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Mead Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

830^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Mead Elementary is a public elementary school in Wisconsin Rapids School District, serving 294 students in grades PK-5. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.

Mead Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of Mead Elementary students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 30.3% to 36.59%, compared to 45.75% to 48% for the Wisconsin Rapids School District and 51.26% to 52.21% for the state. The school's performance in Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science is also lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Mead Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 84.12% to 86.05% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past three school years.

In comparison, the nearby schools in the Wisconsin Rapids School District, such as THINK Academy, Grant Elementary, Washington Elementary, and Howe Elementary, generally perform better than Mead Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Addressing the specific needs of Mead Elementary's student population and improving attendance could be crucial for enhancing the school's academic outcomes.

266

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,083

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: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg54%

830^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

333^rd of 426Wisconsin 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
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
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
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
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
2023	19.1	81 of 96	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
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
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)

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2024)28th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)16th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2022)5th percentile-15 vs school

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

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies52%-12 vs state

Science42%-8 vs state

Mathematics37%-16 vs state

English Language Arts34%-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 (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 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%)	26.6	830^th of 1044 public elementary schools	20.5%		39.4	735^th of 1061 public elementary schools	30.7%	95	34.0	30.3	36.6				34.8	39.4	39.0				51.5		42.4		$16,083	$2,297	$13,786
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%)	28.4	817^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.7%		54.4	574^th of 1061 public elementary schools	45.9%	243		0.0	42.9	45.5	30.0	57.1		0.0	42.9	45.5	10.0	28.6	25.0	57.1	25.0	42.9	$6,130	$433	$5,697
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%)	52.5	558^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.6%		62.9	441^st of 1061 public elementary schools	58.4%	117	56.0	52.7	51.9				52.0	58.2	51.9				56.4		49.1		$16,311	$1,652	$14,660
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%)	48.5	611^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.5%		50.8	618^th of 1061 public elementary schools	41.8%	7	32.3	39.3	52.6				54.8	57.1	42.1				64.3		67.9		$16,642	$1,806	$14,836
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%)	35.4	766^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.6%		58	519^th of 1061 public elementary schools	51.1%	247	36.8	44.7	47.2				35.1	36.2	45.3				55.3		48.9		$14,797	$1,158	$13,639
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%)	55.8	516^th of 1044 public elementary schools	50.6%		57	536^th of 1061 public elementary schools	49.5%	20	50.0	53.5	43.4				54.7	55.8	41.5				79.1		74.4		$14,437	$1,310	$13,128
Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	29.9	810^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.4%		27.2	836^th of 1061 public elementary schools	21.2%	26	34.3	40.6	45.5				28.6	50.0	27.3				53.1		40.6		$15,786	$1,206	$14,580
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)	38.2						44.6										$14,440	$1,045	$13,395
Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8511 County Road WW	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Portage 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%)	63.9	401^st of 1044 public elementary schools	61.6%		62.5	449^th of 1061 public elementary schools	57.7%	48	69.2	50.0	53.7				66.7	61.1	61.0				69.4		50.0		$14,027	$736	$13,291
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%)	67	363^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	65.2%		70.4	315^th of 1061 public elementary schools	70.3%	48	45.5	53.1	64.3				45.5	71.9	57.1				78.1		75.0		$12,168	$1,318	$10,850

Frequently Asked Questions about Mead Elementary

What district is Mead Elementary in?

Wisconsin Rapids School District

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 in the bottom 20.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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.

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