Summary:
Zip code 54414 is served by a single public school: Birnamwood Elementary, an elementary school covering grades PK–8 with 359 students in the Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District. There are no separate middle, high, or alternative public schools in this zip code, so families here have one public option to consider. The district as a whole ranks 355 of 432 Wisconsin districts — the 18th percentile with 1 star — which makes the school's own standing notably higher than its district's.
Birnamwood Elementary's clearest strength is attendance: its chronic absenteeism rate is 9.6%, better than the district's 11.7% and well below the state's 17.3%. The school also generally outpaces its own district. In 2024–2025 it beat district averages in ELA, math, social studies, and science, and was above the state in ELA (60.4% vs 52.8%), social studies (71.4% vs 63.1%), and science (62.4% vs 50.4%), while matching the state in math (53.2% vs 53.9%). Grade-level highlights that year included grade 3 ELA at 75.68%, grade 4 ELA at 72.22%, grade 4 math at 69.44%, and grade 4 science at 66.67%. Math has been relatively steady across both years, with grade 4 math above state both years and grade 5 math strong at 65.71% in 2025–2026.
Two concerns stand out. First, the dropout rate is 3.6%, compared with 0.7% in the district and 1.1% statewide — an unusual figure for a PK–8 school, suggesting a small group of students may be disengaging. Second, results and rankings slipped in 2025–2026: the school fell from 326 of 1,044 schools (69th percentile, 3 stars) to 571 of 1,039 (45th percentile, 2 stars). Science was the weakest area at 45.3%, below the district's 48.2% and the state's 52.7%, and grade 8 was split — social studies strong at 65.79%, but ELA at 42.11% and math and science both at 36.84%. Despite the decline, the school still ranks above its district overall.
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