Summary:
ZIP code 54470 is home to a single elementary school: Rib Lake Elementary, which serves grades PK–5 to 239 students as part of the Rib Lake School District. Because there are no other elementary schools in the area to compare against, the useful comparisons are between this school, its district, and the state of Wisconsin. Those comparisons are flattering: the school ranked 67th out of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2025–26, placing it in the 94th percentile, and it has earned 5 out of 5 stars for three consecutive school years. Its rank has moved only slightly over that stretch (65th, then 60th, then 67th), while its percentile has stayed locked at 94. The district as a whole sits at 64th of 432 districts with 4 stars, so the elementary level is clearly the district's strongest asset.
On the state Forward Exam in 2025–26, students averaged 77.7% proficient across the eight reported exams, compared with 54.9% statewide — roughly 23 points higher. Every subject and grade tested beat the state average. Math is the strongest area, with 5th-grade math at 81.82% proficient versus 51.81% statewide, a 30-point gap. Social studies posted the highest single result in the data set at 85.19%, also about 20 points above the state. Science was the relative soft spot, but it improved from 62.86% in 2024–25 to 70.37% in 2025–26. Results were nearly identical between the two years, averaging 77.7% both times — strong evidence of consistency rather than a one-year spike.
Chronic absenteeism stands at just 1.0%, compared with 4.6% in the district and 17.3% statewide — roughly one-sixteenth the state rate. That is especially notable given that 48.12% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Per-student spending is $12,279 and the student–teacher ratio is 11.9:1. One caution for parents: with roughly 27–36 students per grade, a single student represents about 3 percentage points, so small year-to-year swings in any one grade are normal noise. The sustained multi-year pattern — steady top-decile rank, stable proficiency, and very low absenteeism — is the more meaningful signal.
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