Best Public Schools in Zip Code 54157

Zip code 54157 covers Peshtigo, Wisconsin, where three public schools serve about 1,061 students from prekindergarten through 12th grade, all within the Peshtigo School District: Peshtigo Elementary (PK–6, 580 students), Peshtigo Middle (grades 7–8, 151 students), and Peshtigo High (grades 9–12, 330 students). The district overall ranks 303 of 432 in Wisconsin, placing it at the 30th percentile with 2 stars.

Peshtigo Elementary has the strongest academic profile and attendance. Its average test proficiency was above the state in both years shown (58.3% vs 53.8% in 2024–25; 55.5% vs 54.7% in 2025–26), with math above state in three of four tested grades in 2025–26 — 6th grade math reached 66.67% vs the state's 53.60%, though 5th grade math fell to 42.25% vs 51.81%. Science ran below state, and the school's rank percentile slipped from 65 to 57 to 49. Peshtigo Middle improved but stayed below state in its average proficiency (47.1% vs 54.8%, then 50.7% vs 55.9%), with a 0.0% dropout rate and 8.7% chronic absenteeism, and a rank of 39th percentile with 2 stars.

Peshtigo High shows the sharpest improvement: its rank rose from 18th percentile with 1 star to 41st percentile with 2 stars, and scores climbed (ACT ELA 34.74% to 44.12%; ACT math 30.53% to 38.24%), yet it remains below state in all four subjects, alongside a 93.4% graduation rate (above the state's 92.0%) and 18.4% chronic absenteeism. Attendance clearly varies by level: 6.3% at the elementary, 8.7% in the middle school, and 18.4% in the high school.