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Muir Elementary

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Muir Elementary ranks 721 st of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

721^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Muir Elementary is a grade 2–5 school in Portage, Wisconsin, serving 439 students as part of the Portage Community School District. In 2025–26 it ranked 721st of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools (31st percentile, 2 stars) — a modest recovery from a dip into the 20s in 2023–24, though still below its 2020–21 peak of 56th percentile. It sits 0.13 miles from Woodridge Elementary, a K–1 school that appears to feed into it.

In 2025–26, proficiency was below district and state in nearly every tested area: ELA 39.36% in grade 3, 40.37% in grade 4, and 43.3% in grade 5, versus state rates of 52–54%; math 46.81% in grade 3, 47.71% in grade 4, and 60.82% in grade 5. Across eight tests, Muir averaged about 47.5% proficient, compared with roughly 51.8% for the district and 54.7% statewide. Its 2025–26 rank trails most nearby schools, including Poynette Elementary (81st percentile), Merrimac Community (72nd), Endeavor Elementary (74th), Lewiston Elementary (68th), East Elementary (52nd), Spring Hill Elementary (50th), Rio Elementary (44th), and Pardeeville Elementary (35th), with only Al Behrman Elementary lower. Grade 5 math (60.82%) is a bright spot, above the state (51.81%).

The standout concern is chronic absenteeism, which rose from 6.3% in 2021–22 to 22.6% in 2024–25 — above the district (20.4%) and state (17.3%) and far above most nearby schools (Lewiston 4.8%, Spring Hill 6.3%, Poynette 9.4%). The adjacent K–1 feeder Woodridge Elementary is similar at 22.5%, suggesting attendance challenges begin before students reach Muir. Resources look favorable — $17,074 per student, a 10.6 student–teacher ratio, and a 47.61% free/reduced lunch rate — and special education students rank in the 68th percentile while low-income students improved from the 12th percentile in 2023–24 to the 35th in 2025–26. Overall, small classes and solid funding are not yet translating into results, making attendance and targeted academic support the most promising areas to watch.

439

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,074

Per pupil spending ?

47.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2600 Woodcrest Dr
Portage, WI 53901-1262

(608) 742-5531

District: Portage Community School District

Students who attend Muir Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wayne Bartels Middle
High:	Portage High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.0%

Hispanic:

12.8%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (48% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg52%

Wisconsin avg55%

721^st of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Portage Community School District

244^th of 432Portage Community 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	721 of 1039	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.3	757 of 1044	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	807 of 1061	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	731 of 1067	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	565 of 1067	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.5	457 of 1050	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	525 of 1037	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	601 of 1025	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.8	716 of 1071	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.2	615 of 1075	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.5	622 of 1076	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.6	702 of 1061	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.2	655 of 1053	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.3	777 of 1045	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.2	782 of 1046	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.7	645 of 1045	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.2	554 of 1030	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.8	423 of 1021	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.9	399 of 689	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.6	315 of 712	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.1	418 of 632	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.0	462 of 633	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	178 of 245	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	711 of 986	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.4	724 of 1001	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	762 of 1011	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	694 of 1010	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	639 of 1017	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	491 of 1004	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	469 of 1002	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	658 of 997	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	246 of 347	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.9	121 of 322	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	181 of 331	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.2	100 of 290	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	113 of 296	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.7	212 of 271	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	548 of 848	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.2	585 of 870	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	759 of 866	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	677 of 871	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.1	517 of 859	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.0	251 of 847	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	351 of 874	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.5	644 of 854	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	646 of 989	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	698 of 1000	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	778 of 1012	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	677 of 1011	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.8	403 of 1017	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	391 of 1003	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	542 of 1002	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	475 of 997	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	255 of 791	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.0	402 of 802	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	427 of 790	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	365 of 770	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	229 of 748	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	158 of 746	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	39.6	427 of 742	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	412 of 721	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	580 of 697	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	626 of 718	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	659 of 727	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	616 of 715	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	459 of 704	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	395 of 699	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	458 of 718	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	486 of 686	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)27th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies58%-8 vs state

Mathematics52%~ state avg

Science44%-9 vs state

English Language Arts41%-12 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)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Muir Elementary	Public	2-5	2600 Woodcrest Dr	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 742-5531	439	41	10.6	47.6%	338 (77.0%)	12 (2.7%)	56 (12.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	40.1	721^st of 1039 public elementary schools	30.6%		36.3	757^th of 1044 public elementary schools	27.5%	36	39.4	40.4	43.3	46.8	47.7	60.8	57.8	44.0	$17,074	$383	$16,691
Woodridge Elementary	Public	K-1	333 E Slifer St	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 742-3494	201	17	11.9	46.8%	144 (71.6%)	7 (3.5%)	34 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.5%)								(n/a)									$18,476	$383	$18,094
Lewiston Elementary	Public	K-5	W11195 State Road 127	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 742-2524	84	7	12.6	26.2%	78 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	68.6	335^th of 1039 public elementary schools	67.8%		55.1	528^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.4%	193	75.0	50.0	66.7	100.0	68.8	75.0	62.5	50.0	$13,706	$383	$13,324
Pardeeville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	503 E Chestnut St	Pardeeville	53954	Columbia County	Pardeeville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 429-2151	331	25	13.2	39.6%	305 (92.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)	43.9	673^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	35.2%		57.2	497^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.4%	176	42.9	49.2		28.6	38.1		68.3	65.1	$15,032	$1,042	$13,990
Endeavor Elementary	Public	K-5	414 Church St	Endeavor	53930	Marquette County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 587-2625	57	5	12.2	33.3%	43 (75.4%)	2 (3.5%)	8 (14.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.3%)	73.1	270^th of 1039 public elementary schools	74.0%		84.1	107^th of 1044 public elementary schools	89.8%	163	85.7	46.2	85.7	85.7	69.2	100.0	76.9	53.9	$17,414	$383	$17,031
Poynette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	225 W North St	Poynette	53955	Columbia County	Poynette School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 635-4347	416	33	12.8	22.6%	384 (92.3%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	78.1	193^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	81.4%		81.2	141^st of 1044 public elementary schools	86.5%	52	73.3	65.7		75.0	80.0		75.7	61.4	$14,697	$417	$14,280
Rio Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	355 Lowville Rd	Rio	53960	Columbia County	Rio Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 992-3143	169	14	11.7	37.3%	159 (94.1%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	50.5	586^th of 1039 public elementary schools	43.6%		64.9	389^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.7%	197	28.0	57.9	53.6	48.0	36.8	53.6	79.0	68.4	$19,354	$1,186	$18,168
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	815 6th St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3920	334	28	11.9	—	258 (77.2%)	4 (1.2%)	44 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	57.4	495^th of 1039 public elementary schools	52.4%		45.7	645^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.2%	150	51.0	60.6	49.2	51.0	57.6	57.6	74.2	51.5	$13,913	$975	$12,938
Merrimac Community	Public	PK, KG-5	360 School St	Merrimac	53561	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 643-1995	134	9	14.1	26.9%	129 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72	289^th of 1039 public elementary schools	72.2%		88.2	52^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	95.0%	237	70.0	47.1	81.3	55.0	64.7	75.0	88.2	58.8	$14,448	$1,388	$13,060
Spring Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Vine St	Wisconsin Dells	53965	Columbia County	Wisconsin Dells School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 253-2468	628	53	11.8	60.2%	418 (66.6%)	8 (1.3%)	130 (20.7%)	9 (1.4%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	55.6	523^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	49.7%		45.6	648^th of 1044 public elementary schools	37.9%	125	52.4	60.5	50.0	53.0	60.5	53.1	64.0	52.6	$15,300	$00	$15,300

Frequently Asked Questions about Muir Elementary

Is Muir Elementary a good school?

Muir Elementary ranks 721^st of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Muir Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Muir Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Muir Elementary attend?

Students who attend Muir Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wayne Bartels Middle
High : Portage High

What is the racial makeup of Muir Elementary?

Students at Muir Elementary are 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Muir Elementary in?

Portage Community School District

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