Best Public Schools in Zip Code 54011

ZIP code 54011 covers Ellsworth, Wisconsin, and contains three public schools serving grades PK through 12 — Ellsworth Elementary (PK–5), Ellsworth Middle (6–8), and Ellsworth High (9–12) — all within the Ellsworth Community School District. Together they enroll 1,597 students, and there are no alternative schools in the ZIP. The district ranks 176 of 432 statewide, at the 59th percentile with 3 stars, and in 2025–2026 all three schools land between the 61st and 64th percentile with 3 stars.

Each school has a distinct profile. Ellsworth Middle has the strongest English Language Arts results, averaging 61.8% proficient in grades 6–8 in 2025–2026 against a state average of 54.9%, plus the lowest student-teacher ratio (12.0) and the highest per-student spending ($17,357) — though its rank slipped from 78th percentile and 4 stars in 2023–2024. Ellsworth Elementary is the largest school at 734 students and shows the clearest improvement, rising from 49th percentile and 2 stars to 61st percentile and 3 stars, with strong 4th-grade social studies (78.35%) and science (67.01%). Ellsworth High posts a 97.9% graduation rate and 0.1% dropout rate, far better than the state's 92.0% and 1.1%, but its 2025–2026 ACT math (38.21% vs. 42.93% state) and ACT ELA (47.15% vs. 48.5% state) fell slightly below state.

Across the ZIP, science and social studies are consistent strengths, with every school above state in both reported years. Chronic absenteeism is below the state's 17.3% everywhere, but varies sharply: 6.8% at the elementary, 7.1% at the middle, and 14.7% at the high school. Notably, higher spending and smaller classes at the middle school did not prevent a rank decline, while the lowest-spending elementary school improved.