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Brookfield, Elm Grove Rank as Top School Districts in Wisconsin
There are 426 school districts in Wisconsin, but which ones rise to the top year after year? A national consumer group attempts to find out.
WISCONSIN -- There are 426 school districts in Wisconsin, but which ones rise to the top year after year? According to one national research company, Brookfield and Elm Grove come out on top.
Niche.com, a national consumer ranking website, attempts to answer that very question in the Badger State.
The Niche 2016 Places with the Best Public Schools ranking provides a comprehensive overall assessment of the public education available at the place level. Their ranking takes into account key factors such as the strength of academics, quality of teachers, school resources, the quality of student life, as well as student and parent reviews, in an attempt to measure the overall excellence of the school.
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Brookfield
Average Graduation Rate
97.0%
National Average
82.2%
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Average High School Dropout Rate
0.3%
National Average
1.9%
Percent Proficient - Math
75.0%
Percent Proficient - Reading
55.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
National Average
16:1
Elm Grove
Average Graduation Rate
97.0%
National Average
82.2%
Average High School Dropout Rate
0.3%
National Average
1.9%
Percent Proficient - Math
75.0%
Percent Proficient - Reading
55.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
National Average
16:1
Here is the list of the top 100 Wisconsin School Districts:
- 1 Elm Grove Waukesha County
- 2 Brookfield Waukesha County
- 3 Cedarburg Ozaukee County
- 4 Mequon Ozaukee County
- 5 Thiensville Ozaukee County
- 6 Shorewood Milwaukee County
- 7 Whitefish Bay Milwaukee County
- 8 Marshfield Wood County
- 9 River Hills Milwaukee County
- 10 Greendale Milwaukee County
- 11 Middleton Dane County
- 12 Waunakee Dane County
- 13 Kimberly Outagamie County
- 14 Pewaukee Village Waukesha County
- 15 Bayside Milwaukee County
- 16 Fox Point Milwaukee County
- 17 Verona Dane County
- 18 Sun Prairie Dane County
- 19 Nashotah Waukesha County
- 20 Delafield Waukesha County
- 21 Dousman Waukesha County
- 22 Hobart Brown County
- 23 Sussex Waukesha County
- 24 Butler Waukesha County
- 25 Ottawa Town Waukesha County
- 26 Hartland Waukesha County
- 27 Lisbon Town Waukesha County
- 28 Polk Town Washington County
- 29 Rib Mountain Marathon County
- 30 Lannon Waukesha County
- 31 Glendale Milwaukee County
- 32 Wales Waukesha County
- 33 Merton Waukesha County
- 34 Wausau Marathon County
- 35 Neenah Winnebago County
- 36 Hudson St. Croix County
- 36 North Hudson St. Croix County
- 38 Addison Town Washington County
- 39 Menomonee Falls Waukesha County
- 40 Mount Horeb Dane County
- 41 Slinger Washington County
- 42 Howard Brown County
- 43 Suamico Brown County
- 44 Platteville Grant County
- 45 Franklin Milwaukee County
- 46 Troy Town St. Croix County
- 47 Okauchee Lake Waukesha County
- 48 Wauwatosa Milwaukee County
- 49 Cottage Grove Dane County
- 50 Onalaska La Crosse County
- 51 Pewaukee City Waukesha County
- 52 Grafton Ozaukee County
- 53 North Prairie Waukesha County
- 54 Monona Dane County
- 55 De Pere Brown County
- 56 Germantown Washington County
- 57 Summit Waukesha County
- 58 St. Joseph Town St. Croix County
- 59 Fitchburg Dane County
- 60 Grand Chute Town Outagamie County
- 61 Big Bend Waukesha County
- 62 Vernon Town Waukesha County
- 63 Appleton Outagamie County
- 64 Mukwonago Waukesha County
- 65 Madison Dane County
- 66 Plymouth Sheboygan County
- 67 River Falls Pierce County
- 68 Ashwaubenon Brown County
- 69 Jackson Washington County
- 70 Kinnickinnic Town St. Croix County
- 71 Eau Claire Eau Claire County
- 71 Oconomowoc Waukesha County
- 73 Muskego Waukesha County
- 74 McFarland Dane County
- 75 Trenton Town Washington County
- 75 West Bend Washington County
- 77 Richfield Washington County
- 78 Norway Town Racine County
- 79 La Crosse La Crosse County
- 80 South Milwaukee Milwaukee County
- 81 Oak Creek Milwaukee County
- 82 Dunn Town Dane County
- 83 Barton Town Washington County
- 84 Rothschild Marathon County
- 85 Oregon Dane County
- 86 Weston Marathon County
- 87 Genesee Town Waukesha County
- 88 Sturgeon Bay Door County
- 89 Holmen La Crosse County
- 90 Wind Lake Racine County
- 91 Fort Atkinson Jefferson County
- 92 Clifton Town Pierce County
- 93 Troy Town Walworth County
- 94 Farmington Town Polk County
- 94 Osceola Polk County
- 96 Jefferson Jefferson County
- 97 Milton Rock County
- 98 Hull Town Portage County
- 98 Plover Portage County
- 98 Stevens PointPortage County
At the time of analysis, the Niche.com database contained records for 23,861 public high schools across the United States.
The final ranking results in 17,102 high schools receiving a grade, with 16,464 of those also receiving a numerical ranking.
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