Best Public Schools in Zip Code 54558

The 54558 zip code area is home to two elementary schools - Northland Pines Elementary-St Germain and Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC) - both part of the Northland Pines School District. While the district is ranked 232 out of 426 in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating, the standout school in the area is NPMLC, which consistently outperforms the other school and the district as a whole.

NPMLC has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks as high as 54th out of 1,061 Wisconsin elementary schools. The school significantly outperforms the district and state in proficiency rates across all subject areas and grade levels, with 81.82% of its 3rd graders proficient or better in Math compared to 67.09% for the district and 55% for the state. In contrast, Northland Pines Elementary-St Germain has lower proficiency rates than the district and state in many subject areas.

While both schools have the same chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%, NPMLC has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (32.86%) compared to Northland Pines Elementary-St Germain (47.83%). Additionally, Northland Pines Elementary-St Germain spends $17,290 per student, significantly more than the $13,388 spent per student at NPMLC, yet the higher spending does not translate into better academic outcomes.