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Crescent Elementary

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Crescent Elementary ranks 778 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

778^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Crescent Elementary is a public elementary school in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, serving 368 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Rhinelander School District, which is ranked 302 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crescent Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally below the Rhinelander School District and Wisconsin state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) was 42.31% at Crescent Elementary, compared to 46.21% for the district and 52.14% for the state. Similar trends are observed in mathematics, where Crescent Elementary's proficiency rates are lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students generally performing better than male students, and white students having the lowest rankings in the state compared to other subgroups.

Crescent Elementary also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, which have increased from 7.8% in 2022-2023 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state's average. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 57.46% to 59.51% over the past three school years, suggesting a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families. Compared to nearby schools, such as Northwoods Community Elementary, Pelican Elementary, and Central Elementary, Crescent Elementary's academic performance is generally lower, with Northwoods Community Elementary standing out with significantly higher proficiency rates.

384

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,677

Per pupil spending ?

52.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3319 Boyce Dr
Rhinelander, WI 54501-3800

(715) 365-9132

District: Rhinelander School District

Students who attend Crescent Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	James Williams Middle
High:	Rhinelander High

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.0%

Two or more races:

4.7%

Hispanic:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2005 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (42% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2005

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg48%

Wisconsin avg54%

778^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 7 pts since 2021

From bottom 33% (2021) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Rhinelander School District

302^nd of 426Rhinelander 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	34.2	778 of 1044	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	809 of 1061	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	746 of 1067	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	795 of 1067	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	705 of 1050	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	70.5	214 of 632	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	680 of 1001	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	708 of 1011	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	751 of 1010	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	772 of 1017	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	661 of 1004	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	685 of 870	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	655 of 866	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	545 of 871	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	604 of 859	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.7	492 of 847	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	787 of 1000	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	812 of 1012	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	656 of 1011	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	721 of 1017	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	670 of 1003	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	546 of 802	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	649 of 790	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	580 of 770	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	574 of 748	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	529 of 746	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	690 of 718	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	694 of 727	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	657 of 715	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	620 of 704	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	573 of 699	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies60%-3 vs state

Science49%~ state avg

English Language Arts41%-11 vs state

Mathematics35%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Crescent 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
Crescent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3319 Boyce Dr	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 365-9132	384	36	10.7	52.9%	338 (88.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	34.2	778^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.5%		30.4	809^th of 1061 public elementary schools	23.8%	31	42.3	49.1	32.8				32.7	49.1	24.1				60.4		49.1		$18,677	$758	$17,920
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	418 N Pelham St	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 365-9600	269	26	10.4	61.7%	228 (84.8%)	5 (1.9%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	43.3	678^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.1%		54.8	570^th of 1061 public elementary schools	46.3%	108	46.2	36.1	46.4				61.5	50.0	64.3				55.6		36.1		$20,755	$763	$19,992
Pelican Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3350 V Hickey Rd	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 365-9160	263	26	10.0	49.0%	240 (91.3%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.2%)	42.3	693^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	33.6%		41.6	713^th of 1061 public elementary schools	32.8%	20	42.5	54.3	44.8				40.0	42.9	44.8				58.8		54.3		$18,760	$723	$18,037
Northwoods Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9086 County Road K	Harshaw	54529	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 282-8200	97	11	9.2	24.7%	93 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	79.6	166^th of 1044 public elementary schools	84.1%		78.4	181^st of 1061 public elementary schools	82.9%	15	71.4	77.8	69.2				78.6	66.7	69.2				88.9		44.4		$21,645	$845	$20,800
Sugar Camp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4066 Camp Four Rd	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Three Lakes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 272-1105	111	11	10.2	22.5%	106 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	65.2	381^st of 1044 public elementary schools	63.5%		78.1	184^th of 1061 public elementary schools	82.7%	197	68.4	50.0	73.3	75.0			79.0	50.0	46.7	91.7			60.0		50.0		$18,851	$900	$17,950
Tomahawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1048 E Kings Rd	Tomahawk	54487	Lincoln County	Tomahawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 453-2126	512	43	11.9	53.1%	470 (91.8%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	59.8	462^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	55.7%		58.6	506^th of 1061 public elementary schools	52.3%	44	44.6	56.1	58.2				39.2	68.2	70.0				71.2		56.1		$14,432	$866	$13,566
Three Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6930 W School St	Three Lakes	54562	Oneida County	Three Lakes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 546-3323	160	11	14.4	41.9%	155 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	77.6	199^th of 1044 public elementary schools	80.9%		63.4	429^th of 1061 public elementary schools	59.6%	230	79.0	71.4	21.4	73.9			84.2	76.2	35.7	78.3			81.0		81.0		$16,224	$1,092	$15,131
Elcho Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	N11268 Antigo St	Elcho	54428	Langlade County	Elcho School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 275-3707	127	11	11.5	49.6%	114 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	42.9	685^th of 1044 public elementary schools	34.4%		62.5	448^th of 1061 public elementary schools	57.8%	237	42.9	38.9	66.7				50.0	33.3	22.2				66.7		55.6		$18,069	$837	$17,231
Minocqua Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7450 Titus Dr	Minocqua	54548	Oneida County	Minocqua J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 356-5206	506	48	10.5	32.4%	434 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	4 (0.8%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.1%)	71.3	293^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	71.9%		73.9	251^st of 1061 public elementary schools	76.3%	42	69.1	71.7	60.0	54.6	70.4	68.4	61.8	60.9	53.9	60.0	72.2	71.9	91.3	80.7	73.9	70.2	$13,864	$518	$13,346

Frequently Asked Questions about Crescent Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Crescent Elementary?

Students at Crescent Elementary are 88% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

What district is Crescent Elementary in?

Rhinelander School District

Is Crescent Elementary a good school?

Crescent Elementary ranks 778^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Crescent Elementary attend?

Students who attend Crescent Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : James Williams Middle
High : Rhinelander High

How many students attend Crescent Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Crescent Elementary.

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