Summary:
ZIP code 54896 covers Winter, Wisconsin, a small rural community where three public schools serve the entire PK–12 range: Winter Elementary (PK–5, 93 students), Winter Middle (6–8, 41 students), and Winter High (9–12, 72 students). All three sit on one campus at 6585 W Grove St and belong to the Winter School District, which enrolls 206 students and ranks 390th of 432 districts statewide — the 10th percentile, with 0 stars.
Each school has a distinct profile. Winter High posts the strongest completion outcomes — a 100% graduation rate versus 92% statewide and a 0% dropout rate versus 1.1% — and the best latest rank among the three (364 of 533, 32nd percentile, 2 stars), with 10th-grade social studies near state levels. However, its ACT results trail the state in ELA (38.89% vs. 48.47%), math (27.78% vs. 42.93%), and science (33.33% vs. 43.20%), and chronic absenteeism is 18.6%, above the state's 17.3%. Winter Middle has the lowest absenteeism (2.8%) and smallest classes (7.1 student-teacher ratio) but the weakest latest test results, with every reported 2025–2026 score below state and a rank of 509 of 643 (21st percentile, 1 star). Winter Elementary shines in 3rd-grade ELA (above state both years) yet struggles in 5th-grade ELA and math and 4th-grade science; it ranks 767 of 1,039 (26th percentile, 1 star).
Overall, only 1 of 20 reported 2025–2026 proficiency results beat the state average. Poverty indicators are high, with free/reduced-price lunch participation from 58.33% to 67.74%, while per-pupil spending ranges from $22,746 to $25,322. Because cohorts are tiny, year-to-year swings deserve caution.
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