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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

210 public schools in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Richards Elementary leads the list at 87.8%, against a median of 29.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
210
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Top % Proficient (Reading)
87.8%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
29.1%
BEST IN READING · MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Richards ElementaryWhitefish Bay, WIWhitefish Bay School DistrictElementary68087.8%
2Bayside MiddleMilwaukee, WIFox Point J2 School DistrictMiddle34087.2%
3Wauwatosa STEMWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary12786.8%
4Stormonth ElementaryMilwaukee, WIFox Point J2 School DistrictElementary47386.5%
5Indian Hill SchoolRiver Hills, WIMaple Dale-Indian Hill School DistrictElementary22385.0%
6Whitefish Bay MiddleWhitefish Bay, WIWhitefish Bay School DistrictMiddle61285.0%
7Cumberland ElementaryWhitefish Bay, WIWhitefish Bay School DistrictElementary62479.9%
8Shorewood IntermediateShorewood, WIShorewood School DistrictMiddle30079.1%
9Lincoln ElementaryWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary33678.3%
10Wauwatosa Montessori SchoolWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary17676.8%
11Downtown MontessoriMilwaukee, WIDowntown Montessori Academy IncElementary21875.0%
12Maple Dale SchoolFox Point, WIMaple Dale-Indian Hill School DistrictMiddle22474.4%
13Edgerton ElementaryHales Corners, WIWhitnall School DistrictElementary37874.1%
14Canterbury ElementaryGreendale, WIGreendale School DistrictElementary35073.8%
15Roosevelt ElementaryWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary39673.8%
16Longfellow MiddleWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictMiddle78273.5%
17Lake Bluff ElementaryShorewood, WIShorewood School DistrictElementary53172.8%
18Forest Park MiddleFranklin, WIFranklin Public School DistrictMiddle1,05672.4%
19Carollton ElementaryOak Creek, WIOak Creek-Franklin Joint School DistrictElementary37672.4%
20Atwater ElementaryShorewood, WIShorewood School DistrictElementary47472.2%
21Washington ElementaryWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary28571.9%
22Highland View ElementaryGreendale, WIGreendale School DistrictElementary33671.7%
23Greendale MiddleGreendale, WIGreendale School DistrictMiddle61770.7%
24Southwood Glen ElementaryFranklin, WIFranklin Public School DistrictElementary37070.3%
25Pleasant View ElementaryFranklin, WIFranklin Public School DistrictElementary42269.8%
26Maryland MontessoriMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary47069.5%
27College Park ElementaryGreendale, WIGreendale School DistrictElementary27369.4%
28Fernwood MontessoriMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary73169.2%
29Hales Corners ElementaryHales Corners, WIWhitnall School DistrictElementary52068.5%
30Country Dale ElementaryFranklin, WIFranklin Public School DistrictElementary43768.4%
31Milwaukee German ImmersionMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary54967.9%
32Robinwood ElementaryFranklin, WIFranklin Public School DistrictElementary43765.9%
33Oak Creek West MiddleOak Creek, WIOak Creek-Franklin Joint School DistrictMiddle53165.5%
34Ben Franklin ElementaryFranklin, WIFranklin Public School DistrictElementary30865.4%
35Meadowview ElementaryOak Creek, WIOak Creek-Franklin Joint School DistrictElementary32065.0%
36Whitnall MiddleGreenfield, WIWhitnall School DistrictMiddle55864.9%
37Bay View Montessori SchoolMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary44964.9%
38Deerfield ElementaryOak Creek, WIOak Creek-Franklin Joint School DistrictElementary36864.7%
39McKinley ElementaryWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary38864.2%
40E W Luther ElementarySouth Milwaukee, WISouth Milwaukee School DistrictElementary19764.1%
41Whittier ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary14663.5%
42Highland Community SchoolMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary38763.2%
43Willow Glen Primary SchoolSaint Francis, WISaint Francis School DistrictElementary26363.0%
44Golda Meir SchoolMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictCombined1,19261.3%
45Oak Creek East MiddleOak Creek, WIOak Creek-Franklin Joint School DistrictMiddle93560.1%
46Blakewood ElementarySouth Milwaukee, WISouth Milwaukee School DistrictElementary31458.4%
47Wilson ElementaryWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary21858.1%
48Edgewood ElementaryGreenfield, WIGreenfield School DistrictElementary32558.0%
49Shepard Hills ElementaryOak Creek, WIOak Creek-Franklin Joint School DistrictElementary41957.3%
50Cedar Hills ElementaryOak Creek, WIOak Creek-Franklin Joint School DistrictElementary29557.0%
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