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Towns with the best schools in Wisconsin

Ranked by our Schools score out of 100, which is based on how many high-school students take AP, IB or college classes, how many students miss a lot of school, the graduation rate and class size, for the public schools in the town. Of the 275 towns in Wisconsin with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Prairie du Chien ranks first with a score of 95. New Berlin and Hortonville follow, with 91 and 89. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

RankTownScore High-school students in AP or IB classesHigh-school students taking college classes Population
1 Prairie du Chien 95 38.6%74.4% 5,491
2 New Berlin 91 48.6%57.7% 40,270
3 Hortonville 89 29.3%45.9% 3,256
4 Amery 89 18.9%67.6% 2,959
5 Elkhorn 89 34.0%40.4% 10,221
6 Sussex 89 43.6%42.7% 12,066
7 West Salem 89 24.8%50.3% 5,330
8 Cedarburg 88 55.2%29.8% 12,605
9 Denmark 88 24.1%42.0% 2,558
10 Fennimore 87 19.7%61.0% 2,752
11 Muskego 87 37.6%37.7% 25,406
12 Glendale 86 31.6%23.4% 13,656
13 Grafton 86 47.3%23.3% 12,445
14 Lodi 86 40.2%23.6% 3,204
15 Oakfield 86 19.9%50.9% 1,182
16 Elkhart Lake 86 25.7%52.9% 1,092
17 Park Falls 86 16.4%63.4% 2,318
18 De Pere 85 23.0%44.4% 25,301
19 Holmen 85 13.2%76.3% 11,372
20 Strum 85 35.6%37.2% 1,064
21 Burlington 84 26.1%38.3% 10,987
22 Brookfield 84 50.1%17.7% 41,273
23 Somerset 84 26.5%29.3% 3,208
24 Waunakee 84 35.1%33.0% 15,687
25 Wales 84 45.7%32.6% 2,902

This is not a test-score ranking, and graduation rates are from 2018 or 2019. Only towns with a high school of their own are listed, and a town does not show up when its students go to school elsewhere. Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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