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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 54896

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Top rankedWinter Elementary767^th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 54896 in Winter, Wisconsin, has one elementary school, Winter Elementary, serving PK–5 as part of the Winter School District. It enrolls 93 students; the district ranks 390th of 432 Wisconsin districts, in the 10th percentile with 0 stars. The school’s rank history has slipped from the 39th percentile with 2 stars in 2023–2024 to the 26th percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026. Chronic absenteeism is 8.6%, lower than the district’s 10.8% and the state’s 17.3%; 67.74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $25,303, and the student-teacher ratio is 9.7.

Academic results are mixed. Third grade ELA is a strength: 61.54% proficient in both 2025–2026 and 2024–2025, above state rates of 52.08% and 52.14%. Third grade Math in 2024–2025 was 76.92%, far above the state’s 55%. Fourth grade Social Studies in 2025–2026 was 60%, close to the state’s 65.51%. However, Science is consistently below state: 30% vs. 53.46% in 2025–2026 and 33.33% vs. 50.83% in 2024–2025. Fifth grade in 2025–2026 is weak: ELA 23.53% vs. state 53.63%, and Math 29.41% vs. state 51.81%. Social Studies in 2024–2025 was 26.67% vs. state 63.65%. Unweighted averages across tested grades trail state in most subjects: 2025–2026 ELA 45.0 vs. 53.2, Math 41.9 vs. 53.1, Social Studies 60.0 vs. 65.5, and Science 30.0 vs. 53.5; 2024–2025 Math was nearly even at 53.4 vs. 53.8, while Social Studies was 26.7 vs. 63.7.

Because enrollment is only 93, small grade-level cohorts can cause large proficiency swings; year-to-year changes do not represent individual student growth. Strongest relative areas include 3rd grade ELA in both years, 3rd grade Math in 2024–2025, 5th grade ELA and Math in 2024–2025, and 4th grade Social Studies in 2025–2026. Weakest areas include Social Studies in 4th grade in 2024–2025, Science in 4th grade across both years, 5th grade ELA and Math in 2025–2026, and 4th grade ELA in 2024–2025. Overall, Winter Elementary is a small, high-poverty school with notably low chronic absenteeism and favorable resources and class size, but its academic results are uneven, generally below state averages, and its recent ranking trend is downward.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th 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
Winter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6585 W Grove St	Winter	54896	Sawyer County	Winter School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 266-3301	93	10	9.7	67.7%	72 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	34.1	767^th of 1039 public elementary schools	26.2%		37.6	749^th of 1044 public elementary schools	28.3%	18	61.5	50.0	23.5	46.2	50.0	29.4	60.0	30.0	$25,303	$1,922	$23,381

Cities Near Zip Code 54896

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Winter	5.32 mi	3	383^rd
Hawkins	15.14 mi	1
Hayward	22.85 mi	8	272^nd
Park Falls	23.04 mi	2	239^th
Butternut	23.18 mi	2	302^nd

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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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