Summary:
ZIP code 54730 covers Colfax, Wisconsin, where students attend two public schools in the Colfax School District: Colfax Elementary (grades PK–6, 398 students) and Colfax High (grades 7–12, 318 students), which serves middle-school grades as well, so there is no separate middle school. The district ranks 239th of 432 in Wisconsin (45th percentile, 2 stars). The two schools are moving in opposite directions: Colfax High rose from 13th–24th percentile (1 star) in the two prior years to 47th percentile (2 stars) in 2025–26, now ranking above the district, while Colfax Elementary fell from 65th–68th percentile (3 stars) to 32nd percentile (2 stars), below the district.
Colfax High has the clearest strengths. Its 97.0% graduation rate exceeds the state's 92.0%, and its 0.6% dropout rate is below the state's 1.1%. Eighth grade is a standout: math 76.19% vs. 53.67% statewide, social studies 80.95% vs. 64.63%, ELA 71.43% vs. 54.38%, and science 71.43% vs. 51.86%. Tenth-grade ACT results improved across all three subjects, with ACT ELA now at state (48.98% vs. 48.47%), though ACT math remains below state (34.69% vs. 42.93%). Chronic absenteeism is 17.1%, close to the state's 17.3% but above the district's 13.2%.
Colfax Elementary has much lower chronic absenteeism at 9.6%, well below the district's 13.2% and the state's 17.3%, and 5th grade is a bright spot, with ELA at 65.12% and math at 62.79%, both above state. However, 2025–26 math is far below state in grades 3, 4, and 6 (grade 4: 29.79% vs. 52.87%). Elementary averages also dropped from 2024–25 to 2025–26 (ELA 62.65% to 53.55%; math 56.77% to 41.78%), though these are different grade-level cohorts, so it is not same-student growth or decline. Spending is $13,484 per student at the elementary school and $14,911 at the high school.
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