Summary:
ZIP code 54961 covers New London, Wisconsin, and is served by six schools in the New London School District: three elementary schools (PK–4), one middle school (5–8), and two high schools (9–12), with a combined enrollment of 1,898 students. The district overall is ranked 238 of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 45th percentile with 2 stars — a mid-range rating that hides wide differences between individual schools.
Two schools stand out strongly. Parkview Elementary has earned 4 stars and 77th–85th percentile rankings for three straight years, scoring above both district and state in every reported subject in 2024–25 and 2025–26, including 80% in 4th-grade Math and Science in 2024–25, with chronic absenteeism low at 5.5%. New London High is the strongest high school, with a 98.1% graduation rate, a 0.3% dropout rate, 6.2% chronic absenteeism, and test scores above district and state in all reported subjects in both years. New London Middle is steadier at 3 stars, with strong 8th-grade math and science results but weaker 8th-grade ELA and science in 2025–26.
Catalyst Academy is the clearest struggle: 32 students, 0 stars, 5th percentile, 58.3% chronic absenteeism, a 9.3% dropout rate, and reported ACT proficiency of 20% in ELA and 0% in Math and Science. Lincoln Elementary and Sugar Bush Elementary trail Parkview, though Sugar Bush's percentile improved from 25 to 40 over three years. Notably, Parkview and Sugar Bush have similar free/reduced lunch rates (46.97% and 46.22%) but very different results, and per-student spending — highest at Sugar Bush ($15,226), lowest at Catalyst ($10,933) — does not track with achievement.
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