Summary
South Shore Elementary is a small public school in Port Wing, Wisconsin, serving 102 students in grades PK–6 as part of the South Shore School District. It ranks 151st out of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2025–2026 — the 85th percentile, 4 stars — while its district ranks 94th of 432, the 78th percentile, also 4 stars. Its long-term trend is strong: it rose from the 52nd percentile in 2015–2016 to top-decile performance (91st, 93rd, and 90th percentiles) from 2020–2021 through 2022–2023, dipped to the 74th percentile in 2023–2024, and has since rebounded to the 84th–85th percentile range.
Compared with Iron River Elementary (PK–5, 95 students, about 15 miles away in the Maple School District), South Shore Elementary is noticeably more consistent. In 2025–2026 its proficiency rates were above state averages in most subjects: 4th grade reached 100% in science and 93.33% in social studies, plus 86.67% in math and 80% in ELA. Iron River posted isolated highs — 92.86% in 5th grade math and 78.57% in 5th grade ELA — but also 20% in 3rd grade ELA and 0% in 4th grade science, and dropped to the 39th percentile overall (632nd of 1,039, 2 stars). South Shore spends $23,215 per student with a 9.9 student-teacher ratio, versus $13,659 and 15.3 at Iron River. Because South Shore is small, individual grade results can swing from year to year.
South Shore's effectiveness with low-income students stands out: 49.02% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, yet its low-socioeconomic-status subgroup rankings reached the 93rd, 98th, and 100th percentiles in recent years. It also ranked in the 94th percentile for female students and the 88th percentile for male students in 2025–2026. The clearest concern is chronic absenteeism, at 23.8% in 2024–2025 — above the district rate of 18.4%, the state rate of 17.3%, and Iron River's 18.9%. Improving attendance is likely the highest-leverage area for the school.
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