Summary:
ZIP code 54761 is served by a single elementary school, Plum City Elementary, a PK–5 school with 85 students in the small western Wisconsin community of Plum City; it is the only elementary school in the Plum City School District, so its results shape the district's reported figures for these grades and subjects.
The school's profile is mixed. Attendance stands out: Plum City Elementary reported 0.0% chronic absenteeism in 2024–2025, well below the district's 9.0% and the state's 17.3%. Resources also look favorable, with a 9.4 student-teacher ratio, $27,144 in per-student spending, and 28.24% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. Academics, however, shifted downward. In 2024–2025, 6 of 8 listed Forward Exam tests were above the state average, led by 5th-grade math at 80.00% (27.42 points above state). In 2025–2026, only 4 of 8 were above state, and the school's rank fell from 376 of 1044 (64th percentile, 3 stars) to 661 of 1039 (36th percentile, 2 stars).
Third grade is the clearest weak spot: in 2025–2026, 3rd-grade ELA and math both stood at 23.08%, with math 31.67 points below the state average. Upper grades fared better — 4th-grade ELA, 5th-grade ELA, 5th-grade math, and 4th-grade social studies were at or above state, and 5th-grade ELA was the only test to improve year over year (60.00% to 62.50%). Seven of eight tests declined, with the largest drops in 5th-grade math (80.00% to 56.25%) and 4th-grade science (62.50% to 40.00%). Looking at the same students advancing a grade, the 2024–2025 3rd graders improved as 4th graders in both ELA and math, while the 2024–2025 4th graders slipped as 5th graders. With only 85 students enrolled, grade-level percentages can swing widely from year to year, so single-year changes are less reliable than multi-year patterns.
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