Schools in Zip Code 54945

ZIP code 54945 covers Iola, Wisconsin, a small community in Waupaca County that is served by two public schools — Iola-Scandinavia Elementary (PK–6, 293 students) and Iola-Scandinavia High (7–12, 284 students). Both belong to the Iola-Scandinavia School District, which is rated 3 stars and ranks 206 of 432 districts in Wisconsin. There is no separate middle school, so grades 7 and 8 are housed in the high school.

Attendance is the clearest district-wide strength. Chronic absenteeism is 7.5% at the elementary school and 6.5% at the high school, well below Wisconsin’s 17.3%. The high school also posts excellent outcomes: a 95.6% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate, compared with 92.0% and 1.1% statewide. Its ACT results are strong in math (60.47% proficient vs. 42.93% state) and ELA (55.81% vs. 48.47%), though ACT Science (39.53% vs. 43.2%) and 10th-grade social studies (45.24% in 2025–26 and 36.36% in 2024–25) trail the state. The elementary school shines in science and social studies, with 4th-grade social studies at 78.57% and science at 64.29% in 2025–26, both well above state. Its ELA is generally above state as well, but math is mixed — slightly below state on average in 2025–26, including 6th-grade math at 45.65%.

Comparing the two, the high school spends more per student ($18,026 vs. $15,115) despite a lower free/reduced-lunch rate (27.11% vs. 36.86%), while student-teacher ratios are nearly identical (12.5 and 12.4). Rankings have swung noticeably year to year at both schools — the high school moved from the 69th to 30th to 63rd percentile — which is common in small schools where each class cohort can shift results sharply.