Best High Schools in Zip Code 54409

ZIP code 54409 has one public high school, Antigo High, which serves grades 9–12 in Antigo, Wisconsin, as part of the Antigo Unified School District.

With 781 students, Antigo High is a relatively large high school. About 46.86% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch; per-student spending is $13,730, and the student-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. The school has a 1-star rating and ranked 429 of 533 schools in 2025–26, around the 20th percentile. It was also 1 star in 2023–24 and 2024–25, when it ranked 337 of 431 and 374 of 431. Chronic absenteeism is 39.0%, compared with 25.0% in the district and 17.3% statewide. The graduation rate is 88.3% (district 89.4%, state 92.0%), and the dropout rate is 1.3% (district 1.0%, state 1.1%). No reported test row reaches the state average. Across 12 test rows, the average gap versus state is about −16.3 percentage points, while the average gap versus district is only about −0.3 points. For 10th-grade ACT, the school averaged 31.5% in 2025–26 versus 30.9% district and 44.9% state. The lowest proficiency was 16.22% in 8th-grade mathematics in 2024–25, versus 53.06% state; the highest was 49.55% in 8th-grade social studies, versus 62.51% state. Because Antigo High is listed as grades 9–12, the 8th-grade Forward Exam results may be a feeder or combined reporting artifact.

The key takeaway is that Antigo High is the only public high school in ZIP 54409. It performs close to its district on most academic measures but well below state averages on every reported test. Its most serious red flag is chronic absenteeism: 39.0% of students are chronically absent, more than double the state rate and 14 percentage points above the district. The next concern is persistently low proficiency, especially in mathematics and science. Graduation and dropout rates are less severe than the test and attendance data might suggest. The school has held a 1-star rating for three consecutive years and remains in the bottom fifth of ranked Wisconsin high schools. Interpret the 8th-grade scores with caution, since the school is listed as grades 9–12.