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

174 public elementary schools in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary 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 26.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
174
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Top % Proficient (Reading)
87.8%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
26.3%
BEST IN READING · MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Richards ElementaryWhitefish Bay, WIWhitefish Bay School DistrictElementary68087.8%
2Wauwatosa STEMWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary12786.8%
3Stormonth ElementaryMilwaukee, WIFox Point J2 School DistrictElementary47386.5%
4Indian Hill SchoolRiver Hills, WIMaple Dale-Indian Hill School DistrictElementary22385.0%
5Cumberland ElementaryWhitefish Bay, WIWhitefish Bay School DistrictElementary62479.9%
6Lincoln ElementaryWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary33678.3%
7Wauwatosa Montessori SchoolWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary17676.8%
8Downtown MontessoriMilwaukee, WIDowntown Montessori Academy IncElementary21875.0%
9Edgerton ElementaryHales Corners, WIWhitnall School DistrictElementary37874.1%
10Canterbury ElementaryGreendale, WIGreendale School DistrictElementary35073.8%
11Roosevelt ElementaryWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary39673.8%
12Lake Bluff ElementaryShorewood, WIShorewood School DistrictElementary53172.8%
13Carollton ElementaryOak Creek, WIOak Creek-Franklin Joint School DistrictElementary37672.4%
14Atwater ElementaryShorewood, WIShorewood School DistrictElementary47472.2%
15Washington ElementaryWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary28571.9%
16Highland View ElementaryGreendale, WIGreendale School DistrictElementary33671.7%
17Southwood Glen ElementaryFranklin, WIFranklin Public School DistrictElementary37070.3%
18Pleasant View ElementaryFranklin, WIFranklin Public School DistrictElementary42269.8%
19Maryland MontessoriMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary47069.5%
20College Park ElementaryGreendale, WIGreendale School DistrictElementary27369.4%
21Fernwood MontessoriMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary73169.2%
22Hales Corners ElementaryHales Corners, WIWhitnall School DistrictElementary52068.5%
23Country Dale ElementaryFranklin, WIFranklin Public School DistrictElementary43768.4%
24Milwaukee German ImmersionMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary54967.9%
25Robinwood ElementaryFranklin, WIFranklin Public School DistrictElementary43765.9%
26Ben Franklin ElementaryFranklin, WIFranklin Public School DistrictElementary30865.4%
27Meadowview ElementaryOak Creek, WIOak Creek-Franklin Joint School DistrictElementary32065.0%
28Bay View Montessori SchoolMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary44964.9%
29Deerfield ElementaryOak Creek, WIOak Creek-Franklin Joint School DistrictElementary36864.7%
30McKinley ElementaryWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary38864.2%
31E W Luther ElementarySouth Milwaukee, WISouth Milwaukee School DistrictElementary19764.1%
32Whittier ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary14663.5%
33Highland Community SchoolMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary38763.2%
34Willow Glen Primary SchoolSaint Francis, WISaint Francis School DistrictElementary26363.0%
35Blakewood ElementarySouth Milwaukee, WISouth Milwaukee School DistrictElementary31458.4%
36Wilson ElementaryWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary21858.1%
37Edgewood ElementaryGreenfield, WIGreenfield School DistrictElementary32558.0%
38Shepard Hills ElementaryOak Creek, WIOak Creek-Franklin Joint School DistrictElementary41957.3%
39Cedar Hills ElementaryOak Creek, WIOak Creek-Franklin Joint School DistrictElementary29557.0%
40Jefferson ElementaryWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary22257.0%
41Edgewood ElementaryOak Creek, WIOak Creek-Franklin Joint School DistrictElementary38956.3%
42Lincoln ElementaryCudahy, WICudahy School DistrictElementary31255.8%
43Madison ElementaryWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary25755.7%
44Cooper ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary44755.1%
45Elm Dale ElementaryGreenfield, WIGreenfield School DistrictElementary47754.2%
46Woodlands SchoolMilwaukee, WIWoodlands School IncElementary31353.4%
47Mitchell ElementaryWest Allis, WIWest Allis-West Milwaukee School DistrictElementary26752.9%
48Mitchell ElementaryCudahy, WICudahy School DistrictElementary40352.1%
49Kosciuszko ElementaryCudahy, WICudahy School DistrictElementary20851.4%
50Eisenhower ElementaryWauwatosa, WIWauwatosa School DistrictElementary37351.2%
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