Summary:
ZIP code 53826 is home to a single middle school, Wauzeka Middle, part of the Wauzeka-Steuben School District, serving grades 6–8 with 53 students in a small rural Wisconsin community where about 49% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
The school's strongest points are attendance, staffing and math in the lower grades. Chronic absenteeism is just 3.8%, compared with 17.3% statewide, and the dropout rate is 0.0%. Per-student spending is $19,025 with a 9.7:1 student-teacher ratio. In 2025–26, grade 7 math reached 80.00% proficient — 24 points above the state — and grade 6 math hit 72.22%, about 19 points above. Grade 7 English language arts also came in at 66.67%, roughly 11 points above state. Wauzeka Middle earned 3 stars and ranked in the 56th percentile in 2025–26, while the district earned 2 stars and ranked in the 47th percentile.
Grade 8 is the clear pressure point. In 2025–26 that grade fell below the state in every reported subject: science at 37.50%, ELA at 43.75%, math at 50.00%, and social studies at 62.50%. Science dropped sharply from 53.33% the prior year, and grade 6 ELA fell from 75% to 55.56%. Because the school is so small, one or two students can shift a grade-level score by several points, and year-over-year grade comparisons reflect different groups of students rather than the same children progressing. Parents should read these figures as a snapshot of a very small school with real strengths in grades 6–7 math and attendance, alongside a grade 8 picture that warrants attention.
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