Think Academy-together Helping Inspire Kids, Rudolph WI

Original Research by School Decision on Think Academy-together Helping Inspire Kids

THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids is a regular public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It sits in Rudolph, a very small crossroads village in Wood County that is primarily residential, with the Dairy State Cheese factory as a local commercial anchor. The school belongs to the Wisconsin Rapids School District, and its building stands on Knowledge Avenue, a street name that signals its purpose. Rudolph is compact but low-density, a rural settlement rather than a walkable town, and its population has been stable to slightly declining in recent decades. The district brief turned up no recent parent-relevant changes, so the context around the school appears steady.

Academically, the school shows a mixed but generally strong picture when measured against other districts in Wood County. Its overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile of that county comparison set. In fourth grade, the results are notably high across subjects: the share of students reaching proficiency in math and ELA is solid, while in science and social studies the rate is very strong. Fifth-grade math and ELA also show healthy proficiency levels. Third grade, however, is a softer spot. In both math and reading, the proficiency rate is lower than the upper grades, and a parent with a child entering third grade may want to ask the school what support is in place there. The school participates in the Wisconsin Forward exam, and participation rates were full across all tested grades.

The student body is small, with enrollment spread across grades from pre-K through fifth. The demographic composition is predominantly white, with a very small share of Hispanic, Asian, Black, and multiracial students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a mix of incomes, with a meaningful proportion of families who may need additional support. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the source materials, so that part of the profile is unknown. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and no Title I status was reported.

Housing in the area is relatively affordable compared to state and national benchmarks. Home values in the ZIP code are below the Wisconsin median, and mortgage costs as a share of income are manageable for many families. The village has seen some household growth, but no major new housing developments or commercial projects have been publicly identified. For families considering a move, this is a stable, low-cost rural market.

Because this is an elementary-only school, there is no graduation rate, no chronic absenteeism data, and no information on discipline or staffing ratios in the available records. The school does not offer secondary-level programs like AP or dual credit, which is expected for its grade band. What the data does show is a school that performs well in its upper elementary grades, especially in science and social studies, with a small, largely white student body in a quiet village setting. It fits a family looking for a neighborhood elementary school in a rural area with affordable housing and a district that keeps things consistent year to year. The third-grade dip in proficiency is a detail worth checking directly with the school, but the overall academic picture is one of strength relative to other Wood County districts.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 346%

School 46% · District 47% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 472%

School 72% · District 53% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 47% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 346%

School 46% · District 46%

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 453%

School 53% · District 46% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 48% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Science

Grade 475%

School 75% · District 56% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 478%

School 78% · District 63% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

This schoolWisconsin Rapids School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income33%Higher-income50%17 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income56%Higher-income52%3 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income58%Higher-income69%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income33%Higher-income50%17 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income56%Higher-income78%23 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income75%42 pp gap