	155	56.5	58.1	68.0		73.9	90.3	82.0		77.4	67.7	≥ 95%		$14,098	$317	$13,782
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%)	57.7	487^th of 1039 public elementary schools	53.1%		59.9	460^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.9%	27	47.8	58.7	43.4		53.6	58.7	53.0		76.0	68.0	88%		$16,958	$850	$16,109
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%)	54.9	534^th of 1039 public elementary schools	48.6%		60.7	449^th of 1044 public elementary schools	57.0%	85	53.4	47.1	50.7	60.3	60.3	62.9	42.3	66.7	64.3	47.1	90%		$12,821	$531	$12,290
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%)	46.1	646^th of 1039 public elementary schools	37.8%		45.1	655^th of 1044 public elementary schools	37.3%	9	54.4	49.1	64.9		39.7	43.4	52.6		50.9	47.2	85%		$12,409	$996	$11,413
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%)	79.3	172^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	83.4%		69.4	327^th of 1044 public elementary schools	68.7%	155	76.3	67.1	60.7		72.4	64.5	65.5		85.5	77.6	87%		$14,025	$307	$13,718
Marinette Intermediate	Public	2-4	826 Owena St	Marinette	54143	Marinette County	Marinette School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 735-2600	372	25	15.0	52.7%	305 (82.0%)	7 (1.9%)	30 (8.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	46.1	645^th of 1039 public elementary schools	37.9%		42.9	684^th of 1044 public elementary schools	34.5%	39	42.9	50.8			44.5	49.2			69.4	51.6			$13,503	$669	$12,834
Southern Door Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2073 County Road DK	Brussels	54204	Door County	Southern Door County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 825-7321	482	40	11.9	40.2%	419 (86.9%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	74.3	252^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	75.7%		69.3	331^st of 1044 public elementary schools	68.3%	79	49.2	68.5	69.6		50.9	68.5	75.4		83.6	72.6	88%		$13,824	$671	$13,154
Marinette Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	1520 Mott St	Marinette	54143	Marinette County	Marinette School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 735-2500	390	19	20.8	52.1%	314 (80.5%)	12 (3.1%)	33 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.7%)								(n/a)											76%		$12,991	$591	$12,400

Frequently Asked Questions about Oconto Elementary

What district is Oconto Elementary in?

Oconto Unified School District

What schools do graduates of Oconto Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oconto Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oconto Middle
High : Oconto High

What is the racial makeup of Oconto Elementary?

Students at Oconto Elementary are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Is Oconto Elementary a good school?

Oconto Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Oconto Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Oconto Elementary.

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