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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 54245

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411

Students

Top rankedValders Elementary824^th of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Summary:

The zip code 54245 contains only one elementary school, Valders Elementary, which serves students in the Valders Area School District. Valders Elementary is ranked 824 out of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its performance is generally below the state average.

Valders Elementary's academic performance on the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's standardized test, is consistently lower than the state average across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 34.85% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.14%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% and a relatively high percentage of students (33.17%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the school's higher spending per student ($11,560) and a student-teacher ratio of 17.4, which is slightly higher than the typical recommended ratio, Valders Elementary's performance remains below the state average. This suggests a need for a comprehensive improvement plan to address the school's academic challenges, attendance issues, and the needs of its economically disadvantaged student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)		Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)		Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	331 W Wilson St	Valders	54245	Manitowoc County	Valders Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 775-9510	411	22	18.8	29.2%	358 (87.1%)	6 (1.5%)	39 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	27.5	824^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.1%		37.4	757^th of 1061 public elementary schools	28.7%	67	34.9	45.2	27.3	34.3	54.8	38.4	$12,499	$00	$12,499

Cities Near Zip Code 54245

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Valders	2.37 mi	3	318^th
Newton	7.8 mi	1
Reedsville	8.61 mi	2	374^th
Manitowoc	10.19 mi	11	417^th
Kiel	10.59 mi	5	86^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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