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Birnamwood Elementary

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Birnamwood Elementary ranks 571 st of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

571^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Birnamwood Elementary is a public PK–8 school with 359 students in the small central Wisconsin community of Birnamwood, and it is part of the Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 571st of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary and middle schools — 45th percentile, 2 stars. That puts it above its district, which ranks 18th percentile with 1 star, but only around the middle of state schools, and it is a step down from 69th percentile (3 stars) in 2024–2025.

The school's clearest academic strength is elementary math: 4th-grade math proficiency is 64.1% and 5th-grade math is 65.71%, both well above state averages of roughly 52–53%. Fifth-grade ELA (57.14%) is also above the state mark. Attendance is another plus — chronic absenteeism of 9.6% is better than the district's 11.7%, the state's 17.3%, and same-district Wittenberg Elementary at 10.4%, though Riverside Elementary and Hatley Elementary are lower. Birnamwood outperformed Wittenberg, its PK–8 peer 7.4 miles away, in 11 of 16 shared test entries, while spending the lowest amount per student ($11,882) among nearby schools.

Middle grades are the main pressure point. In grade 8, ELA is 42.11%, math is 36.84%, and science is 36.84%, all far below state averages, and 4th-grade ELA (43.59%) is also below the state. Ranking among student groups fell sharply in 2025–2026 — special education students dropped from the 75th to the 23rd percentile and low-income students from the 71st to the 36th. A reported 3.6% dropout rate, after four years at 0.0%, is an unusual one-year figure to verify rather than a trend. Overall, Birnamwood is mid-pack locally, ahead of Bowler Elementary and North Elementary but behind higher-ranked Riverside Elementary and Mountain Bay Elementary in the D C Everest Area School District.

359

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,882

Per pupil spending ?

37.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

74%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

337 Main St
Birnamwood, WI 54414-9259

(715) 253-2763

District: Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District

Students who attend Birnamwood Elementary usually attend:

High:

Wittenberg-Birnamwood High

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.3%

Two or more races:

4.7%

Hispanic:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg46%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

571^st of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

436^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 37 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District

355^th of 432Wittenberg-Birnamwood 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	571 of 1039	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.4	326 of 1044	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	465 of 1061	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	426 of 1067	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	480 of 1067	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	394 of 1050	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	744 of 1037	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	617 of 1025	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	741 of 1071	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.4	435 of 1075	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.2	544 of 1076	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.1	616 of 1061	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.8	728 of 1053	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.7	369 of 1045	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.3	646 of 1046	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.3	427 of 1045	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.3	553 of 1030	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.3	508 of 1021	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.8	281 of 689	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.3	319 of 712	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.7	217 of 633	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	409 of 986	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.0	219 of 1001	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	349 of 1011	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	306 of 1010	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	369 of 1017	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	308 of 1004	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	602 of 1002	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	551 of 997	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	546 of 848	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.0	249 of 870	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	302 of 866	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	290 of 871	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	456 of 859	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	394 of 847	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	604 of 874	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	474 of 854	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	679 of 989	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.9	433 of 1000	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	557 of 1012	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	564 of 1011	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	540 of 1017	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	471 of 1003	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.4	779 of 1002	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	610 of 997	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	609 of 791	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	66.1	203 of 802	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	341 of 790	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.9	88 of 770	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	183 of 748	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	32.4	515 of 742	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.8	633 of 721	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	400 of 697	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	449 of 704	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	341 of 699	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	436 of 643	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.0	346 of 628	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	292 of 641	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	289 of 640	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	163 of 617	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	159 of 613	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	314 of 594	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.1	199 of 579	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.9	210 of 612	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.9	190 of 609	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.9	191 of 612	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.1	221 of 585	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.4	232 of 569	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.6	76 of 559	86.4%	★★★★☆
2011	57.7	291 of 549	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.2	132 of 539	75.5%	★★★★☆
2009	71.4	114 of 521	78.1%	★★★★☆
2008	75.9	63 of 519	87.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	367 of 572	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.8	315 of 573	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.1	238 of 580	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	181 of 579	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	147 of 576	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	122 of 574	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	184 of 557	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	219 of 551	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	407 of 513	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	351 of 509	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.5	169 of 520	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	137 of 525	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	76 of 522	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	28 of 499	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	39.3	321 of 487	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	174 of 489	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	407 of 575	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.5	343 of 577	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	340 of 585	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	323 of 591	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.4	151 of 577	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.3	208 of 572	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	365 of 557	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.0	156 of 551	71.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	275 of 439	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.3	79 of 437	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	26.9	332 of 417	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	59.2	146 of 393	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	61 of 375	83.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2026)59th percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

White (2021)63rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies62%-3 vs state

Mathematics53%~ state avg

English Language Arts48%-6 vs state

Science45%-7 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 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	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
Birnamwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	337 Main St	Birnamwood	54414	Shawano County	Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 253-2763	359	25	14.4	37.6%	317 (88.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	51.3	571^st of 1039 public elementary schools	45.0%		69.4	326^th of 1044 public elementary schools	68.8%	245	50.0	43.6	57.1	45.2	53.6	42.1	52.9	64.1	65.7	47.6	50.0	36.8	59.0	65.8	53.9	36.8	74%		$11,882	$387	$11,496
Hatley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	417 Emmonsville Rd	Hatley	54440	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 446-3336	136	9	15.6	19.1%	118 (86.8%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	9 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	47.3	630^th of 1039 public elementary schools	39.4%		43.1	680^th of 1044 public elementary schools	34.9%	50	44.0	40.0	55.6				68.0	20.0	66.7				60.0		40.0		86%		$14,181	$133	$14,048
Wittenberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	300 S Prouty St	Wittenberg	54499	Shawano County	Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 253-2221	449	31	14.4	45.7%	367 (81.7%)	6 (1.3%)	36 (8.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.3%)	26.2	824^th of 1039 public elementary schools	20.7%		35.5	764^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.8%	60	15.2	31.1	21.3	42.1	54.0	50.0	30.4	42.2	38.3	39.5	50.0	43.2	57.8	61.4	53.3	50.0	83%		$12,072	$723	$11,349
Bowler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 S Almon St	Bowler	54416	Shawano County	Bowler School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 793-4101	156	17	9.3	77.6%	56 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.9%)	1 (0.6%)	60 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (14.1%)	15	909^th of 1039 public elementary schools	12.5%		24.9	839^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.6%	70	14.3	30.0	36.8	25.0			9.5	25.0	21.1	20.0			50.0		45.0		90%		$22,830	$1,302	$21,528
Riverside Elementary	Public	K-5	166543 River Rd	Ringle	54471	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 359-2417	487	31	15.5	18.3%	393 (80.7%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.5%)	53 (10.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	88.7	53^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	94.9%		83.5	116^th of 1044 public elementary schools	88.9%	63	78.3	72.7	73.5				91.6	78.4	76.5				88.6		78.4		82%		$13,206	$377	$12,829
West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	1232 7th Ave	Antigo	54409	Langlade County	Antigo Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 623-2508	185	14	13.5	63.2%	147 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)								(n/a)																	89%		$14,751	$1,385	$13,366
Tigerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Elm St	Tigerton	54486	Shawano County	Tigerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 535-4051	121	10	12.1	47.1%	103 (85.1%)	4 (3.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.4%)	60.5	437^th of 1039 public elementary schools	57.9%		43.3	676^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.2%	239	61.5	50.0	53.3				69.2	50.0	33.3				88.9		66.7				$19,270	$995	$18,275
Mountain Bay Elementary	Public	K-5	8602 Schofield Ave	Weston	54476	Marathon County	D C Everest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 355-0302	451	33	13.6	37.5%	304 (67.4%)	8 (1.8%)	30 (6.7%)	78 (17.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.5%)	71.5	295^th of 1039 public elementary schools	71.6%		66.9	364^th of 1044 public elementary schools	65.1%	69	51.4	60.0	69.0				63.9	84.0	64.8				73.3		64.0		89%		$14,255	$468	$13,788
North Elementary	Public	2-4	506 Graham Ave	Antigo	54409	Langlade County	Antigo Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 623-3515	154	16	9.9	72.1%	129 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.4%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	45	659^th of 1039 public elementary schools	36.6%					(n/a)	55.8	43.0					42.3	41.9					61.3		60.2				$19,697	$1,338	$18,360
Red Granite Charter School Inc	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	150801 Robin Lane	Wausau	54401	Marathon County	Wausau School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(715) 261-0220	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)																	55%		$3,321	$373	$2,948

Frequently Asked Questions about Birnamwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Birnamwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Birnamwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Wittenberg-Birnamwood High

Is Birnamwood Elementary a good school?

Birnamwood Elementary ranks 571^st of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Birnamwood Elementary?

Students at Birnamwood Elementary are 88% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% American Indian.

What district is Birnamwood Elementary in?

Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District

How many students attend Birnamwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Birnamwood Elementary.

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