Best Public Schools in Zip Code 54474

ZIP code 54474 in Rothschild, Wisconsin, has two public elementary schools—Evergreen Elementary (K–5) and Rothschild Elementary (PK–5)—both in the D C Everest Area School District, serving 858 students total, with no middle or high school in the ZIP.

Both are rated 3 stars. Evergreen ranks 388 of 1,039 (63rd percentile); Rothschild ranks 475 of 1,039 (54th). Evergreen’s rank has climbed from the 55th to 57th to 63rd percentile, while Rothschild jumped from 41st to 53rd then held at 54th. On 2025–26 Forward Exam averages across eight metrics, Evergreen is 61.45% and Rothschild 58.13%, versus 54.75% statewide. Attendance is a standout strength: chronic absenteeism is 5.9% at Evergreen and 4.5% at Rothschild, compared with 10.9% district and 17.3% state. Rothschild serves more low-income students (40.93% free/reduced lunch vs. 28.67%) and spends more per student ($14,298 vs. $13,302) with a slightly smaller student–teacher ratio (13.8 vs. 14.2). Math is a relative strength: Evergreen clears the state in every tested grade by +9.38 to +12.37 points, and Rothschild posts 78% in 3rd-grade math (23.25 points above state) and 61.43% in 5th, though its 4th-grade math is 49.12%. Science diverges sharply: Evergreen’s 4th-grade science is 63.01% (9.55 above state), while Rothschild’s is 37.50%—a 25.5-point gap between the two schools. Rothschild also swings widely within one year: its math range is 28.9 points, compared with just 5.93 points at Evergreen.

Evergreen’s three-year rank trend is the most consistent upward path, and its 5th-grade ELA one-year dip to 34.07% in 2024–25 rose to 53.73% in 2025–26, suggesting a cohort effect rather than a persistent weakness. Rothschild has the higher ceiling but less stable results, with its 2025–26 improvement not yet consolidated across all subjects. Both schools outperform their district’s overall 51st-percentile, 3-star profile, suggesting the elementary tier here is carrying the district’s relative standing. For parents, remember that grade-level scores are small-sample cohort snapshots, not individual growth measures; building averages are simple unweighted means; and poverty, spending, ratio, and attendance are single-year 2024–25 snapshots.