Summary:
ZIP code 54740 has one elementary school, Elmwood Elementary, serving grades PK–4 with 130 students in the Elmwood School District in Elmwood, Wisconsin. Because it is the only elementary school in the ZIP code, parents cannot compare it directly with another local public elementary school, but its own data show a small, high-performing school with low absenteeism and recent gains.
In 2025–2026, Elmwood Elementary ranked in the 80th percentile statewide with 4 stars, up from the 61st percentile and 3 stars in 2024–2025. The Elmwood School District ranked 160 of 432 districts, at the 63rd percentile with 3 stars. The school was above the Wisconsin state average in every reported Forward Exam subject-grade result in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. Its strongest 2025–2026 margins were in 3rd grade English Language Arts (+22.92 points), 3rd grade Mathematics (+20.25 points), and 4th grade Science (+16.91 points). The highest proficiency levels were 4th grade Social Studies at 77.78% and 3rd grade ELA and Mathematics at 75% each. Across the six reported 2025–2026 results, the school averaged about 71.3% proficient versus about 55.4% statewide, improving from about 61.2% in 2024–2025.
Chronic absenteeism is a standout strength: 3.7% at the school, compared with 6.2% in the district and 17.3% statewide. About 39.23% of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch, per-student spending is $17,056, and the student-teacher ratio is 9.2:1. With only 130 students, grade-level results come from small cohorts, so year-to-year swings should be read with caution, but the overall pattern points to a strong school with low absenteeism and above-state achievement.
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