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Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

810^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Port Edwards, Wisconsin, with 197 students. The school is part of the Port Edwards School District, which is ranked 311 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated significantly, ranging from as high as 118 out of 1,075 Wisconsin elementary schools (4-star rating) in 2015-2016 to as low as 836 out of 1,061 (1-star rating) in 2023-2024, indicating inconsistent academic performance. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students generally performing better than male students, and White students and students with special needs tending to perform below the state average. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.7% in 2022-2023 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, which is well above the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Wisconsin Rapids School District, such as Grant Elementary, Howe Elementary, and Woodside Elementary, Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School generally underperforms in terms of statewide rankings, academic achievement, and student group performance. This may be partly due to the school's relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 51.27% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

202

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,786

Per pupil spending ?

58.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

951 5th St
Port Edwards, WI 54469

(715) 887-9000

District: Port Edwards School District

Students who attend Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	John Edwards Middle
High:	John Edwards High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.2%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (40% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Wisconsin avg54%

810^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

311^th of 426Port Edwards 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	29.9	810 of 1044	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	836 of 1061	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	770 of 1067	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	728 of 1067	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.5	197 of 1050	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	38.4	723 of 1037	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	485 of 1025	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.5	579 of 1071	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	83.7	118 of 1075	89.0%	★★★★☆
2015	61.9	434 of 1076	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.5	342 of 1061	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.3	461 of 1053	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.6	407 of 1045	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.2	341 of 1046	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.8	462 of 1045	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.2	248 of 1030	75.9%	★★★★☆
2008	71.2	259 of 1021	74.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	591 of 1001	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	743 of 1011	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	826 of 1010	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	801 of 1017	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.3	409 of 1004	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.7	793 of 1002	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.6	487 of 997	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	625 of 870	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	774 of 866	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	746 of 871	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	522 of 859	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	89.0	26 of 847	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	25.6	732 of 874	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	519 of 854	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	834 of 1000	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	816 of 1012	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.5	540 of 1011	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.7	468 of 1017	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.6	67 of 1003	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	52.3	506 of 1002	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	441 of 997	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	667 of 802	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	470 of 790	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	421 of 770	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	567 of 746	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	651 of 718	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	698 of 727	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	598 of 715	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	548 of 704	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)41st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies53%-11 vs state

Science41%-10 vs state

English Language Arts40%-12 vs state

Mathematics35%-19 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
Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	951 5th St	Port Edwards	54469	Wood County	Port Edwards School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 887-9000	202	16	12.9	58.4%	166 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.9%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	29.9	810^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.4%		27.2	836^th of 1061 public elementary schools	21.2%	26	34.3	40.6	45.5				28.6	50.0	27.3				53.1		40.6		$15,786	$1,206	$14,580
Woodside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 Two Mile Ave	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6793	354	26	13.5	40.4%	295 (83.3%)	7 (2.0%)	24 (6.8%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	35.4	766^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.6%		58	519^th of 1061 public elementary schools	51.1%	247	36.8	44.7	47.2				35.1	36.2	45.3				55.3		48.9		$14,797	$1,158	$13,639
Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	471 Grove Ave	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 424-6769	178	18	9.6	68.0%	109 (61.2%)	1 (0.6%)	23 (12.9%)	24 (13.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.2%)	48.5	611^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.5%		50.8	618^th of 1061 public elementary schools	41.8%	7	32.3	39.3	52.6				54.8	57.1	42.1				64.3		67.9		$16,642	$1,806	$14,836
Mead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	241 17th Ave S	Wisconsin Rapids	54495	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 424-6777	266	28	9.5	78.2%	173 (65.0%)	7 (2.6%)	28 (10.5%)	16 (6.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (14.7%)	26.6	830^th of 1044 public elementary schools	20.5%		39.4	735^th of 1061 public elementary schools	30.7%	95	34.0	30.3	36.6				34.8	39.4	39.0				51.5		42.4		$16,083	$2,297	$13,786
Humke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	500 S Section St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 886-8010	313	28	11.1	60.1%	264 (84.3%)	5 (1.6%)	26 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)								(n/a)	38.2						44.6										$14,440	$1,045	$13,395
Central Oaks Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 Lincoln Street	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 424-6786	88	6	15.0	47.7%	74 (84.1%)	2 (2.3%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	7 (8.0%)	28.4	817^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.7%		54.4	574^th of 1061 public elementary schools	45.9%	243		0.0	42.9	45.5	30.0	57.1		0.0	42.9	45.5	10.0	28.6	25.0	57.1	25.0	42.9	$6,130	$433	$5,697
Howe Elementary	Public	K-5	221 8th St N	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 424-6772	336	30	11.2	66.1%	251 (74.7%)	3 (0.9%)	38 (11.3%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	52.5	558^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.6%		62.9	441^st of 1061 public elementary schools	58.4%	117	56.0	52.7	51.9				52.0	58.2	51.9				56.4		49.1		$16,311	$1,652	$14,660
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	2911 Washington St	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6788	322	25	12.8	48.8%	251 (78.0%)	5 (1.6%)	19 (5.9%)	28 (8.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	55.8	516^th of 1044 public elementary schools	50.6%		57	536^th of 1061 public elementary schools	49.5%	20	50.0	53.5	43.4				54.7	55.8	41.5				79.1		74.4		$14,437	$1,310	$13,128
Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8511 County Road WW	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Portage County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6766	267	20	13.5	26.6%	250 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	63.9	401^st of 1044 public elementary schools	61.6%		62.5	449^th of 1061 public elementary schools	57.7%	48	69.2	50.0	53.7				66.7	61.1	61.0				69.4		50.0		$14,027	$736	$13,291
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids	Public	PK, KG-5	6950 Knowledge Ave	Rudolph	54475	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6784	202	15	13.4	36.1%	189 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	67	363^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	65.2%		70.4	315^th of 1061 public elementary schools	70.3%	48	45.5	53.1	64.3				45.5	71.9	57.1				78.1		75.0		$12,168	$1,318	$10,850

Frequently Asked Questions about Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School

Is Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School a good school?

Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 202 students attended Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Edwards Middle
High : John Edwards High

What is the racial makeup of Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School?

Students at Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School are 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What district is Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School in?

Port Edwards School District

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