Summary:
ZIP code 54854 in Maple, Wisconsin is served by a single public school — Northwestern High — a high school covering grades 9–12 with 372 students, part of the Maple School District. There are no elementary, middle, or alternative schools listed in this ZIP code, so families here have one public high school option, and any comparison is between that school, its district, and Wisconsin state averages.
Northwestern High's standout result is its 2025–2026 ranking: 66th out of 533 ranked Wisconsin schools, putting it in the 88th percentile — roughly the top 12% statewide — with 4 stars. That is a strong rebound from 2024–2025 (176 of 431, 59th percentile, 3 stars) and better than 2023–2024 (123 of 431, 71st percentile, 4 stars). Its outcome measures are also solid: a 95.1% graduation rate versus the state's 92.0%, a 0.5% dropout rate versus 1.1%, and 13.3% chronic absenteeism versus 17.3% statewide, though slightly above the district's 12.6%. About 30.11% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $15,767, and the student-teacher ratio is 15:1. For context, the district is listed at 179 of 432, a 59th percentile, 3-star rating.
Test proficiency is above the state average in all four subjects in 2025–2026. Math is the strongest relative subject at 63.95% versus the state's 42.93% (a +21.02 point gap), up sharply from 50.96% the year before. English Language Arts made the biggest one-year jump, from 46.15% (below the state's 48.62%) to 61.63% against a state figure of 48.47%. Social Studies remains high at 63.1% versus 48.25%, a slight dip from 63.44%. Science improved from 43.27% to 50% versus the state's 43.2% — its narrowest advantage. Note that school and district scores are identical in this data for every subject.
Thank you for your feedback!