Summary:
ZIP code 54480 is served by a single elementary school, Stetsonville Elementary, a PK–4 school with 203 students in the small community of Stetsonville, Wisconsin, operating as part of the Medford Area Public School District. Because it is the only elementary school in the ZIP code, families have no local school-to-school comparison, so the most useful benchmarks are the school's own district and the state of Wisconsin.
Academically, Stetsonville Elementary outperforms the Wisconsin state average in every reported subject and grade in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 — ELA, math, social studies, and science. Science is the standout: 4th grade proficiency was 77.5% in 2024–2025 (district 61.88%, state 50.83%) and 76.19% in 2025–2026 (district 65.43%, state 53.46%). Math is also consistently strong, with 3rd grade at 70% and 4th grade at 72.5% in the two most recent reported years. The school's ranking rose from the 65th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 80th percentile in 2024–2025, then settled at the 70th percentile in 2025–2026, earning 4 stars in each of the last two years — above the district's 60th percentile and 3 stars.
Chronic absenteeism is a clear strength: 5.4% at the school versus 14.7% in the district and 17.3% statewide. About 52.22% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, so the school serves a majority economically disadvantaged population while still scoring above state averages. Per-student spending is $12,379 and the student-teacher ratio is 12:1, suggesting a relatively small classroom environment. Note that the school does not beat its own district in every subject — it trails slightly in ELA and 4th grade social studies — and its simple test average slipped from 69.92 to 65.67 across the two years, largely due to cohort differences in 4th grade. Overall, this is a solidly performing school relative to state benchmarks.
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