Summary:
ZIP code 53826 covers Wauzeka, Wisconsin, and is served by three public schools — Wauzeka Elementary (PK–5), Wauzeka Middle (6–8), and Wauzeka High (9–12) — all part of the Wauzeka-Steuben School District, all sharing the same campus at 301 E Main St, and together enrolling 248 students. The district ranks 229 of 432 Wisconsin districts, the 47th percentile with 2 stars. With cohorts this small, one or two students can move a grade-level proficiency rate by several points.
Wauzeka Elementary posts the strongest individual results in the ZIP code: 3rd-grade math at 90.91% proficient versus 54.75% statewide and 5th-grade math at 88.89% versus 51.81%, plus chronic absenteeism of 2.2%. Yet 4th-grade math sits at 31.25% against 52.87% statewide, and its statewide rank dropped from 96th percentile and 5 stars in 2023–2024 to 58th percentile and 3 stars in 2025–2026. Wauzeka High graduates 96.4% of students, above the state's 92.0%, with 1.3% chronic absenteeism, but its 2.4% dropout rate is above both district and state, and ACT ELA and ACT Math remain below state averages despite gains in science and social studies. Wauzeka Middle has been the steadiest, holding 3 stars across three years, with 6th-grade math at 72.22% and 7th-grade math at 80.00% against state rates near 54–56%, though 8th-grade science lags at 37.5% versus 51.86%.
Attendance is the clearest district-wide strength: chronic absenteeism is 1.3% at the high school, 2.2% at the elementary, and 3.8% at the middle, all far under the state's 17.3%. Classes are small everywhere, with student-teacher ratios of 10.5, 9.7, and 10.8, and 49%–53% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Per-student spending climbs from $13,480 at the elementary to $19,025 at the middle and $22,285 at the high school, roughly 65% more at the secondary level.
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