Summary:
ZIP code 54865 covers Port Wing, Wisconsin, and contains just one public high school: South Shore Junior/Senior High, part of the South Shore School District. It serves grades 7–12 with 91 students, so families in this area have a single local option rather than a choice among several campuses. The school carries a 4-star rating, and its district ranks 94 out of 432 schools statewide, the 78th percentile. Because there is only one school here, all comparisons below are against the district or the state.
The standout story is the school's recent climb. In 2025–2026 it ranked 74 out of 533 schools — the 86th percentile with 4 stars — up from 162 out of 431 (62nd percentile, 3 stars) the year before. Tenth-grade ACT results were well above the state in every subject: 70% proficient in ELA versus 48.47%, 60% in mathematics versus 42.93%, and 70% in science versus 43.2%. Eighth-grade social studies was also strong at 77.78% versus the state's 64.63%. Chronic absenteeism was 12.4%, better than both the state (17.3%) and the district (18.4%). Resource figures show 46.15% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, $24,569 spent per student, and a 9.4 student-teacher ratio.
Other results are more uneven. In 2025–2026, South Shore was above the state in 8th-grade ELA and science but below it in 7th-grade ELA (44.44% vs. 55.33%), 8th-grade math (44.44% vs. 53.67%), and 10th-grade social studies (45.45% vs. 48.25%). Several Forward scores also declined from 2024–2025. Graduation came in at 91.3% against the state's 92.0%, and the dropout rate was 2.1% versus 1.1% statewide. With only 91 students, a one- or two-student change can shift these percentages sharply, so single-year swings should be read with caution rather than as firm trends.
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