Summary:
ZIP code 54819 is home to just one elementary school: Bruce Elementary, a PK–5 school serving 199 students in Bruce, Wisconsin, as part of Bruce School District.
Since Bruce Elementary is the only elementary school in the area, there are no local comparisons to make, but its results stand out against state benchmarks — and not in a positive way. In 2025–2026 it earned 1 star and ranked 897 out of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools, placing it in the 14th percentile, down from the 20th percentile in 2024–2025 and the 18th percentile in 2023–2024. Its district, Bruce School District, ranks 384 out of 432 districts statewide, in the 11th percentile, also with 1 star. On the Forward Exam, every reported subject-and-grade result fell below the state average in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. Averaged across the eight reported tests, the school was 30.9% proficient in 2025–2026 versus 54.7% statewide, widening a gap of about 17.4 points in 2024–2025 to roughly 23.9 points. Grade 4 in 2025–2026 was the weakest spot: 18.75% proficient in ELA, 21.88% in math, 28.13% in science, and 37.5% in social studies. The strongest result was grade 3 math at 42.86%, still 11.89 points below the state.
Attendance is a genuine bright spot: chronic absenteeism was 11.7%, below the district's 12.6% and well below Wisconsin's 17.3%. Bruce Elementary also has a favorable 10.3 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $18,736. At the same time, 97.99% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, so the school serves a high-need population with substantial resources. Parents should note that strong attendance and resource levels have not yet translated into proficiency at or above state averages in any reported subject or grade.
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