Study Reveals how Menomonee Falls Students Compare With Neighbors, National Averages

MENOMONEE FALLS, WI —Are you smarter than a fifth grader? According to a national study, when it comes to reading and math, the average Menomonee Falls fourth grader likely is.

An educational study conducted by the University of Stanford, investigated the educational attainment of each U.S. School District and how it compared with national averages. The New York Times also has a fascinating data visualization project that allows you to investigate every school district in the U.S.

The study found that students in the Menomonee Falls School District were at an educational level 1.5 grade levels higher than national averages. That means that the average fourth grader is performing at the educational level equivalent of the U.S. average fifth grader - and then some.

Area Communities Ranked as Above/Below National Averages by Grade Level

• +2.5 (grade levels higher) Whitefish Bay
• +2.3 Mequon
• +2.1 Fox Point J2
• +2.1 Elmbrook
• +1.9 Shorewood
• +1.8 Hamilton
• +1.7 New Berlin
• +1.7 Germantown
• +1.6 Greendale
• +1.5 Menomonee Falls
• +1.4 Wauwatosa
• +1.3 Hudson
• +1.3 Muskego-Norway
• +0.9 Port Washington
• +0.7 Union Grove J1
• +0.4 Oak Creek-Franklin
• +0.3 Waukesha
• +0.3 Greenfield
• +0.1 West Allis
• EVEN South Milwaukee
• EVEN Kenosha
• EVEN St. Franics
• -0.4 Cudahy
• -1.0 Racine
• -1.9 Milwaukee
  

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