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Oconto Falls Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
487th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 53% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Oconto Falls Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 489 students in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin, a small city in the northeastern part of the state, and it is part of the Oconto Falls Public School District.

On the 2025–2026 rankings, the school placed 487th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools (53rd percentile, 3 stars) — a solidly mid-tier position. That is down from the 70th percentile (4 stars) it reached in 2022–2023 and well below its 80th percentile mark back in 2015–2016, though it is an improvement over its 2020–2021 low of 34th percentile. Among nearby schools, it sits in the middle of the pack: it ranks above Coleman Elementary (38th percentile), Lena Elementary (41st), Gillett Elementary (31st), Oconto Elementary (19th), and Suring Elementary (13th), but below Abrams Elementary (82nd), Sunnyside Elementary (83rd), Suamico Elementary (78th), and Fairview Elementary (59th). The most striking local contrast is with Abrams Elementary, roughly 7 miles away in the same district, which earns 4 stars despite spending less per student ($14,098 versus $16,958).

Classroom results are mixed. Fourth grade science (68% proficient) and social studies (76%) are well above state averages and are clear bright spots, and the school beats the state in 4th grade ELA and 4th and 5th grade math. However, it trails the district in every tested math grade, and 5th grade ELA (43.37% proficient) falls below both district and state. Chronic absenteeism is 14.1% — higher than the district's 9.9% and the highest among the nearby schools listed, though still below the state's 17.3% — and it rose from 10.2% in 2023–2024. Special education (65th percentile) and low-income (56th percentile) students rank above the school's overall standing, while male students have slipped from the 70th percentile in 2023–2024 to 44th.

489
Students ?
12.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,958
Per pupil spending ?
42.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 415 E Maria Volk Dr
       Oconto Falls, WI  54154

(920) 848-4476

District: Oconto Falls Public School District


Students who attend Oconto Falls Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Oconto Falls Middle School
High:    Oconto Falls High
Racial breakdown:

White:
87.7%
Two or more races:
7.4%
Hispanic:
3.3%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the Wisconsin median (53rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school57%
District avg62%
Wisconsin avg55%
487th of 1,039
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Top 47%▼ down 27 pts since 2016
From top 20% (2016) to top 47% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Oconto Falls Public School District
163rd of 432Oconto Falls Public 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202657.7487 of 103953.1%★★★☆☆
202559.9460 of 104455.9%★★★☆☆
202469.5329 of 106169.0%★★★☆☆
202368.8319 of 106770.1%★★★★☆
202251.0579 of 106745.7%★★☆☆☆
202140.8691 of 105034.2%★★☆☆☆
201965.8347 of 103766.5%★★★☆☆
201856.0482 of 102553.0%★★★☆☆
201765.1364 of 107166.0%★★★☆☆
201675.6212 of 107580.3%★★★★☆
201573.7222 of 107679.4%★★★★☆
201473.3209 of 106180.3%★★★★☆
201365.7326 of 105369.0%★★★☆☆
201269.1302 of 104571.1%★★★★☆
201152.4627 of 104640.1%★★☆☆☆
201061.0459 of 104556.1%★★★☆☆
200946.0700 of 103032.0%★★☆☆☆
200850.6642 of 102137.1%★★☆☆☆
200770.4216 of 68968.7%★★★☆☆
200564.9274 of 63256.6%★★★☆☆
200470.4190 of 63370.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202663.4367 of 98662.8%★★★☆☆
202556.8469 of 100153.1%★★★☆☆
202467.7324 of 101168.0%★★★☆☆
202375.6202 of 101080.0%★★★★☆
202253.4513 of 101749.6%★★☆☆☆
202140.8655 of 100434.8%★★☆☆☆
201967.2310 of 100269.1%★★★☆☆
201859.7422 of 99757.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202654.2375 of 84855.8%★★★☆☆
202560.0306 of 87064.8%★★★☆☆
202462.4276 of 86668.1%★★★☆☆
202372.7137 of 87184.3%★★★★☆
202251.7414 of 85951.8%★★★☆☆
202135.4594 of 84729.9%★★☆☆☆
201970.9168 of 87480.8%★★★★☆
201859.5286 of 85466.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202650.9553 of 98944.1%★★☆☆☆
202561.3401 of 100059.9%★★★☆☆
202469.8303 of 101270.1%★★★★☆
202362.3394 of 101161.0%★★★☆☆
202249.1577 of 101743.3%★★☆☆☆
202142.8643 of 100335.9%★★☆☆☆
201964.0342 of 100265.9%★★★☆☆
201853.9493 of 99750.6%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202659.1280 of 79164.6%★★★☆☆
202557.1296 of 80263.1%★★★☆☆
202457.1284 of 79064.1%★★★☆☆
202360.3243 of 77068.4%★★★☆☆
202249.1339 of 74854.7%★★★☆☆
202145.6383 of 74648.7%★★☆☆☆
201980.873 of 74290.2%★★★★★
201860.5218 of 72169.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202639.3464 of 69733.4%★★☆☆☆
202536.6495 of 71831.1%★★☆☆☆
202457.0317 of 72756.4%★★★☆☆
202356.0310 of 71556.6%★★★☆☆
202230.5539 of 70423.4%★☆☆☆☆
202122.8599 of 69914.3%★☆☆☆☆
201957.5308 of 71857.1%★★★☆☆
201839.7465 of 68632.2%★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)65th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2026)63rd percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)44th percentile-9 vs school
White (2026)33rd percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies76%+10 vs state
Science68%+15 vs state
Mathematics55%~ state avg
English Language Arts50%-3 vs state

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Oconto Falls Elementary ranks 487th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Oconto Falls Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oconto Falls Middle School
High : Oconto Falls High

Students at Oconto Falls Elementary are 88% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Oconto Falls Elementary.

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Latest Wisconsin data All new data »
2025–26 ACT & Forward Exam scoresOct 1, 2026
2021–22 through 2024–25 school spending dataJul 16, 2026
2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 ACT & Forward Exam scoresSep 25, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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