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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 53901

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Schools

724

Students

Top rankedLewiston Elementary528^th of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Muir Elementary up 50 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 53901 zip code area in Wisconsin is home to 4 elementary schools: Muir Elementary, Woodridge Elementary, Portage Partnering Preschool, and Lewiston Elementary. These schools serve students in the Portage Community School District.

Among these schools, Lewiston Elementary stands out with significantly higher test scores across multiple subjects and grade levels compared to the other schools and the district/state averages. In 2024-2025, 69.23% of Lewiston Elementary's 4th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, far exceeding the district and state averages. The school also had the highest proficiency rates in Social Studies and Science for 4th graders. In contrast, Muir Elementary and Lewiston Elementary generally perform below the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.

Among the other schools, Woodridge Elementary stands out for having the lowest student-teacher ratio at 13.2 and the lowest per-student spending at $13,158, suggesting a focus on efficiency and cost-effectiveness. However, all four schools share the same reported chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% for the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a potential systemic issue within the district that needs to be addressed.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lewiston Elementary	Public	K-5	W11195 State Road 127	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 742-2524	84	7	12.6	26.2%	78 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	55.1	528^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.4%		54.2	577^th of 1061 public elementary schools	45.6%	49	37.5	69.2	35.3	68.8	69.2	41.2	69.2	61.5	$13,706	$383	$13,324
Muir Elementary	Public	2-5	2600 Woodcrest Dr	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 742-5531	439	41	10.6	47.6%	338 (77.0%)	12 (2.7%)	56 (12.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	36.3	757^th of 1044 public elementary schools	27.5%		30.7	807^th of 1061 public elementary schools	23.9%	50	32.2	46.6	37.7	43.5	49.5	41.5	60.8	43.7	$17,074	$383	$16,691
Woodridge Elementary	Public	K-1	333 E Slifer St	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 742-3494	201	17	11.9	46.8%	144 (71.6%)	7 (3.5%)	34 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.5%)								(n/a)									$18,476	$383	$18,094

Cities Near Zip Code 53901

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Portage	1.08 mi	8	342^nd
Pardeeville	8.97 mi	3	300^th
Poynette	10.86 mi	3	53^rd
Endeavor	11.5 mi	1	37^th
Rio	13.3 mi	2	138^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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