Summary:
ZIP code 53038 is served by exactly one school: Johnson Creek Public School, a single-building PK–12 campus on Aztalan Street with 634 students, part of the Johnson Creek School District. Because the district operates only this one building, school and district figures are identical, and the only meaningful comparison available is against the state of Wisconsin. The file labels the school "alternative," but that appears to be a filing artifact rather than a description of its program.
Academically, the school outperforms the state on most measures. In 2025-26 it beat Wisconsin on 13 of 20 test lines (65%), up from 41% the year before, and its average Forward ELA result rose from 1.4 points below state to 6.1 points above. Standouts include 8th grade ELA at 75.76% versus a 54.38% state rate, 8th grade social studies at 75.76% versus 64.63%, and 3rd grade math at 66.67% versus 54.75%. At grade 10 the school is above state in all three ACT subjects, including +8.2 in math and +10.3 in science. Science beat the state in all four available comparisons. Non-academic indicators are equally strong: chronic absenteeism of 9.1% is roughly half the state's 17.3%, the dropout rate of 0.7% beats the state's 1.1%, and the 91.4% graduation rate is essentially at parity with 92.0%.
Math in grades 4–8 is the clear vulnerability. The school trails the state in 4 of 6 math grades, including 5th grade at 35.90% versus 51.81% and 8th grade at 39.39% versus 53.67%, and its math average has held near 50.8 — about 3 points behind state — for two years running. Keep in mind that with roughly 45–50 students per grade, percentages can swing widely on the strength of a handful of students. The school spends $16,892 per student with an 11:1 student–teacher ratio, which gives it real room to close that gap.
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