Summary:
ZIP code 54401 contains seven elementary schools — six traditional K–5 schools plus one PK–4 charter — all within the Wausau School District, a district ranked at the 44th percentile statewide with 2 stars.
Academically, the area splits sharply. South Mountain Elementary, Stettin Elementary, and Rib Mountain Elementary are the strongest performers, each ranking well above the district and state averages; South Mountain earned 5 stars in two prior years before 4 stars in 2025–26, and Rib Mountain has held 4 stars across all three years shown. Maine Elementary is mid-range but improving, with its unweighted average proficiency rising from 50.84% to 55.52%. Thomas Jefferson Elementary is also mid-range but declining, slipping from 3 stars to 2 and dropping about 9.5 percentage points. G D Jones Elementary, the largest school at 492 students, is consistently the lowest, with 1 star and proficiency averages near one-third. Red Granite Charter School Inc has no test scores or rank history, so its academic performance is unknown.
Chronic absenteeism is low at all six traditional schools, ranging from 6.3% to 12.3% — below the district's 15.2% and the state's 17.3% — while Red Granite is the clear outlier at 22.6%. Free/reduced lunch ranges from 20.85% at South Mountain to 61.02% at Thomas Jefferson. Per-student spending runs from $11,703 at Stettin to $17,242 at Rib Mountain, and neither spending nor class size predicts achievement: Stettin has the lowest spending and the largest classes yet ranks near the top. Notably, most local schools' averages fell from 2024–25 to 2025–26 while the state average rose slightly.
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