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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 54501

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Schools

1,027

Students

Districts

Top rankedSugar Camp Elementary201^st of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 54501 is home to four public elementary schools serving 1,027 students across two districts: Crescent Elementary, Central Elementary, and Pelican Elementary in Rhinelander School District, plus Sugar Camp Elementary in Three Lakes School District. The three Rhinelander schools serve PK–5, while Sugar Camp serves PK–6, so its test results include a 6th-grade cohort the others do not have. Crescent is the largest school (384 students) and Sugar Camp the smallest (111).

Sugar Camp Elementary is the clear standout, ranking 201 of 1,039 schools statewide in 2025–2026 (81st percentile, 4 stars), the only 4-star school in the group. Its average proficiency was 66.7% in ELA and 71.9% in math, and its 4th grade posted 90.48% ELA, 85.71% math, 85.71% social studies, and 80.95% science — all well above state benchmarks of roughly 53% in ELA and math and 65.51% and 53.46% in 4th-grade social studies and science. Pelican Elementary is the strongest Rhinelander school (44th percentile, 2 stars), improving from the low 30s, with 4th-grade results above state in all four subjects. Central Elementary (31st percentile) and Crescent Elementary (27th percentile, 1 star) trail; Crescent's math average of 37.5% is the weakest in the group.

Poverty and performance broadly align: Sugar Camp has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (22.52%) and the highest results, while the Rhinelander schools range from 49.05% to 61.71%. Attendance is a strength everywhere — all four schools are below their district and state chronic absenteeism rates, with Crescent lowest at 5.7%. Spending does not cleanly predict outcomes: Sugar Camp spends the most per student ($24,755) and performs best, but Central ($20,266) outspends Pelican ($19,596) while ranking lower, and student-teacher ratios are tightly clustered between 10.0 and 10.7. Sugar Camp's small enrollment (111) makes grade-level percentages volatile from year to year. District context matters too: Rhinelander School District is a 2-star, 32nd-percentile district, while Three Lakes School District is 4-star and 87th percentile.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	418 N Pelham St	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 365-9600	269	26	10.4	61.7%	228 (84.8%)	5 (1.9%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	40.6	712^th of 1039 public elementary schools	31.5%		43.3	678^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.1%	34	51.3	44.0	33.3		53.9	64.0	36.1		56.0	44.0	$20,266	$555	$19,711
Crescent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3319 Boyce Dr	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 365-9132	384	36	10.7	52.9%	338 (88.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	35.5	758^th of 1039 public elementary schools	27.0%		34.2	778^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.5%	20	41.1	51.9	45.3		32.1	37.0	43.4		55.6	48.2	$18,695	$814	$17,881
Pelican Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3350 V Hickey Rd	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 365-9160	263	26	10.0	49.0%	240 (91.3%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.2%)	50.7	582^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	44.0%		42.3	693^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	33.6%	111	41.9	64.9	44.1		46.5	62.2	41.2		67.6	59.5	$19,596	$660	$18,937
Sugar Camp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4066 Camp Four Rd	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Three Lakes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 272-1105	111	11	10.2	22.5%	106 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	77.9	201^st of 1039 public elementary schools	80.7%		65.2	381^st of 1044 public elementary schools	63.5%	180	70.0	90.5	52.6	53.9	70.0	85.7	47.4	84.6	85.7	81.0	$24,755	$635	$24,120

Cities Near Zip Code 54501

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rhinelander	3.73 mi	6	365^th
Three Lakes	11.35 mi	3	118^th
Lake Tomahawk	15.65 mi	1
Harshaw	15.91 mi	1	57^th
Saint Germain	16.97 mi	2	196^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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