By Kim McDarison
Several schools within the Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Whitewater and Milton school districts make the grade according to a 2022 list of K-8 schools recently released by U.S. News and World Report.
While the publication is known for annual rankings of high schools and colleges, the 2022 K-8 ranking, released late last month, is the first to assess K-8 schools based on their share of students who are proficient or above proficient in reading/language arts and math as measured by state assessments, along with socioeconomic demographics.
“In other words,” the report states, “the top-ranked schools are all high achieving and have succeeded at educating all their students.”
Rankings are calculated using data from the 2018-19 school year.
The report ranks K-8 schools within each state and does not produce a national ranking, according to the publication.
Schools ranked within the top 30% within their state have an overall performance score, as determined by the publication, of 70.00 or higher.
School District of Fort Atkinson
Within the School District of Fort Atkinson, Barrie and Rockwell elementary schools both score within the top 30% statewide, as does the Fort Atkinson Middle School.
Statistics collected by the online media service for each of the district’s four elementary schools are here: https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/search?grade=2&state=WI&district-id=110810&school-type=charter&school-type=magnet&school-type=public.
Statistics collected by the online media service for the Fort Atkinson Middle School are here: https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/wisconsin/fort-atkinson-middle-262827.
Jefferson School District
Within the Jefferson School District, Sullivan Elementary School is among the state’s top 30%.
Statistics collected by the publication for the district’s three elementary schools and middle school are here: https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/search?state=WI&district-id=112935&school-type=charter&school-type=magnet&school-type=public.
Whitewater Unified School District
Within the Whitewater Unified School District, two of the district’s three elementary schools, Lakeview and Washington, also make the grade.
Statistics collected by the online service for each of the district’s three elementary schools are here: https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/search?grade=2&state=WI&district-id=112881&school-type=charter&school-type=magnet&school-type=public.
Statistics collected by the publication for the Whitewater Middle School are here: https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/wisconsin/whitewater-middle-270074.
Milton School District
Within the Milton School District, two elementary schools, West and Harmony, are among the state’s top 30%, as is Northside Intermediate School.
Statistics presented online for each of the district’s four elementary schools are here: https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/search?grade=2&state=WI&district-id=112204&school-type=charter&school-type=magnet&school-type=public.
Statistics collected by the publication for the district’s middle and intermediate schools are here: https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/search?grade=3&state=WI&district-id=112204&school-type=charter&school-type=magnet&school-type=public.
The full report, offering a searchable database by state and school district, is here: https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/search?school-type=charter&school-type=magnet&school-type=public.
Wisconsin DPI: Schools at a glance
Statistics shared by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) show that as of the 2019-20 school year, the state has 2,190 public schools. Of that number, 514 are high schools, 19 are junior high schools, 359 are middle schools, 1,206 are elementary schools, 92 are combined elementary/secondary schools, 211 are district charter schools, and 25 are non-district (2R) charter schools. There are 421 public school districts in the state.
An overview of statewide school and enrollment statistics is here: https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/eis/pdf/schools_at_a_glance.pdf.
U.S. News and World Report
According to online information, U.S. News and World Report is a media company, publishing news, opinion, consumer advice, rankings and analysis. The magazine launched in 1948 after merging two weekly publications: U.S. News, a newspaper with a domestic focus, and World Report, a magazine with an international focus. The company launched its website In 1995 and ceased printing the magazine in 2010.
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