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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 54868

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Schools

696

Students

Top rankedHilltop Elementary392^nd of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Hilltop Elementary up 248 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 54868 zip code area is home to three elementary schools: Tainter Elementary, Hilltop Elementary, and Hilltop Day Care and Preschool. These schools serve students from kindergarten through fourth grade and are part of the Rice Lake Area School District.

Among the three schools, Hilltop Elementary stands out as the top performer, ranking 392 out of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Hilltop Elementary consistently outperformed the district and state averages in various academic areas, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science. Additionally, Hilltop Elementary had a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (48.86%) compared to Tainter Elementary (56.33%).

In contrast, Tainter Elementary maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2022-2023 school year but then dropped to a 2-star rating in the following two years. While Tainter Elementary performed slightly below the district and state averages in most academic areas, it still had a sizable percentage of students proficient or better in the tested subjects. Both Tainter Elementary and Hilltop Elementary had a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%, which is higher than the state average.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)		Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)		Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tainter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2201 Carrie Ave	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 234-8065	445	41	10.8	56.4%	384 (86.3%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	43.6	672^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	35.6%		46.5	662^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	37.6%	10	53.0	48.1	45.5	45.5	62.3	42.9	$18,116	$1,247	$16,869
Hilltop Elementary	Public	K-4	202 Cameron Rd	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 234-4998	251	24	10.5	41.4%	192 (76.5%)	2 (0.8%)	36 (14.3%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	64.5	392^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	62.5%		48.2	640^th of 1061 public elementary schools	39.7%	248	58.0	55.8	60.8	63.5	69.2	59.6	$16,100	$1,307	$14,794

Cities Near Zip Code 54868

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rice Lake	1.24 mi	7	256^th
Cameron	6.76 mi	6	193^rd
Haugen	6.95 mi	1	245^th
Barron	9.84 mi	3	443^rd
Birchwood	12.91 mi	5	253^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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