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Best ZIP codes for schools in Wisconsin
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 626 Wisconsin ZIPs qualify.
Wisconsin ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 53150Muskego
Wisconsin
- School quality index
- 72.7
- ZIP population
- ~26k
- Avg. temperature
- 48°F
- Avg. commute
- 23 min
2ZIP 53185Waterford
Wisconsin
- School quality index
- 72.5
- ZIP population
- ~19k
- Avg. temperature
- 48°F
- Avg. commute
- 29 min
3ZIP 53217Glendale
Wisconsin
- School quality index
- 71.0
- ZIP population
- ~30k
- Avg. temperature
- 47°F
- Avg. commute
- 23 min
4ZIP 53007Butler
Wisconsin
- School quality index
- 69.4
- ZIP population
- ~2k
- Avg. temperature
- 47°F
- Avg. commute
- 21 min
5ZIP 53089Pewaukee
Wisconsin
- School quality index
- 69.4
- ZIP population
- ~21k
- Avg. temperature
- 47°F
- Avg. commute
- 24 min
6ZIP 53029Hartland
Wisconsin
- School quality index
- 68.4
- ZIP population
- ~22k
- Avg. temperature
- 47°F
- Avg. commute
- 23 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 53092 | Mequon | Ozaukee County | 68.0 |
| #8 | 53097 | Mequon | Ozaukee County | 68.0 |
| #9 | 53046 | Menomonee Falls | Waukesha County | 67.9 |
| #10 | 54205 | Casco | Kewaunee County | 66.2 |
| #11 | 53018 | Delafield | Waukesha County | 66.0 |
| #12 | 53183 | Delafield | Waukesha County | 65.5 |
| #13 | 53146 | New Berlin | Waukesha County | 65.1 |
| #14 | 53597 | Waunakee | Dane County | 65.1 |
| #15 | 53012 | Cedarburg | Ozaukee County | 64.5 |
| #16 | 54136 | Kimberly | Outagamie County | 64.4 |
| #17 | 53153 | North Prairie | Waukesha County | 64.2 |
| #18 | 53044 | Kohler | Sheboygan County | 64.1 |
| #19 | 53058 | Hartland | Waukesha County | 63.6 |
| #20 | 53103 | Vernon | Waukesha County | 63.4 |
| #21 | 54217 | Luxemburg | Kewaunee County | 63.3 |
| #22 | 53072 | Pewaukee | Waukesha County | 62.9 |
| #23 | 53151 | New Berlin | Waukesha County | 62.9 |
| #24 | 53562 | Middleton | Dane County | 62.7 |
| #25 | 54016 | Hudson | St. Croix County | 62.6 |
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