The top reported proficiency rate is 67% in English language arts. The lowest is 20% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on East Elementary
East Elementary serves the youngest students in Antigo Unified, from pre-kindergarten through third grade, and the school’s academic picture is shaped by that early-elementary focus. The data on student performance comes from just one tested grade level, third grade, and only in math and English language arts. In math, the share of third graders meeting state proficiency benchmarks was below the range typical in Langlade County. In English language arts, the share was well above that same county range. Performance in science and social studies is harder to read: the most recent results for those subjects come from the 2018-19 school year, in fourth grade, which the school no longer serves. A parent should treat those older, out-of-grade results as unreliable for understanding today’s program. The key takeaway is that in the single tested grade and subject where the school has current data, reading proficiency is a clear strength while math is an area where the school appears to be working from a lower starting point. Because the school only goes through third grade, there are no graduation rates or high-school-level metrics to report.
The student body is small for a public elementary school, with most students identifying as white and smaller shares identifying as Hispanic, two or more races, or American Indian or Alaska Native. More than half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a measure of economic need that is common in the district’s attendance area. The school does not have publicly reported data on the share of students with disabilities or English learners, so a family with a child in those categories may want to ask the school directly about available support.
Antigo itself is a small city and the county seat of Langlade County, set in a region with a mix of agriculture and wood-product manufacturing. The economy draws on potatoes, dairy, lumber, furniture, and other light industry. The historic downtown along Superior Street offers locally owned shops and restaurants, and civic anchors include the Langlade County Fairgrounds, a year-round aquatic center near the high school, and a county museum in the former Carnegie library. Housing values in the area are well below the national median mortgage rate, making it a relatively affordable market, and recent year-over-year price growth has been modest. The District Brief did not surface any major recent changes in the Antigo Unified School District’s operations or priorities, so the district appears to have been stable in its recent direction. No public transit system was mentioned in the available sources, and most daily errands require a car.
The neighborhood the school sits in is primarily residential, located on 7th Avenue near the heart of the city. The school’s grade span means that all students will move on to another elementary building after third grade or, depending on the district’s configuration, to a school serving older grades. A parent looking at East Elementary should weigh the strong early reading proficiency against the weaker early math proficiency, and consider that the school is a starting point within a larger district system. For a family that values a small, neighborhood-based primary school in a stable, lower-cost community, East Elementary fits that description.
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