Summary:
ZIP code 54153 is Oconto, Wisconsin, where four schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade: Oconto Elementary (PK–4, 340 students), Oconto Middle (5–8, 270 students), Oconto High (9–12, 299 students), and Northeast Wisconsin Learning Academy (5–12, 13 students), all part of Oconto Unified School District. Combined enrollment is 922 students. The district overall ranks 322 of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 25th percentile with 1 star, but that single label hides wide differences between its schools.
Oconto High is the strongest traditional performer, ranking 220 of 533 (59th percentile, 3 stars) with a 100% graduation rate and a 0.3% dropout rate — both better than district and state. Its 10th grade social studies proficiency (58.43%) beats the state's 48.25%, though ACT math and science remain slightly below state. Oconto Middle (373 of 643, 42nd percentile, 2 stars) is a "two-speed" school: 7th grade math (64.06%) and 8th grade math and ELA are at or above state, while 5th and 6th grade math and ELA lag well behind. Oconto Elementary is the clearest concern, ranking 842 of 1039 (19th percentile, 1 star), with below-state proficiency in every listed subject, including a 4th grade ELA gap of about 32 points. Its bright spot is chronic absenteeism at 11.4%, below district and state.
Northeast Wisconsin Learning Academy is a small, high-need outlier: 72.7% chronic absenteeism, an 8.3% dropout rate, a 66.6% graduation rate, and 76.92% free/reduced lunch, with the lowest per-student spending ($11,505). Because only 13 students attend, these percentages shift easily and should be read cautiously. Across the traditional schools, chronic absenteeism (11.4%–16.4%) beats the state's 17.3%, and the district's 15.4% average is pulled up sharply by the academy. Rank trends show Oconto High rebounding, Oconto Middle improving but below its 2023-2024 mark, and Oconto Elementary declining three years running.
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