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Brener Elementary

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Brener Elementary ranks 779 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

779^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Brener Elementary is a public elementary school in Shawano, Wisconsin, serving 399 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Shawano School District, which is ranked 352 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brener Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is consistently below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 30.28% to 43.31%, compared to the state average of 51.26% to 52.21%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.7% to 27.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Brener Elementary serves a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 57.04% to 63.03% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, Brener Elementary's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Fairview Elementary and Bonduel Elementary, which are in other school districts. These schools tend to have higher academic achievement, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and serve a lower percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The nearby LEADS Primary Charter School and Hillcrest Primary School, which are part of the same Shawano School District, also have similar performance challenges, suggesting that district-level factors may be contributing to the overall underperformance of the schools.

389

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,601

Per pupil spending ?

56.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 S Union St
Shawano, WI 54166-3463

(715) 524-2131

District: Shawano School District

Students who attend Brener Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shawano Community Middle
High:	Shawano High

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.9%

American Indian:

20.1%

Two or more races:

15.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (43% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Wisconsin avg54%

779^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

352^nd of 426Shawano 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	34.0	779 of 1044	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	738 of 1061	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	690 of 1067	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	623 of 1067	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	782 of 1050	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	778 of 1037	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	761 of 1025	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.5	822 of 1071	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.1	701 of 1075	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.1	598 of 1076	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.7	755 of 1061	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.3	643 of 1053	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.0	641 of 1045	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.3	533 of 1046	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.5	700 of 1045	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.7	377 of 1030	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.2	686 of 1021	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.0	461 of 689	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	66.5	253 of 632	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.7	236 of 633	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	722 of 1001	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.9	624 of 1011	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	588 of 1010	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	569 of 1017	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	745 of 1004	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	773 of 1002	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	717 of 997	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	628 of 870	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	528 of 866	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	547 of 871	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	497 of 859	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	602 of 847	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	685 of 874	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	725 of 854	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	759 of 1000	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	781 of 1012	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	687 of 1011	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	619 of 1017	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	736 of 1003	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	718 of 1002	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	740 of 997	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	68 of 113	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.7	50 of 119	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	55 of 96	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	50 of 77	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	59 of 85	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	30 of 76	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	37 of 67	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2021	66.5	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	380 of 802	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.3	536 of 790	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	506 of 770	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	279 of 748	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	401 of 746	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	577 of 742	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	477 of 721	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	616 of 718	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	624 of 727	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	531 of 715	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	430 of 704	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	551 of 699	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	622 of 718	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	578 of 686	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)75th percentile+50 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies61%-3 vs state

Mathematics45%-9 vs state

Science38%-13 vs state

English Language Arts36%-16 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th 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
Brener Elementary	Public	3-5	1300 S Union St	Shawano	54166	Shawano County	Shawano School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 524-2131	389	25	15.3	56.8%	202 (51.9%)	4 (1.0%)	42 (10.8%)	3 (0.8%)	78 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.4%)	34	779^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.4%		39	738^th of 1061 public elementary schools	30.4%	41	30.3	43.3	33.8		53.2	40.2	43.7		60.6	37.8	$12,601	$989	$11,612
LEADS Primary Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	1410 S Waukechon St	Shawano	54166	Shawano County	Shawano School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 524-2134	80	1	80.0	33.8%	53 (66.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (13.8%)								(n/a)											$11,182	$389	$10,793
Hillcrest Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1410 S Waukechon St	Shawano	54166	Shawano County	Shawano School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 524-2134	472	40	11.8	60.4%	259 (54.9%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.7%)	3 (0.6%)	94 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.4%)								(n/a)											$14,065	$953	$13,112
Kaehkenawapahtaeq	Public, Charter	K-2	N522 Sth 47 55	Keshena	54135	Menominee County	Menominee Indian School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(715) 799-3824	30	1	60.0	70.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.7%)								(n/a)
Bonduel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	404 W Mill St	Bonduel	54107	Shawano County	Bonduel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 758-4850	288	21	13.7	34.4%	249 (86.5%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.5%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.1%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.1%)	56.7	503^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	51.8%		72.7	272^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	74.4%	231	47.4	52.8			57.9	55.6			63.9	63.9	$14,456	$933	$13,523
Keshena Primary	Public	PK, KG-5	N530 Sth 47-55	Keshena	54135	Menominee County	Menominee Indian School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 799-3828	394	50	7.8	90.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	343 (87.1%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.8%)	2.4	1017^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.6%		3.2	1016^th of 1061 public elementary schools	4.2%	1	4.3	7.3	10.2		10.0	2.9	5.0		24.6	8.7	$19,766	$1,775	$17,991
Gresham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Schabow St	Gresham	54128	Shawano County	Gresham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 787-3211	132	13	10.3	57.6%	64 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.6%)	1 (0.8%)	25 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (24.2%)	55.5	521^st of 1044 public elementary schools	50.1%		41.8	711^th of 1061 public elementary schools	33.0%	190	40.0	52.4	40.0		80.0	66.7	40.0		76.2	52.4	$15,934	$1,020	$14,915
Clintonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24 20th St	Clintonville	54929	Waupaca County	Clintonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 823-7215	505	40	12.7	59.4%	423 (83.8%)	4 (0.8%)	61 (12.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	50.6	578^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.6%		56.8	541^st of 1061 public elementary schools	49.0%	37	45.7	52.8	37.5		55.7	55.6	48.2		68.1	52.8	$11,346	$1,122	$10,225
Marion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1001 N Main St	Marion	54950	Waupaca County	Marion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 754-4501	255	20	12.5	50.2%	232 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	47.2	627^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.9%		44.5	686^th of 1061 public elementary schools	35.3%	59	48.7	53.9	34.3	34.3	64.9	53.9	65.7	40.0	57.7	53.9	$12,610	$2,654	$9,955
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Brener Elementary

How many students attend Brener Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Brener Elementary.

Is Brener Elementary a good school?

Brener Elementary ranks 779^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Brener Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brener Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shawano Community Middle
High : Shawano High

What is the racial makeup of Brener Elementary?

Students at Brener Elementary are 52% White, 20% American Indian, 15% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is Brener Elementary in?

Shawano School District

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