Summary:
ZIP code 54495 in Wisconsin Rapids is served by two public schools in the Wisconsin Rapids School District: Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle (grades 6–8, enrollment 943) and Mead Elementary (grades PK–5, enrollment 266). There are no high schools or alternative schools in this ZIP code, and total enrollment across both schools is 1,209 students. The district is ranked 316th of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 27th percentile with 1 star.
The two schools look quite different. Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle is the stronger performer, ranked 359th of 643 and sitting at the 44th percentile with 2 stars, up from the 32nd percentile the year before. Its best result is 8th grade social studies at 69.17% proficient — above both the district and the state — and its 8th grade math (55.26%) and 6th grade math (53.65%) also meet or beat state levels. Its dropout rate of 0.6% is below the district and state rate of 1.1%. The main concern is chronic absenteeism at 22.7%, higher than the district (18.4%) and state (17.3%).
Mead Elementary is ranked 737th of 1,039 at the 29th percentile with 1 star, an improvement from the 20th percentile. Its bright spot is 3rd grade English language arts at 60.61% proficient, well above district and state, along with 4th grade science at 59.09%. Math, however, is a serious weakness: 3rd grade at 39.39%, 4th grade at 29.55%, and 5th grade at 38.89% — all far below district and state. Notably, Mead spends more per student ($19,658 vs. $14,504) and has a smaller student-teacher ratio (9.5 vs. 14.2) than the middle school, yet shows lower overall proficiency. Both schools improved year over year in several subjects, but both remain below state averages in most tested areas.
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