Summary:
ZIP code 54739 contains exactly one public high school, Elk Mound High, which serves grades 9–12 in Elk Mound, Wisconsin, and belongs to the Elk Mound Area School District. With 348 students, a 13.3:1 student-teacher ratio, per-student spending of $13,906, and 27.01% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch (about 94 students), it is a moderate-need, reasonably resourced school. Its standout strengths are completion and attendance: a 100% graduation rate in 2024–2025 compared with 92% statewide, a 0% dropout rate compared with 1.1% statewide, and a 5.9% chronic absenteeism rate compared with 17.3% statewide and 4.0% in the district.
Academically, math is the clearest strength. In 2025–2026, math proficiency was 55.79%, 12.86 percentage points above the state’s 42.93%, and essentially stable from 55.42% the prior year. English Language Arts remained above the state at 52.63% versus 48.47%, but fell sharply from 60.24% in 2024–2025. Science is the main warning sign: proficiency dropped from 54.22% to 38.95%, moving from 10.80 points above the state to 4.25 points below it. Social Studies was 49.37%, just 1.12 points above the state’s 48.25%, and down from 51.61%.
The school’s accountability picture has softened even as some metrics remain strong. Its percentile rank fell from 85th in 2023–2024 to 79th in 2024–2025 and 62nd in 2025–2026, and its star rating dropped from 4 stars to 3 stars in the latest year. By contrast, the district is ranked 87 of 432, in the 80th percentile with 4 stars, though district and school rankings are not directly equivalent. Overall, Elk Mound High offers excellent completion and attendance, strong math, and above-state ELA, but parents should note recent declines in ELA, social studies, and especially science that likely contributed to the lower latest accountability rating.
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