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Franklin Elementary

Public Grades K-5

787^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a public elementary school located in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving 191 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Wausau School District, which is ranked 272 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state. The school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, significantly lower test scores than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, and achievement gaps for certain student subgroups. For example, in 2024-2025, only 33.33% of 5th graders at Franklin Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 50.09% for the Wausau School District and 51.26% for the state.

When comparing Franklin Elementary to other nearby schools in the Wausau School District, it is clear that some schools, such as Stettin Elementary and Rib Mountain Elementary, are performing significantly better, with higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite spending more per student than the district average and some of the higher-performing nearby schools, Franklin Elementary's outcomes remain poor, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving the school's performance.

181

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,355

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1509 N 5th St
Wausau, WI 54403-3563

(715) 261-0000

District: Wausau School District

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Horace Mann Middle
High:	East High

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.6%

Asian:

28.2%

Hispanic:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

787^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Wausau School District

272^nd of 426Wausau 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	32.6	787 of 1044	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	841 of 1061	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	850 of 1067	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	750 of 1067	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	893 of 1050	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	842 of 1037	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	866 of 1025	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	887 of 1071	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.5	873 of 1075	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.4	790 of 1076	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	56.4	508 of 1061	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.9	664 of 1053	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.4	611 of 1045	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.0	759 of 1046	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.7	842 of 1045	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.9	889 of 1030	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.3	833 of 1021	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.0	550 of 689	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.5	543 of 712	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.2	455 of 632	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.1	549 of 633	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	90 of 116	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	100 of 123	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	103 of 116	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	102 of 110	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	93 of 106	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	102 of 122	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	97 of 107	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	29.7	198 of 248	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	187 of 222	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	109 of 275	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	184 of 287	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	739 of 1001	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	801 of 1011	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	809 of 1010	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	861 of 1017	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	909 of 1004	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	903 of 1002	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	872 of 997	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	15.1	274 of 290	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	259 of 274	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	746 of 870	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	776 of 866	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	679 of 871	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	586 of 859	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.7	778 of 847	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	724 of 874	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	775 of 854	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	757 of 1000	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	793 of 1012	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	759 of 1011	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.3	413 of 1017	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.8	752 of 1003	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	595 of 1002	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	800 of 997	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	278 of 802	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.4	613 of 790	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	703 of 746	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	513 of 742	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	570 of 721	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	440 of 718	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	572 of 727	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	572 of 715	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	477 of 704	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.3	637 of 699	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	614 of 718	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	637 of 686	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)65th percentile+41 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)20th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2023)6th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies54%-9 vs state

Science54%+3 vs state

English Language Arts42%-10 vs state

Mathematics31%-23 vs state

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Friday, March 22, 2019

Great little school in the heart of the city. Caring staff and supportive families. Close Quote

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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 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
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	1509 N 5th St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0000	181	17	10.4	69.1%	88 (48.6%)	5 (2.8%)	19 (10.5%)	51 (28.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.4%)	32.6	787^th of 1044 public elementary schools	24.6%		26.4	841^st of 1061 public elementary schools	20.7%	54	42.9	45.7	33.3	32.1	34.3	23.8	54.3	54.3	$16,355	$1,222	$15,133
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	500 N 4th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0190	189	19	10.1	58.7%	67 (35.4%)	3 (1.6%)	25 (13.2%)	77 (40.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.5%)	59.4	472^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	54.8%		38.3	747^th of 1061 public elementary schools	29.6%	275	57.6	65.5	48.5	64.7	58.1	39.4	71.0	54.8	$16,556	$1,394	$15,162
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Randolph St	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0175	372	29	12.8	61.0%	171 (46.0%)	8 (2.2%)	25 (6.7%)	129 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.5%)	60.6	450^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.9%		68.6	342^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	67.8%	108	52.9	58.1	59.6	54.9	58.1	72.3	62.8	48.8	$15,122	$1,201	$13,920
Wausau Area Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3101 N 13th St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 261-0795	121	7	16.9	30.6%	104 (86.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.3%)	65.9	371^st of 1044 public elementary schools	64.5%		69.6	327^th of 1061 public elementary schools	69.2%	44	47.1	66.7	69.6	52.9	53.3	43.5	93.3	86.7	$13,096	$244	$12,852
Hawthorn Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Kickbusch St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0045	227	18	12.5	70.9%	105 (46.3%)	18 (7.9%)	27 (11.9%)	41 (18.1%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.7%)	40.7	718^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.2%		42.9	698^th of 1061 public elementary schools	34.2%	20	38.2	60.0	21.4	58.8	52.0	17.9	68.0	48.0	$17,049	$1,559	$15,491
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	720 S 6th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0965	204	22	9.1	75.0%	70 (34.3%)	12 (5.9%)	35 (17.2%)	64 (31.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.8%)	21.3	867^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.0%		28.4	823^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	22.4%	44	36.6	32.1	25.7	22.0	46.4	34.3	50.0	28.6	$20,631	$1,574	$19,056
Red Granite Charter School Inc	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1800 N 1st Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(715) 281-4776	51	3	16.9	49.0%	46 (90.2%)	1 (2.0%)	3 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)
G D Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1018 S 12th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0950	492	36	13.5	52.6%	250 (50.8%)	6 (1.2%)	28 (5.7%)	153 (31.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.0%)	24.1	845^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.1%		22.8	865^th of 1061 public elementary schools	18.5%	20	50.0	26.0	29.2	45.0	30.0	22.9	52.0	36.0	$11,890	$742	$11,148
John Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	1918 Lamont St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 261-0060	231	19	11.9	58.9%	129 (55.8%)	14 (6.1%)	24 (10.4%)	42 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.5%)	29.9	811^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.3%		41.7	712^th of 1061 public elementary schools	32.9%	99	35.0	18.2	47.5	37.5	36.4	52.5	51.5	33.3	$15,288	$905	$14,383
Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4303 Troy St	Wausau	54403	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0030	445	27	16.3	44.3%	316 (71.0%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.3%)	74 (16.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	41.1	713^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.7%		41.8	710^th of 1061 public elementary schools	33.1%	3	60.6	51.4	46.0	46.5	32.9	52.7	42.9	40.0	$11,739	$745	$10,993

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Horace Mann Middle
High : East High

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 181 students attended Franklin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 49% White, 28% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.6% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Wausau School District

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