2017: The Best Wisconsin School Districts, Ranked

WISCONSIN — There are 426 school districts in Wisconsin, but which ones rise to the top year after year?

Niche.com, a national consumer ranking website, just released its 2017 rankings, and a familiar school district is at the top.

The Niche 2017 Places with the Best Public Schools ranking provides a comprehensive overall assessment of the public education available at the place level.

Its rankings 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.

Here are the top 100 School Districts in Wisconsin, according to Niche.com

1. Elmbrook School District
2. Mequon-Thiensville School District
3. Cedarburg School District
4. School District of Whitefish Bay
5. Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
6. Greendale School District
7. Shorewood School District
8. Franklin Public Schools
9. Waunakee Community School District
10. Kohler School District
11. Pewaukee School District
12. Kimberly Area School District
13. School District of Onalaska
14. Gibraltar Area School District
15. Hamilton School District
16. Slinger School District
17. Kettle Moraine School District
18. School District of Marshfield
19. Sun Prairie Area School District
20. Menomonee Falls School District
21. Howard-Suamico School District
22. Neenah Joint School District
23. West De Pere School District
24. Hudson School District
25. Sevastopol School District
26. Mount Horeb Area School District
27. Muskego-Norway School District
28. Mukwonago School District
29. Grafton School District
30. Monona Grove School District
31. Wauwatosa School District
32. Holmen School District
33. Wrightstown Community School District
34. Reedsville School District
35. Oregon School District
36. Germantown School District
37. Platteville School District
38. River Falls School District
39. Osceola School District
40. Verona Area School District
41. New Richmond School District
42. De Pere School District
43. Fort Atkinson School District
44. Whitnall School District
45. Mishicot School District
46. Northland Pines School District
47. Howards Grove School District
48. Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
49. Eau Claire Area School District
50. Port Washington-Saukville School District
51. Stevens Point Area Public School District
52. Amery School District
53. Hillsboro School District
54. Wausau School District
55. Burlington Area School District
56. New Glarus School District
57. D.C. Everest Area School District
58. Mondovi School District
59. Oostburg School District
60. Saint Croix Central School District
61. Appleton Area School District
62. Rice Lake Area School District
63. Brillion School District
64. Prentice School District
65. New Berlin School District
66. Ashwaubenon School District
67. Luxemburg-Casco School District
68. Sturgeon Bay School District
69. Milton School District
70. Ripon Area School District
71. Prescott School District
72. Benton School District
73. Cambridge School District
74. DeForest Area School District
75. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District
76. Madison Metropolitan School District
77. River Valley School District
78. Sauk Prairie School District
79. Dodgeville School District
80. Rosendale-Brandon School District
81. Oconomowoc Area School District
82. Stoughton Area School District
83. Saint Croix Falls School District
84. Mineral Point Unified School District
85. Baraboo School District
86. Lodi School District
87. Fennimore Community School District
88. Hortonville Area School District
89. Lomira School District
90. Port Edwards School District
91. Brown Deer School District
92. Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District
93. Altoona School District
94. Viroqua Area School District
95. Somerset School District
96. Southern Door County School District
97. La Crosse School District
98. Wisconsin Rapids School District
99. Wisconsin Heights School District
100. Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District

To get to these results, Niche analyzed academic and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education along with test scores, college data and ratings collected from millions of Niche users. Read how the ranking was calculated here.

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