Best Public Schools in Zip Code 54854

Summary:

The 54854 zip code is home to a single public high school, Northwestern High, which serves grades 9-12 and has a total enrollment of 400 students. The school is part of the Maple School District, which is ranked 165 out of 428 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northwestern High has a strong academic performance, with a 96.9% four-year graduation rate and low dropout rate of 0.7%. The school's proficiency rates in the Forward Exam/Social Studies, ACT/English Language Arts, ACT/Mathematics, and ACT/Science were all above the state averages in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with a 4-star rating in 2023-2024 but a 2-star rating the previous year.

While Northwestern High has some notable strengths, such as its high graduation rate and strong performance in certain subject areas, there are also areas where the school could potentially improve. The school's relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3% and the fluctuations in its academic performance suggest that there may be opportunities to enhance student engagement, attendance, and consistent academic achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ACT English Language Arts (2024)	ACT Mathematics (2024)	ACT Science (2024)	Forward Exam Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northwestern High	Public	9-12	4751 S County Road F	Maple	54854	Douglas County	Maple School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 363-2434	393	25	15.7	31.0%	353 (89.8%)	6 (1.5%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	65.6	123^rd of 431 public high schools	71.5%		36.3	280^th of 415 public high schools	32.5%	157	52.6	57.9	51.3	45.1	$13,150	$167	$12,984

Cities Near Zip Code 54854

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Maple	4.06 mi	1	129^th
Poplar	5.41 mi	2	206^th
Iron River	13.71 mi	1	173^rd
Superior	15.61 mi	9	333^rd
Port Wing	17.01 mi	2	118^th

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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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