Best Public Schools in Zip Code 54426

Summary:

The 54426 zip code area is home to three schools - Edgar Elementary, Edgar High, and Edgar Middle - all part of the Edgar School District. While the schools vary in their academic performance, Edgar Middle School stands out as a top performer, consistently outpacing the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Edgar Middle School is ranked 152 out of 628 Wisconsin middle schools and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts high proficiency rates, with 76.32% of 6th graders proficient in English Language Arts and 84.21% proficient in Mathematics. In contrast, Edgar High School has seen a decline in its performance, dropping from a ranking of 168 out of 431 in 2023-2024 to 219 out of 431 in 2024-2025.

Edgar Elementary School also performs well, with strong test scores in 3rd and 4th grades and a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%. However, the schools in the 54426 zip code area show varying levels of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting potential differences in the socioeconomic backgrounds of the student populations, which may raise questions about equity in resource allocation and educational opportunities within the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)			Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edgar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	112 N 2nd Ave	Edgar	54426	Marathon County	Edgar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 352-2727	255	26	9.9	29.4%	233 (91.4%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	62.8	416^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.2%		56.7	543^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	48.8%	127				63.3	59.1	48.0				73.5	56.8	44.0				68.2			52.3		$14,951	$1,143	$13,807
Edgar High	Public	9-12	203 E Birch St	Edgar	54426	Marathon County	Edgar School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 352-2352	193	15	12.5	28.0%	184 (95.3%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50	219^th of 431 public high schools	49.2%		59.4	168^th of 431 public high schools	61.0%	51	43.2	40.9	45.5															57.5			$15,291	$697	$14,593
Edgar Middle	Public	6-8	203 E Birch St	Edgar	54426	Marathon County	Edgar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 352-2352	120	10	11.8	32.5%	115 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	72.2	152^nd of 628 public middle schools	75.8%		64.4	225^th of 641 public middle schools	64.9%	73							76.3	66.7	52.3				84.2	77.8	54.6		61.4			65.9	$12,842	$701	$12,141

Cities Near Zip Code 54426

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Edgar	2.64 mi	3	194^th
Stratford	7.21 mi	3	50^th
Marathon	8.27 mi	3	178^th
Athens	10.59 mi	4	286^th
Wausau	14.9 mi	21	303^rd

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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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