Summary:
Zip code 54720 is served by four public schools, all within the Altoona School District: Altoona Elementary (PK–3, 555 students), Altoona Intermediate (4–5, 278 students), Altoona Middle (6–8, 394 students), and Altoona High (9–12, 551 students), covering all grade levels from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade with 1,778 students in total. The district as a whole is rated 4 stars and ranks 124th of 432 Wisconsin districts, placing it in the 71st percentile.
For current academics, Altoona Middle is the strongest performer, ranking 171st of 643 schools (73rd percentile, 4 stars) and posting standout math proficiency — 70% in 6th and 7th grade and 77.52% in 8th grade, all well above state. Altoona Intermediate shows the biggest improvement, climbing from the 45th to the 69th percentile, with 4th-grade math at 73.64% versus the state's 52.87%. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 5.4%. Altoona Elementary is steady in the early grades, with 3rd-grade ELA at 57.94% and math at 59.52%, both above state, plus the lowest student-teacher ratio of 11.7 and 6.7% absenteeism.
Altoona High sends mixed signals: its 2024–2025 ACT results beat the state in every subject, but 2025–2026 ELA fell below state at 46.56% versus 48.47%, and its rank slipped from the 77th to the 65th percentile. Social studies remains a bright spot at 58.91% versus 48.25%. Notably, every school keeps chronic absenteeism below the state's 17.3%, though Middle (13.6%) and High (11.1%) sit above the district's 9.5%. Spending does not track neatly with results — Intermediate spends the least at $13,502 yet shows the strongest gains, while Elementary spends the most at $14,936.
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