Schools

Suburban Milwaukee Schools Dominate Top 100 List For 2020

Brookfield, Shorewood and Whitefish Bay were just three of the many districts that claimed spots in this year's top 100.

MILWAUKEE, WI — How's this for a list: Now you can find out if your district has the best schools of any grade level, public and private, in Wisconsin.

Niche.com, which specializes in all different types of rankings, released a new 2020 list slightly different than its usual rankings.

This time around, Niche ranked what it says are the top 100 schools in Wisconsin, including both private and public schools, and spanning elementary, middle and high schools. (See the full list below.)

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It is important to remember that every school on this top 100 list receives either an A+ or an A for an overall score from Niche.

Niche's methodology is based on an analysis of academic and student-life data from the US Department of Education along with test scores, and feedback from Niche.com users. You can read the methodology by clicking here.

Here is the list of top 100 high schools in Wisconsin - public and private for 2020. You can see the full list for every school and every grade level.

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  1. University School of Milwaukee (Top Private High School in Wisconsin)
  2. The Prairie School
  3. Whitefish Bay High School (Top Public High School in Wisconsin)
  4. Brookfield East High School
  5. Madison Country Day School
  6. Shorewood High School
  7. Wayland Academy
  8. Homestead High School
  9. Middleton High School
  10. Madison West High School
  11. Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart
  12. Marquette University High School
  13. Divine Savior Holy Angels High School
  14. Pilgrim Park Middle School (Top Public Middle School in Wisconsin)
  15. Madison Memorial High School
  16. Brookfield Central High School
  17. Nicolet High School
  18. Cedarburg High School
  19. Brookfield Elementary School (Top Elementary School in Wisconsin)
  20. Tonawanda Elementary School
  21. Sunset Ridge Elementary School
  22. Arrowhead High School
  23. Burleigh Elementary School
  24. College Park Elementary School
  25. Pewaukee High School
  26. Lake Bluff Elementary School
  27. Swanson Elementary School
  28. Wisconsin Hills Middle School
  29. North Cedar Academy
  30. Northside Elementary School - Middleton, Wis.
  31. Dixon Elementary School
  32. Kromrey Middle School
  33. Whitefish Bay Middle School
  34. Elm Lawn Elementary School
  35. Marcy Elementary School
  36. University Lake School
  37. Reek Elementary School
  38. Lake Country School District
  39. Arboretum Elementary School
  40. Waunakee High School
  41. Waunakee Intermediate School
  42. St. Lawrence Seminary High School
  43. Bayside Middle School
  44. Stormonth Elementary School
  45. Greendale High School
  46. Catholic Memorial High School
  47. Maple Ave. Elementary School
  48. Steffen Middle School
  49. Swallow Elementary School
  50. Kohler High School
  51. Magee Elementary School
  52. Greendale Middle School
  53. Kimberly High School
  54. Verona Area High School
  55. North Lake Elementary School
  56. Oriole Lane Elementary School
  57. Templeton Middle School
  58. Woodland Intermediate School
  59. Lakeview Technology Academy
  60. Cumberland Elementary School
  61. Southwood Glen Elementary School
  62. Wilson Elementary School
  63. Sunrise Elementary School
  64. Woodside Elementary School
  65. Addison Elementary School
  66. Sauke Trail Elementary School
  67. Webster Middle School
  68. Mapleview Intermediate School
  69. Waunakee Middle School
  70. New Berlin Eisenhower Middle/High School
  71. Marshfield High School
  72. Sun Prairie High School
  73. Lannon Elementary School
  74. Donges Bay Elementary School
  75. Thorson Elementary School
  76. Brighton Elementary School
  77. Glacier Creek Middle School
  78. Gibraltar Elementary School
  79. Shorewood Intermediate School
  80. Canterbury Elementary School
  81. Robinwood Elementary School
  82. Parkview Elementary School
  83. Highland View Elementary School
  84. Wauwatosa East Elementary School
  85. Cushing Elementary School
  86. Kohler Elementary School
  87. Woodland Elementary School
  88. Lake Shore Middle School
  89. Slinger Middle School
  90. Sevastopol Middle School
  91. Franklin High School
  92. J.R. Gerritts Middle School
  93. North Shore Middle School
  94. High School of Health Sciences
  95. West De Pere High School
  96. Onalaska High School
  97. Grafton Elementary School
  98. Allenton Elementary School
  99. Atwater Elementary School
  100. West Middleton Elementary School

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