Summary:
ZIP code 54552 is home to a single elementary school: Park Falls Elementary, located at 380 9th St N in Park Falls, Wisconsin. It serves students in grades PK through 5 with an enrollment of 290 and is part of the Chequamegon School District. Because it is the only elementary school in the area, families here have one public elementary option, so the school's individual trajectory matters a great deal.
The most encouraging story at Park Falls Elementary is steady improvement. Its statewide rank moved from 720 of 1,061 schools in 2023–2024 (32nd percentile, 2 stars) to 520 of 1,044 in 2024–2025 (50th percentile, 3 stars), and up again to 439 of 1,039 in 2025–2026 (58th percentile, 3 stars) — a gain of 281 rank positions and 26 percentile points in two years. Notably, the school now ranks above the Chequamegon School District's 46th percentile standing. Attendance is a clear strength: chronic absenteeism is just 9.8%, well below the district's 16.1% and the state's 17.3%. In 2025–2026, the school scored above the state in 7 of 8 Forward Exam areas, with third-grade math (70.21% proficient vs. 54.75% statewide) and third-grade English language arts (61.7% vs. 52.08%) standing out most.
There are areas to watch. Fourth-grade math was below state in both years — 45.45% vs. 52.87% in 2025–2026 and 44.74% vs. 53.96% in 2024–2025 — the most persistent academic concern. Fifth grade, by contrast, rebounded sharply, with ELA rising from 42.55% to 55% and math from 51.06% to 60%, both moving above state. Fourth-grade social studies and science also edged above state in 2025–2026. The school spends $17,222 per student with a 12.8:1 student-teacher ratio, and 59.31% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, so it serves a relatively high-need population while producing above-state results in most tested areas. Overall, the direction of travel is positive, with fourth-grade math the clearest area for continued attention.
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