Best Schools for White Students in Wisconsin (2026)
These are the Wisconsin public schools where white students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested white students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.
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Elementary schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consolidated Elementary Janesville | 90% | 90% | 20 | A+ |
| 2 | Mill Valley Elementary Muskego | 82% | 92% | 186 | A+ |
| 3 | Randall Elementary School Madison | 82% | 87% | 219 | A+ |
| 4 | McKinley Elementary Wauwatosa | 82% | 87% | 128 | C+ |
| 5 | Marcy Elementary Menomonee Falls | 82% | 87% | 214 | A+ |
| 6 | Shorewood Hills Elementary Madison | 82% | 87% | 82 | A+ |
| 7 | Lincoln Elementary Wauwatosa | 82% | 82% | 98 | A+ |
| 8 | Arboretum Elementary Waunakee | 72% | 92% | 174 | A+ |
| 9 | Quest Charter School Ripon | 77% | 87% | 125 | A+ |
| 10 | Cleveland Elementary Cleveland | 70% | 90% | 22 | C+ |
| 11 | Parkview Elementary Cedarburg | 77% | 82% | 206 | A |
| 12 | Southwood Glen Elementary Franklin | 77% | 82% | 169 | B |
| 13 | Elm Lawn Elementary Middleton | 67% | 92% | 134 | A+ |
| 14 | Merton Primary Merton | 77% | 82% | 153 | A+ |
| 15 | Northside Elementary Middleton | 77% | 82% | 122 | A+ |
| 16 | Wauwatosa STEM Wauwatosa | 75% | 85% | 58 | A+ |
| 17 | Van Hise Elementary Madison | 77% | 82% | 129 | A+ |
| 18 | Donges Bay Elementary Mequon | 72% | 82% | 165 | A+ |
| 19 | Summit Elementary Oconomowoc | 67% | 87% | 135 | A+ |
| 20 | Stormonth Elementary Milwaukee | 77% | 77% | 119 | A+ |
| 21 | Lannon Elementary Lannon | 67% | 87% | 142 | A+ |
| 22 | Sullivan Elementary Sullivan | 72% | 82% | 64 | B+ |
| 23 | Lowell Elementary Madison | 77% | 77% | 97 | C+ |
| 24 | Maple Avenue Elementary Sussex | 67% | 82% | 166 | A+ |
| 25 | Houlton Elementary Houlton | 67% | 82% | 97 | A+ |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odyssey-Magellan Appleton | 98% | 98% | 130 | A+ |
| 2 | Accelerated Advanced Learning Program Oshkosh | 95% | 95% | 49 | A+ |
| 3 | Leonardo da Vinci School for Gifted Learners Green Bay | 92% | 98% | 213 | A+ |
| 4 | Sevastopol Middle Sturgeon Bay | 87% | 92% | 105 | A+ |
| 5 | Brompton School Kenosha | 87% | 82% | 98 | B |
| 6 | Woodland Intermediate Appleton | 82% | 84% | 314 | A+ |
| 7 | Eagleville Charter School Eagle | 75% | 85% | 51 | A+ |
| 8 | Waunakee Intermediate Waunakee | 72% | 83% | 501 | A+ |
| 9 | Swallow Elementary Hartland | 72% | 82% | 284 | A+ |
| 10 | Whitefish Bay Middle Whitefish Bay | 74% | 77% | 475 | A+ |
| 11 | Lake Country School Hartland | 72% | 77% | 278 | A |
| 12 | Section Elementary Mukwonago | 72% | 77% | 265 | B+ |
| 13 | North Shore Middle Hartland | 72% | 77% | 287 | A+ |
| 14 | Maple Dale School Fox Point | 77% | 72% | 172 | A+ |
| 15 | Winneconne Middle Winneconne | 75% | 71% | 337 | A+ |
| 16 | Luxemburg-Casco Intermediate Luxemburg | 64% | 81% | 504 | A+ |
| 17 | Prairie View Elementary North Prairie | 67% | 77% | 193 | A |
| 18 | Bayside Middle Milwaukee | 77% | 67% | 232 | B+ |
| 19 | Lake Shore Middle Mequon | 77% | 67% | 279 | A |
| 20 | Lake Bluff Elementary Shorewood | 72% | 72% | 216 | B |
| 21 | North Lake Elementary North Lake | 67% | 77% | 187 | A |
| 22 | Clarendon Avenue Elementary Mukwonago | 67% | 77% | 262 | B+ |
| 23 | Hamilton Middle Madison | 73% | 69% | 447 | A+ |
| 24 | Foxview Intermediate De Pere | 68% | 73% | 571 | A+ |
| 25 | Classical School Appleton | 67% | 72% | 235 | A |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy Waukesha | 75% | 85% | 31 | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeview Technology Academy Pleasant Prairie | 82% | 77% | 83 | A+ |
| 3 | Kohler High Kohler | 85% | 75% | 54 | A+ |
| 4 | Golda Meir School Milwaukee | 82% | 77% | 143 | A+ |
| 5 | Shorewood High Shorewood | 82% | 77% | 90 | A+ |
| 6 | West High Madison | 87% | 67% | 268 | A+ |
| 7 | Whitefish Bay High Whitefish Bay | 82% | 67% | 171 | A+ |
| 8 | Waukesha Academy of Health Professions Waukesha | 90% | 50% | 20 | A |
| 9 | Tesla Engineering Charter School Appleton | 70% | 70% | 28 | A |
| 10 | High School of Health Sciences Wales | 85% | 55% | 34 | A+ |
| 11 | Middleton High Middleton | 74% | 62% | 367 | A+ |
| 12 | Platteville High Platteville | 67% | 67% | 85 | A+ |
| 13 | Homestead High Mequon | 77% | 57% | 252 | A+ |
| 14 | Cedarburg High Cedarburg | 72% | 62% | 247 | A+ |
| 15 | Brookfield East High Brookfield | 67% | 62% | 219 | A+ |
| 16 | Nicolet High Glendale | 72% | 57% | 135 | A+ |
| 17 | La Crosse Polytechnic School La Crosse | 65% | 65% | 50 | A+ |
| 18 | Eisenhower Middle/High New Berlin | 64% | 65% | 403 | A+ |
| 19 | East High Wauwatosa | 67% | 57% | 189 | A+ |
| 20 | Brookfield Central High Brookfield | 67% | 57% | 218 | A+ |
| 21 | East High Madison | 67% | 57% | 96 | C+ |
| 22 | Menomonee Falls High Menomonee Falls | 67% | 57% | 231 | A+ |
| 23 | King International Milwaukee | 72% | 52% | 63 | B |
| 24 | Oostburg High Oostburg | 72% | 52% | 67 | A+ |
| 25 | Arrowhead High Hartland | 59% | 62% | 506 | A+ |
Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology