Summary:
ZIP code 54847 is served by a single public school — Iron River Elementary, an elementary school covering grades PK–5 with 95 students enrolled in Maple School District. No middle, high, or alternative schools are listed in this ZIP code, so older students would attend school outside the immediate area. The district as a whole ranks 179 of 432 Wisconsin districts (59th percentile, 3 stars), while the school's own recent history shows a decline: 2 stars and 39th percentile in 2025–2026, down from 3 stars and 68th percentile in 2024–2025 and 3 stars and 66th percentile in 2023–2024.
Results are mixed by grade and subject. Fifth grade is the clearest strength, with ELA at 78.57% and math at 92.86% in 2025–2026, both well above district and state figures, following 91.67% ELA and 83.33% math in 2024–2025. Third grade math was also strong in 2024–2025 at 87.5%, and fourth grade science was above district and state that year at 58.82%. On the other hand, several 2025–2026 results are far below district and state levels: fourth grade science at 0% proficient, third grade ELA at 20%, and fourth grade math at 37.5%. Across all listed grade-subject tests, the school's simple average fell from 67.65% in 2024–2025 to 49.68% in 2025–2026, a much steeper drop than the district's roughly 6-point decline.
With only 95 students across PK–5, each grade has a small number of tested students, so a change of one or two students can shift a proficiency rate by many points — single-year swings should be read with caution. Chronic absenteeism in 2024–2025 was 18.9%, above the district's 12.6% and the state's 17.3%. The school reports 37.89% free/reduced lunch, $13,659 spent per student, and a 15.3 student-teacher ratio. The takeaway for families: a small school with a notably strong 5th grade, but a latest year that warrants watching multi-year trends rather than one year's results.
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