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Maine Elementary

Q: Is Maine Elementary a good school?

Maine Elementary ranks 622 nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

622^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Maine Elementary is a public elementary school in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Wausau School District. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, dropping from 165th out of 1,076 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 622nd out of 1,044 schools in 2024-2025, its recent student performance has been mixed compared to the district and state averages.

In 2024-2025, Maine Elementary's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students performed better than the district and state in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 33.33% to 61.54%. However, the school has struggled with chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 6.8% in 2021-2022 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch has risen from 24.68% in 2021-2022 to 35.83% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of students from low-income families.

Compared to nearby schools in the Wausau School District, such as Rib Mountain Elementary and Stettin Elementary, Maine Elementary's performance is generally lower, with these schools consistently having higher rankings and student proficiency rates. While Maine Elementary has increased its spending per student, this has not yet resulted in significant improvements in student outcomes.

229

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,025

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5901 N 44th Ave
Wausau, WI 54401-9717

(715) 261-0250

District: Wausau School District

Students who attend Maine Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Muir Middle
High:	West High

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.2%

Asian:

12.2%

Hispanic:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 45 percentile points since 2015

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

622^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 44 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	47.5	622 of 1044	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	561 of 1061	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	567 of 1067	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.3	487 of 1067	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	706 of 1050	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	545 of 1037	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.5	304 of 1025	70.3%	★★★★☆
2017	75.0	220 of 1071	79.5%	★★★★☆
2016	76.1	201 of 1075	81.3%	★★★★☆
2015	77.0	165 of 1076	84.7%	★★★★☆
2014	78.8	139 of 1061	86.9%	★★★★☆
2013	56.5	500 of 1053	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.2	253 of 1045	75.8%	★★★★☆
2011	71.6	239 of 1046	77.2%	★★★★☆
2010	52.1	639 of 1045	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.8	523 of 1030	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	74.9	185 of 1021	81.9%	★★★★☆
2007	89.8	7 of 689	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	613 of 1001	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	616 of 1011	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	492 of 1010	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	445 of 1017	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	616 of 1004	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	550 of 1002	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.7	286 of 997	71.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	715 of 870	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	647 of 866	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	609 of 871	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	342 of 859	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	460 of 847	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	491 of 874	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.3	224 of 854	73.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	577 of 1000	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.4	444 of 1012	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	560 of 1011	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	475 of 1017	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	695 of 1003	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	478 of 1002	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	302 of 997	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	745 of 802	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	49.6	367 of 790	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	486 of 770	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	578 of 742	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	80.6	63 of 721	91.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	462 of 718	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	463 of 727	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	457 of 715	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	339 of 704	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.0	576 of 699	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.1	295 of 718	58.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

White (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies57%-7 vs state

Mathematics54%~ state avg

English Language Arts49%-3 vs state

Science40%-10 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 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
Maine Elementary	Public	K-5	5901 N 44th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0250	229	17	13.2	35.8%	179 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	28 (12.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	47.5	622^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	40.4%		55.4	561^st of 1061 public elementary schools	47.1%	61	53.5	33.3	61.5	59.1	45.2	56.4	57.1	40.5	$13,025	$317	$12,708
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)
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
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
Stettin Elementary	Public	K-5	109 N 56th Ave	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 261-0205	327	17	18.8	37.9%	224 (68.5%)	7 (2.1%)	28 (8.6%)	44 (13.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	80.6	151^st of 1044 public elementary schools	85.5%		83	117^th of 1061 public elementary schools	89.0%	34	58.8	73.9	64.3	62.8	83.3	64.3	83.3	78.8	$10,981	$286	$10,695
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Maine Elementary

How many students attend Maine Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 229 students attended Maine Elementary.

Is Maine Elementary a good school?

Maine Elementary ranks 622^nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Maine Elementary attend?

Students who attend Maine Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Muir Middle
High : West High

What is the racial makeup of Maine Elementary?

Students at Maine Elementary are 78% White, 12% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Maine Elementary in?

Wausau School District

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