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Mead Elementary

Q: Is Mead Elementary a good school?

Mead Elementary ranks 737 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Mead Elementary is a PK–5 school in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, serving 266 students as part of the Wisconsin Rapids School District, which ranks 316th of 432 districts statewide (27th percentile, 1 star). Mead's 2025–2026 SchoolDigger rank is 737th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — 29th percentile, 1 star. Its rank history has been consistently low, never exceeding the 31st percentile over the past decade and reaching 2 stars only in 2023–2024. The 2025–2026 result improved over 2024–2025 but remains below 2023–2024.

Two things stand out for families. Economic need is high: 78.2% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, the highest rate among all nearby schools — far above Grant Elementary (26.59%), Washington Elementary (48.76%), and Kennedy Elementary (35.29%). Chronic absenteeism was 18.4%, equal to the district and above the state's 17.3%, though improved from 22.5% and 24.0% in the two prior years. At the same time, resources are comparatively generous: Mead spent $19,658 per student, more than most nearby schools, and its 9.5-to-1 student-teacher ratio is the lowest among same-district peers. Even so, overall outcomes remain below district and state in most subjects.

The bright spot is 3rd grade English language arts, at 60.61% proficient — above both district and state. But 4th and 5th grade ELA and all three tested math grades fell below both, with 4th grade math at just 29.55%. Fourth grade science (59.09%) was above the state but below the district, and social studies (59.09%) was below both. Low-income students (46th percentile) and special education students (43rd percentile) ranked above the school overall, suggesting relative effectiveness for those groups. Among district peers, Grant Elementary (81st percentile), Washington Elementary (66th), THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids (63rd), and Howe Elementary (56th) rank higher, while Mead sits above only Grove Elementary (26th) and Central Oaks Academy (23rd).

266

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,658

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

241 17th Ave S
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-2401

(715) 424-6777

District: Wisconsin Rapids School District

Students who attend Mead Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle
High:	Lincoln High
	River Cities High

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.0%

Two or more races:

14.7%

Hispanic:

10.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

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

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg55%

737^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Wisconsin Rapids School District

316^th of 432Wisconsin Rapids 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	737 of 1039	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	830 of 1044	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	735 of 1061	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	858 of 1067	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	852 of 1067	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	775 of 1050	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	939 of 1037	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	869 of 1025	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.4	827 of 1071	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.2	908 of 1075	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	890 of 1076	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.9	869 of 1061	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.9	771 of 1053	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.0	779 of 1045	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.1	822 of 1046	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	11.6	104 of 110	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	242 of 248	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	646 of 986	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.5	763 of 1001	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	695 of 1011	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	744 of 1010	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	751 of 1017	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	702 of 1004	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.0	937 of 1002	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	879 of 997	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	239 of 331	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	180 of 296	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	179 of 274	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.4	261 of 266	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	459 of 848	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	636 of 870	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	549 of 866	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	697 of 871	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	647 of 859	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	482 of 847	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.8	837 of 874	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	735 of 854	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	737 of 989	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	814 of 1000	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	670 of 1012	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	837 of 1011	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	828 of 1017	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	744 of 1003	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	879 of 1002	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	805 of 997	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	22 of 142	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	19.1	81 of 96	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	448 of 791	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.0	522 of 802	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	400 of 790	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	563 of 770	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	632 of 748	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	497 of 746	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	520 of 742	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.9	642 of 721	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	628 of 697	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	671 of 718	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	606 of 727	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	679 of 715	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	615 of 704	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	531 of 699	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	710 of 718	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	666 of 686	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)85th percentile+55 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2024)28th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2022)5th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies59%-6 vs state

Science59%+6 vs state

English Language Arts46%-7 vs state

Mathematics35%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, June 4, 2016

This school is horrible in its treatment and lack of services for children with special needs. Instead of looking at a child and how they can help the child receive the education they are entitled to they look for ways of stay just on this side of legal in denying any services to children who need it.

They also resort to thinly veiled threats to parents when parents speak out or speak up for their childrens needs.

Not to mention the Principal deciding to run it like it is a prison instead of an elementary school. She does every thing she can to keep parents out of the school and uses the false guise of "safety" as her excuse when in reality she does not want parents to see the unchecked bullying that goes on with in the school and how poorly many students are treated and their needs neglected. Close Quote

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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)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
Mead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	241 17th Ave S	Wisconsin Rapids	54495	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 424-6777	266	28	9.5	78.2%	173 (65.0%)	7 (2.6%)	28 (10.5%)	16 (6.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (14.7%)	38.2	737^th of 1039 public elementary schools	29.1%		26.6	830^th of 1044 public elementary schools	20.5%	93	60.6	40.9	38.9				39.4	29.6	38.9				59.1		59.1		$19,658	$2,198	$17,460
Central Oaks Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 Lincoln Street	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 424-6786	88	6	15.0	47.7%	74 (84.1%)	2 (2.3%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	7 (8.0%)	30.2	799^th of 1039 public elementary schools	23.1%		28.4	817^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.7%	18	53.9		16.7	33.3	70.0	54.6	53.9		0.0	22.2	40.0	18.2		36.4		54.6	$13,563	$312	$13,250
Howe Elementary	Public	K-5	221 8th St N	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 424-6772	336	30	11.2	66.1%	251 (74.7%)	3 (0.9%)	38 (11.3%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	58.8	455^th of 1039 public elementary schools	56.2%		52.5	558^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.6%	103	51.9	53.7	50.9				63.5	57.4	39.6				74.1		72.2		$16,607	$1,045	$15,562
Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	471 Grove Ave	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 424-6769	178	18	9.6	68.0%	109 (61.2%)	1 (0.6%)	23 (12.9%)	24 (13.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.2%)	33.4	771^st of 1039 public elementary schools	25.8%		48.5	611^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.5%	160	51.7	27.3	50.0				48.3	33.3	46.4				45.5		42.4		$19,866	$1,878	$17,988
Woodside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 Two Mile Ave	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6793	354	26	13.5	40.4%	295 (83.3%)	7 (2.0%)	24 (6.8%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	43.2	682^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	34.4%		35.4	766^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.6%	84	39.0	56.1	46.7				50.0	47.4	48.9				47.4		54.4		$14,561	$317	$14,244
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	2911 Washington St	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6788	322	25	12.8	48.8%	251 (78.0%)	5 (1.6%)	19 (5.9%)	28 (8.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	67.2	357^th of 1039 public elementary schools	65.6%		55.8	516^th of 1044 public elementary schools	50.6%	159	48.1	64.2	54.8				61.5	60.4	64.3				79.3		69.8		$15,568	$314	$15,254
Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	951 5th St	Port Edwards	54469	Wood County	Port Edwards School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 887-9000	202	16	12.9	58.4%	166 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.9%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	49.1	608^th of 1039 public elementary schools	41.5%		29.9	810^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.4%	202	59.4	53.1					53.1	43.8					53.1		56.3		$15,967	$584	$15,383
Humke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	500 S Section St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 886-8010	313	28	11.1	60.1%	264 (84.3%)	5 (1.6%)	26 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)								(n/a)	43.6						38.2										$18,094	$2,116	$15,978
Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8511 County Road WW	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6766	267	20	13.5	26.6%	250 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	78.1	195^th of 1039 public elementary schools	81.2%		63.9	401^st of 1044 public elementary schools	61.6%	206	80.6	75.0	64.9				50.0	60.0	83.8				80.0		77.5		$14,460	$313	$14,147
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids	Public	PK, KG-5	6950 Knowledge Ave	Rudolph	54475	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6784	202	15	13.4	36.1%	189 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	65.1	384^th of 1039 public elementary schools	63.0%		67	363^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	65.2%	21	61.3	59.1	60.6				64.5	59.1	63.6				59.1		59.1		$15,567	$313	$15,254

Frequently Asked Questions about Mead Elementary

What schools do graduates of Mead Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mead Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle
High : Lincoln High
High : River Cities High

Is Mead Elementary a good school?

Mead Elementary ranks 737^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Mead Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Mead Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mead Elementary?

Students at Mead Elementary are 65% White, 15% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% African American.

What district is Mead Elementary in?

Wisconsin Rapids School District

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