The top reported proficiency rate is 50% in English language arts. The lowest is 36% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on North Elementary
North Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through third grade in Antigo, Wisconsin, as one of several elementary schools in the Antigo Unified School District. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet school, and its enrollment is modest for its grade band.
The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students who identify as two or more races or as Hispanic. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a population with significant economic need. Data on students receiving special education services or English learner support was not available.
State testing results are available only for third graders in math and English language arts, which is typical since Wisconsin’s Forward assessments begin at grade three and this school stops at grade three. In those tested subjects, the share of students scoring proficient or above was around the midpoint in English language arts and somewhat lower in math. The school’s overall proficiency index, which combines those results, sits in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Langlade County—a comparison that includes only three districts, so the range is narrow. Because the school does not serve older grades, there are no graduation rate, chronic absenteeism, or science and social studies results from recent years; science and social studies data from earlier years exists but is not current and involved a change in test cut scores, making comparisons unreliable.
Parents considering North Elementary should note that the school’s early-grade focus means children will move on to another elementary or a middle school after third grade. The testing picture for third grade is mixed: reading scores are roughly on par with peers across the county, while math scores trail somewhat. Given the small size of the school and the district, a family may want to ask the school directly how it supports early math development and how it addresses the economic challenges many of its students face.
Antigo itself is a small city that serves as the county seat for Langlade County. Its economy blends agriculture, particularly potatoes and dairy, with wood-product manufacturing and other light industry. The city has a traditional downtown along Superior Street with restaurants, shops, and civic buildings, and schools are spread across separate campuses rather than concentrated downtown. Publicly reported information did not identify specific major employers by name or describe recent new housing developments, and no dedicated public transit system was mentioned. Housing costs in the area are below state and national averages, and the Antigo Unified School District reported no major recent changes in its operations or policies that surfaced in a search.
In short, North Elementary is a neighborhood school serving the early elementary years in a small, working city with a mixed economic base. Its academic results are moderate in reading and weaker in math, and the student body reflects a community with notable economic needs. Families with children in these early grades will find a school that feeds into the district’s later elementary and middle school programs, and they will want to understand how the school addresses early academic foundations, particularly in math.
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