Schools in Zip Code 54428

Zip code 54428 is home to three schools serving about 243 students in the Elcho School District, a small rural district in Wisconsin covering grades PK through 12: Elcho Elementary (PK–5, 127 students), Elcho Middle (6–8, 48 students), and Elcho High (9–12, 68 students). The district overall ranks 261 of 432 statewide, in the 40th percentile with 2 stars — but that single number hides three schools moving in very different directions.

Elcho Elementary is the academic bright spot, ranking in the 68th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–26, up sharply from the 34th percentile a year earlier. It beat the state on 7 of 8 listed tests, including 4th grade Social Studies (85.71% vs 65.51%), Science (78.57% vs 53.46%), and ELA (78.57% vs 53.87%); 5th grade math (35.29% vs 51.81%) was its only clear weakness. Elcho High also earns 3 stars, with a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, both better than state, and a rank that climbed from the 28th to the 57th percentile over three years. Elcho Middle is the concern: its rank fell from the 50th percentile with 3 stars to the 22nd percentile with 1 star, and 2025–26 math proficiency in grades 6–8 ranged from only 23.08% to 33.33%, far below the state's roughly 53–56%.

Chronic absenteeism is above the state rate of 17.3% at every school — 22.5% at the elementary, 20.8% at the middle, and 33.3% at the high school. Notably, Elcho Middle spends the most per student ($27,618) yet posts the lowest proficiency and rank, while Elcho Elementary spends the least ($16,173) with the largest classes and the strongest results. With only 48 and 68 students, the middle and high schools can see large percentage swings from small changes in a single grade.