Summary:
Zip code 54021 covers Prescott, Wisconsin, and includes three public schools in the Prescott School District — Malone Elementary (PK–5), Prescott Middle (6–8), and Prescott High (9–12) — serving 1,105 students total. The district ranks 48th of 432 in Wisconsin, in the 89th percentile with 4 stars.
Prescott Middle is the academic standout. Its rank history is consistently top 2–5% in Wisconsin, and it has 5 stars in 2025–26. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 5.1%, the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 16.54%, and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 10.9:1. Its 2025–26 test scores are far above state: 8th grade math 89.53% vs. 53.67%, science 82.56% vs. 51.86%, ELA 81.18% vs. 54.38%, and social studies 83.53% vs. 64.63%. Malone Elementary is consistently strong, with 88th percentile and 4 stars in 2025–26, 6.5% chronic absenteeism, and above-state results in every listed subject and grade, including 4th grade social studies 85.39% vs. 65.51%, 4th grade science 76.4% vs. 53.46%, and 5th grade math 84.85% vs. 52.58% in 2024–25.
Prescott High has excellent completion outcomes: a 97.3% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate. Its academics are more mixed. Tenth grade social studies improved from 50.55% to 75.61%, compared with 48.25% statewide, and 2025–26 ACT-linked proficiency was close to or slightly above state in ELA (48.89% vs. 48.47%) and math (46.67% vs. 42.93%) but slightly below in science (42.22% vs. 43.20%). The clearest watchpoint is chronic absenteeism at 14.1%, below the state’s 17.3% but above the district’s 8.9% and much higher than the middle and elementary schools. Overall, the district is strong, with the middle school the top performer, the elementary school consistently above state, and the high school strongest on completion.
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