Summary:
ZIP code 54732 is home to a single elementary school: Cornell Elementary, a PK–5 school with 209 students in the small northern Wisconsin community of Cornell, part of the Cornell School District. Because it is the only elementary school in this ZIP code, there are no side-by-side comparisons with other nearby schools; the most useful context comes from comparing it with its own district and with the state of Wisconsin.
Cornell Elementary stands out well beyond its local area. In both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 it ranked in the 97th percentile of Wisconsin elementary schools and earned 5 out of 5 stars, up sharply from the 84th percentile and 4 stars in 2023–2024. Mathematics is a particular strength: in 2025–2026, 4th grade math proficiency was 100%, 3rd grade 90.48%, and 5th grade 76% — every one far above the state averages for those grades. Fourth grade social studies reached 100% and science 96.15% in 2025–2026, both improved from the year before. English language arts remains strong overall but uneven: 4th grade rose to 80.77% while 5th grade fell to 60%, still above the state's 53.63%.
Attendance is exceptional: reported chronic absenteeism was 0.0% in 2024–2025, compared with 2.3% for the district and 17.3% statewide. About 1.44% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending was $13,867, and the student-teacher ratio was 13.3-to-1. Parents should note that grade-level scores compare different groups of students from year to year, and that the district's own rating — 172nd of 432, or the 60th percentile with 3 stars — sits well below the elementary school's recent results, making this school a relative bright spot within its district.
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