Summary:
The 53826 zip code is home to a single high school, Wauzeka High, which serves the Wauzeka-Steuben School District. This small, rural high school faces some challenges, with academic performance and student engagement emerging as areas of concern.
Wauzeka High has a total enrollment of 72 students, which is relatively small compared to many high schools. The school's four-year graduation rate of 91.0% is higher than the state average, but its dropout rate of 1.3% is lower. However, the school struggles with a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%, which is higher than the state average. Academically, Wauzeka High lags behind the state averages in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam and ACT tests, with only 31.25% of students proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 48.62%.
Despite the school's small size and relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.3, the high percentage of students (51.39%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggests a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Additionally, Wauzeka High's statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, dropping from 138th out of 391 Wisconsin high schools in 2021-2022 to 365th out of 431 in 2024-2025, indicating the school may be struggling to keep up with the performance of other high schools in the state.
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