Summary:
ZIP code 54121 contains just one elementary school: Florence Elementary, a PK–6 school with 197 students in the Florence County School District, serving the Florence, Wisconsin area. Because it is the only elementary school in the ZIP, there is no local peer to compare it against — the useful benchmarks are its own district and the state of Wisconsin. Its most striking strength is attendance: chronic absenteeism was 5.7% in 2024–2025, compared with 8.8% in the district and 17.3% statewide, roughly a third of the state rate. That stands out given that 46.7% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school also runs small classes, with a student-teacher ratio of 9.8 and per-student spending of $18,778.
Academically, the school made a notable jump in the most recent year. Its state rank rose from 737 of 1,044 schools (29th percentile, 1 star) in 2024–2025 to 577 of 1,039 (44th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026. On the Forward Exam, Florence Elementary beat the state in only 1 of 10 tested areas in 2024–2025, but in 5 of 10 in 2025–2026.
Fourth grade science and social studies were the brightest spots in 2025–2026, both at 74.07% proficiency, above state averages of 53.46% and 65.51%. Sixth grade ELA and math also came in at 68.18%, above state. Math overall is the clear concern: the school averaged about 42.4% in math versus 53.3% statewide, and third grade math was 21.43% proficient against 54.75% statewide — the largest gap in the data. With only 197 students, grade-level percentages rest on small groups, so year-to-year swings can be volatile and the improvement is worth watching rather than assuming it is permanent.
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