Summary:
ZIP code 54771 covers Thorp, Wisconsin, and contains two public schools — Thorp Elementary (PK–8, 321 students) and Thorp High (9–12, 181 students) — both part of the Thorp School District, both housed at 605 S Clark St, and together serving 502 students. There is no separate middle school (middle grades are inside the elementary building) and no alternative schools listed. The district is ranked 328 out of 432 in Wisconsin, in the 24th percentile with 1 star.
The strongest story here is attendance and completion. Chronic absenteeism is 6.8% at the elementary school and 6.9% at the high school, compared with 17.3% statewide, and dropout rates are 0.0% and 0.5% versus 1.1% for the state. Thorp High graduates 97.5% of students, above the state's 92.0%. Social studies is the clearest academic bright spot in both buildings: 4th grade at 74.07% (state 65.51%), 8th grade at 73.81% (state 64.63%), and 10th grade at 57.69% (state 48.25%). Sixth grade math also stands out at 72.97% against a state mark of 53.6%.
Core-subject results are more uneven. Elementary ELA and math trail the state, with 7th grade ELA and math both at 25% — roughly 30 points below state — and 5th grade ELA at 28.21%. At the high school, ACT ELA is 24.44% (state 48.47%), ACT math 26.67% (state 42.93%), and ACT science 26.67% (state 43.2%). Thorp Elementary's ranking fell from the 74th percentile and 4 stars in 2023–2024 to the 42nd percentile and 2 stars in 2025–2026, while Thorp High rose from the 12th to the 30th percentile and 2 stars. Spending is nearly identical ($15,649 vs $15,638), but the high school's student/teacher ratio is higher at 13.9 versus 11.7.
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