Summary:
ZIP code 54409 in Antigo, Wisconsin contains four schools — West Elementary (PK–1), North Elementary (2–4), Antigo Middle (5–8), and Antigo High (9–12) — all within the Antigo Unified School District, together enrolling about 1,571 students. The district overall is rated 1 star at the 21st percentile, but that single label hides large differences among its schools, so it is worth looking at each one on its own.
Antigo Middle is the clear academic bright spot: the only 3-star school here, at the 55th percentile, and improved across three straight rank years (35th to 40th to 55th percentile). It beats the state in most English language arts and math tests — 6th grade ELA at 71.00% versus 54.95% statewide — and has lower chronic absenteeism (15.0%) than the state's 17.3%, plus a 0.0% dropout rate. North Elementary has also improved, reaching the 37th percentile and 2 stars after sitting at the 12th–16th percentile in 2017–19. It has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (72.08%), the highest per-student spending ($19,697), and the smallest classes (9.9 students per teacher), with bright spots in 3rd grade ELA and 4th grade science, though its math scores lag the state. West Elementary has the best attendance in the ZIP (9.6% chronic absenteeism) but no current rank and limited recent test data, which falls below state levels.
Antigo High is the most urgent concern: 1 star at the 20th percentile, below the state in every listed subject, with the largest gaps in the data set (10th grade social studies 27.82% versus 48.25%, ACT math 25.78% versus 42.93%). Its chronic absenteeism is 39.0%, more than double the state's 17.3%, and its graduation rate (88.3%) trails the state's 92.0% while its dropout rate (1.3%) is slightly higher. Note that the high school holds roughly half of the ZIP's enrollment, so the middle and high schools likely draw from a wider area, and a few reported grades do not match the listed grade spans — treat those records cautiously.
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