Summary:
ZIP code 54770 has just one middle school: Eleva-Strum Middle, a 6th- through 8th-grade school with 144 students in Strum, Wisconsin, serving as part of the Eleva-Strum School District. Because it is the only middle school in the area, families here have no alternative within the ZIP code. The school holds a 2-star rating and ranked 375th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 42nd percentile — lower-middle statewide, though slightly ahead of its district, which is rated 1 star at the 29th percentile.
Academically, results differ sharply by grade. Eighth graders outperformed the state in all four tested subjects in 2025–2026: social studies 73.68% proficient versus 64.63% statewide, mathematics 65.79% versus 53.67%, English language arts 63.16% versus 54.38%, and science 52.63% versus 51.86%. Every 8th-grade subject also improved over the prior year. Seventh grade tells the opposite story: ELA proficiency was 39.62% against the state's 55.33%, and mathematics was 32.08% against 55.67% — a gap of more than 23 percentage points. Sixth grade fell below state in both ELA (47.5% versus 54.95%) and mathematics (45% versus 53.6%), though both improved from the previous year. Across all tested grades, the school's average proficiency sits about 3 points below the state.
Attendance stands out as a clear strength: chronic absenteeism was 9.2%, compared with 9.8% districtwide and 17.3% statewide — less than half the state rate — and the dropout rate was 0.0%. About 34.72% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $11,982, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.7. With only 144 students, small cohort sizes mean percentages can shift noticeably from year to year, so single-year swings should be read with caution.
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