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Schools in Wausaukee · Wausaukee School District

Wausaukee’s public schools score below 96% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

12% of students in Wausaukee’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Wausaukee, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
12%
▼ 26 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 17 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.3K
▲ 5% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
385 students on the public path
In brief

Wausaukee’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 12% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,349 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Wausaukee Middle, then Wausaukee High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Wausaukee’s grade

D− Test scores

D−: better than 4% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores are below the Wisconsin average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 4%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1126)Better than 1%
Towns in Marinette County (18)Better than 0%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 183 test results could put Wausaukee anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Wausaukee’s students in the tested grades sat them (183 in math, 183 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wausaukee, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Wausaukee ElementaryWausaukee School DistrictD
6–8Wausaukee MiddleWausaukee School DistrictD
9–12Wausaukee HighWausaukee School DistrictD

Wausaukee’s public schools are run by Wausaukee School District, which also serves Amberg, Athelstane, Silver Cliff and Wagner and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Wausaukee School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 385 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$17,349WI $16,459 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading12%
State average 38.1% · 183 students tested
Math22%
State average 38.7% · 183 students tested

Wausaukee vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Wausaukee’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WausaukeeD−Wausaukee
Amberg—Wausaukee
Middle Inlet—Crivitz
Athelstane—Wausaukee
Wagner—Wausaukee
StephensonC−Crivitz

3 of the 5 neighbors share Wausaukee with Wausaukee, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Lake, MI borders Wausaukee but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Wausaukee

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Wausaukeeby address
Wausaukee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
168 students13:1Rate it →
Wausaukee Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
94 students10:1Rate it →
Wausaukee High
High · Grades 9–12
D
123 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Wausaukee’s schools

Are Wausaukee’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wausaukee children attend score below 96% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wausaukee in?

Wausaukee School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 385 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Wausaukee kids go to high school?

Wausaukee High, with 123 students; its own test results earn a D.

How much does Wausaukee spend per student?

$17,349 in Wausaukee School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.