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Brener Elementary

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Brener Elementary ranks 736 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

736^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Brener Elementary is a public school in Shawano, Wisconsin, serving about 389 students in grades 3–5 as the upper-elementary school in the Shawano School District. It ranked 736th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2025–26 — 29th percentile, 1 star — a small rebound from 779th of 1,044 (25th percentile) in 2024–25, though still below its 2021–22 peak of 623rd of 1,067 (42nd percentile). The district is ranked 371st of 432 districts statewide — 14th percentile, 1 star. Brener sits less than a mile from the district's two PK–2 schools, LEADS Primary Charter School and Hillcrest Primary School, and its grade 3–5 results closely mirror the district's.

Proficiency is mixed by grade and subject. In 2025–26, 3rd grade ELA was 33.99% versus 52.08% statewide — a major gap — while 4th grade ELA (46.85% vs 53.87%) and 5th grade ELA (39.85% vs 53.63%) were also below state. Math was above state in 4th grade (56.76% vs 52.87%) but below in 3rd (39.22% vs 54.75%) and 5th (41.35% vs 51.81%). Social studies is a bright spot at 70.91% versus 65.51% statewide; science is a weakness at 46.36% versus 53.46%. Averaged across grades 3–5, ELA is about 40.2% and math about 45.8%, compared with roughly 53% statewide in both. Nearby Bonduel Elementary, Clintonville Elementary School, Gresham Elementary, and Fairview Elementary generally outperform Brener in ELA and/or math.

Chronic absenteeism is a major challenge: 23.8% in 2024–25, above the district's 22.4% and the state's 17.3%, and it worsened while the district improved. It is higher than Bonduel (12.2%), Marion Elementary (17.0%), and Clintonville (20.8%), though lower than Hillcrest (28.6%) and Gresham (28.4%). Free/reduced lunch is 56.81%. Per-student spending rose to $16,385, similar to Bonduel and Gillett Elementary, but the student-teacher ratio of 15.3 is higher than most nearby elementaries. Results also vary by group, with low-income students around the 34th percentile and students with disabilities around the 48th. The most actionable priorities appear to be 3rd grade literacy, 5th grade math, science, and attendance.

389

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,385

Per pupil spending ?

56.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 35th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (46% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Wisconsin avg55%

736^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

371^st of 432Shawano 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
2026	38.2	736 of 1039	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	40.6	679 of 986	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	39.1	563 of 848	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	37.0	705 of 989	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	27.6	105 of 142	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	70.4	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★
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
2026	46.1	408 of 791	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	30.3	537 of 697	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)82nd percentile+53 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)29th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)26th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies71%+5 vs state

Science46%-7 vs state

Mathematics45%-8 vs state

English Language Arts40%-14 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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	38.2	736^th of 1039 public elementary schools	29.2%		34	779^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.4%	43	34.0	46.9	39.9		39.2	56.8	41.4		70.9	46.4			$16,385	$1,399	$14,986
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)											95%		$17,836	$1,032	$16,804
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)											84%		$15,042	$894	$14,148
Kaehkenawapahtaeq	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	N522 State Trunk Highway 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)	0.0				0.0						80%		$28,398	$11,184	$17,214
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%)	55.7	520^th of 1039 public elementary schools	50.0%		56.7	503^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	51.8%	17	52.0	55.3			46.0	60.5			76.3	55.3	88%		$16,426	$520	$15,906
Keshena Primary	Public	PK, KG-5	N530 State Trunk Highway 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%)	2.8	1007^th of 1039 public elementary schools	3.1%		2.4	1017^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.6%	10	14.3	4.4	14.9		15.6	4.4	4.4		20.3	4.4	80%		$25,568	$2,640	$22,927
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%)	49.8	594^th of 1039 public elementary schools	42.8%		55.5	521^st of 1044 public elementary schools	50.1%	73	35.7	52.9	38.1		50.0	64.7	61.9		70.6	47.1	71%		$19,188	$645	$18,543
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%)	50.4	588^th of 1039 public elementary schools	43.4%		50.6	578^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.6%	10	48.6	53.5	50.0		66.7	54.9	43.4		59.2	49.3			$13,475	$859	$12,616
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%)	43.1	684^th of 1039 public elementary schools	34.2%		47.2	627^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.9%	57	34.3	36.6	58.3	38.7	34.3	46.3	79.2	58.1	61.0	56.1	91%		$15,714	$1,559	$14,155
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%)	40.2	715^th of 1039 public elementary schools	31.2%		41.7	704^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.6%	11	25.8	58.1	45.0		32.3	48.4	35.0		64.5	64.5	89%		$16,270	$980	$15,290

Frequently Asked Questions about Brener Elementary

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 district is Brener Elementary in?

Shawano School District

How many students attend Brener Elementary?

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

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.

Is Brener Elementary a good school?

Brener Elementary ranks 736^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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