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Oconto Falls Elementary

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Oconto Falls Elementary ranks 460 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

460^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Oconto Falls Elementary is a public elementary school serving 498 students in grades PK-5 in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin. The school is part of the Oconto Falls Public School District, which is ranked 190 out of 426 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oconto Falls Elementary has generally performed better than the state average on the Forward Exam, particularly in mathematics. In 2024-2025, the school's 5th grade students scored 66.1% proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 52.58%. The school also outperformed the district and state in 4th grade social studies and science. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated, ranging from 9.3% to 19.5%, with the 2023-2024 rate still high at 17.7%. Oconto Falls Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 39.85% to 47.39% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, Oconto Falls Elementary generally outperforms schools like Abrams Elementary and Oconto Elementary on test scores, particularly in mathematics. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools like Suamico Elementary and Sunnyside Elementary in the Pulaski Community School District. The school has seen varying performance among different student subgroups, with strong results for male students and special education students, but more average performance for white students and low-socioeconomic status students.

489

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,092

Per pupil spending ?

42.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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:	Washington Middle
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: Rebounding — 34th percentile in 2021 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 56th (2025) from a 34th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg60%

Wisconsin avg54%

460^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Oconto Falls Public School District

190^th of 426Oconto 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	460 of 1044	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	329 of 1061	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	319 of 1067	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	579 of 1067	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	691 of 1050	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	347 of 1037	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	482 of 1025	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.1	364 of 1071	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.6	212 of 1075	80.3%	★★★★☆
2015	73.7	222 of 1076	79.4%	★★★★☆
2014	73.3	209 of 1061	80.3%	★★★★☆
2013	65.7	326 of 1053	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.1	302 of 1045	71.1%	★★★★☆
2011	52.4	627 of 1046	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.0	459 of 1045	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.0	700 of 1030	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.6	642 of 1021	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	70.4	216 of 689	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.9	274 of 632	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.4	190 of 633	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	469 of 1001	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	324 of 1011	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.6	202 of 1010	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	513 of 1017	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	655 of 1004	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.2	310 of 1002	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	422 of 997	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	306 of 870	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	276 of 866	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	137 of 871	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.7	414 of 859	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	594 of 847	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.9	168 of 874	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	286 of 854	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	401 of 1000	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	303 of 1012	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	394 of 1011	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	577 of 1017	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	643 of 1003	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	342 of 1002	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	493 of 997	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	296 of 802	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	284 of 790	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	243 of 770	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	339 of 748	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	383 of 746	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.8	73 of 742	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	60.5	218 of 721	69.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	495 of 718	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.0	317 of 727	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	310 of 715	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.5	539 of 704	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	599 of 699	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	308 of 718	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	465 of 686	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies62%~ state avg

Science61%+10 vs state

Mathematics58%+4 vs state

English Language Arts55%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Oconto Falls 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Glenbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	145 W Green Bay St	Pulaski	54162	Brown County	Pulaski Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 822-6100	519	48	10.7	28.9%	450 (86.7%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.6%)	8 (1.5%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	62.6	421^st of 1044 public elementary schools	59.7%		72.5	277^th of 1061 public elementary schools	73.9%	144	45.5	54.0	63.1				59.5	63.2	72.6				60.5		57.9		$12,629	$572	$12,057
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Oconto Falls Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Oconto Falls Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Oconto Falls Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Washington Middle
High : Oconto Falls High

How many students attend Oconto Falls Elementary?

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

What district is Oconto Falls Elementary in?

Oconto Falls Public School District

Is Oconto Falls Elementary a good school?

Oconto Falls Elementary ranks 460^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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