Summary:
ZIP code 54469 is home to a single public high school: John Edwards High, located in Port Edwards, Wisconsin, and serving grades 9–12 with about 144 students in the Port Edwards School District. Because it is the only high school in the area, it defines the local high school picture — a small school with a student-teacher ratio of 11.5, per-student spending of $15,346, and 48.61% of students receiving free or reduced lunch.
Completion outcomes are a clear strength. In 2024–25 the school posted a 100% graduation rate, above the state's 92.0%, and a 0.7% dropout rate, better than both the district's 0.9% and the state's 1.1%. Chronic absenteeism of 14.2% is below Wisconsin's 17.3% but well above the district's 8.4%, suggesting attendance is a high-school-specific challenge even though students finish. On rankings, the school's latest standing is 231st of 533 schools — 3 stars and the 57th percentile — above the district's overall 2 stars and 31st percentile, though its own percentile has slipped from 82 to 62 to 57 over three years.
Test results are mixed. Social studies is the standout: 62.5% proficient in 2025–26, 14.25 percentage points above the state, and up from 55.26% the year before. ACT results in English language arts (43.75%, below the state), mathematics (43.75%, roughly even with the state), and science (37.5%, below the state) all declined from the prior year, by 6.25, 9.38, and 6.25 points respectively. Parents should weigh the strong graduation and social studies results against the weaker recent ACT performance.
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