Top 10 Best School Districts in Wisconsin (2022)
The top ranked school districts for public schools in Wisconsin are listed below (2022).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a school district which have placed in the top 5% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Statewide Range: 6%
100%
Avg. Statewide: 36%
Top Ranked School Districts in Wisconsin (2022)
School District
% of Schools in
Top 5% Statewide
Top 5% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
100%
(3 out of 3)
(3 out of 3)
Rank: #22.
56%
(5 out of 9)
(5 out of 9)
- Eagleville Charter School
Rank: #84 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 70-79%) - Section Elementary School
Rank: #99 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 69%) - Prairie View Elementary School
Rank: #125 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75% | Reading: 68%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Mukwonago School District (WI) Schools
Rank: #3-53 - 5.
50%
(4 out of 8)
(4 out of 8)
- Marcy Elementary School
Rank: #20 of 2,025 (Top 1%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 80%) - Lannon Elementary School
Rank: #86 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 65-69%) - Maple Avenue Elementary School
Rank: #103 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 68%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Hamilton School District (WI) Schools
Rank: #3-53 - 5.
50%
(3 out of 6)
(3 out of 6)
- Oriole Lane Elementary School
Rank: #74 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 71%) - Donges Bay Elementary School
Rank: #130 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75% | Reading: 67%) - Lake Shore Middle School
Rank: #251 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 64% | Reading: 72%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Mequon-Thiensville School District (WI) Schools
Rank: #3-53 - 5.
50%
(3 out of 6)
(3 out of 6)
- Elmwood Elementary School
Rank: #234 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 71% | Reading: 62%) - Ronald Reagan Elementary School
Rank: #240 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70% | Reading: 62%) - Eisenhower Middle/high
Rank: #241 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 67% | Reading: 65%) - View Full List of Top Ranked New Berlin School District (WI) Schools
Rank: #66.
43%
(3 out of 7)
(3 out of 7)
- Arboretum Elementary School
Rank: #33 of 2,025 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 70-74%) - Waunakee Intermediate
Rank: #72 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 70%) - Waunakee Prairie Elementary School
Rank: #255 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75% | Reading: 59%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Waunakee Community School District (WI) Schools
Rank: #77.
40%
(4 out of 10)
(4 out of 10)
- Tonawanda Elementary School
Rank: #66 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%) - Brookfield Elementary School
Rank: #156 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 62%) - Swanson Elementary School
Rank: #194 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 74% | Reading: 63%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Elmbrook School District (WI) Schools
Rank: #88.
38%
(3 out of 8)
(3 out of 8)
- Southwood Glen Elementary School
Rank: #53 of 2,025 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 73%) - Pleasant View Elementary School
Rank: #97 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 68%) - Robinwood Elementary School
Rank: #255 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 69% | Reading: 62%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Franklin Public School District (WI) Schools
Rank: #99.
33%
(3 out of 9)
(3 out of 9)
- Woodland Intermediate
Rank: #17 of 2,025 (Top 1%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 82%) - Woodland School
Rank: #84 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 67%) - Sunrise Elementary School
Rank: #86 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 65-69%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Kimberly Area School District (WI) Schools
Rank: #1010.
25%
(3 out of 12)
(3 out of 12)
- Northside Elementary School
Rank: #44 of 2,025 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%) - Elm Lawn Elementary School
Rank: #78 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 65-69%) - Sunset Ridge Elementary School
Rank: #86 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 65-69%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District (WI) Schools
Rank: #1111.
21%
(3 out of 14)
(3 out of 14)
- Coolidge Elementary School
Rank: #147 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%) - Tullar Elementary School
Rank: #164 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 78% | Reading: 62%) - Ace Alliance Charter Elementary School
Rank: #220 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 70-79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Neenah Joint School District (WI) Schools
Rank: #1212.
18%
(3 out of 17)
(3 out of 17)
- Wauwatosa Stem
Rank: #17 of 2,025 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%) - Lincoln Elementary School
Rank: #47 of 2,025 (Top 1%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%) - Mckinley Elementary School
Rank: #66 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Wauwatosa School District (WI) Schools
Rank: #1313.
8%
(3 out of 38)
(3 out of 38)
- Odyssey-magellan
Rank: #3 of 2,025 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Tesla Engineering Charter School
Rank: #173 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 60-79%) - Classical School
Rank: #189 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 69% | Reading: 69%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Appleton Area School District (WI) Schools
Rank: #1414.
6%
(3 out of 54)
(3 out of 54)
- Shorewood Hills Elementary School
Rank: #44 of 2,025 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%) - Van Hise Elementary School
Rank: #44 of 2,025 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%) - Randall Elementary School
Rank: #258 of 2,025 (Top 5%)
(Math: 67% | Reading: 64%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Madison Metropolitan School District (WI) Schools
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