Summary:
Greendale, Wisconsin is home to five public schools — three elementary, one middle and one high school — serving roughly 2,458 students in grades K–12, all within the Greendale School District, which ranks 41st of 432 Wisconsin districts at the 91st percentile with 5 stars.
At the elementary level, Canterbury Elementary is the standout: 57th of 1,039 elementary schools (95th percentile, 5 stars), the lowest chronic absenteeism in the district at 2.3%, and the lowest free/reduced-price lunch rate at 20.57%. College Park Elementary has the strongest early grades — 3rd grade math at 89.74% — and the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.3), but its 5th grade math sits at 60.00%. Highland View Elementary climbed from the 67th to the 86th percentile over two years, yet posts the lowest elementary proficiency average (about 72.99%) and the highest per-student spending ($18,585). Greendale High graduates 99.5% of students with a 0.4% dropout rate, but chronic absenteeism (13.2%) is well above the district's 7.4%. Greendale Middle keeps absenteeism low at 4.4%, though its rank slipped from the 83rd to 75th percentile.
Across the district, nearly every test score beats the state average; the lone exception is Greendale Middle's 6th grade math at 53.00% versus the state's 53.60%. District chronic absenteeism is 7.4%, compared with 17.3% statewide. Rank trajectories differ by school: Canterbury improved steadily (90th, 92nd, then 95th percentile), Highland View made a large jump before settling, and College Park dipped then recovered. The main watch items for parents are middle school math and 8th grade results, high school absenteeism, and wide grade-by-grade variation in elementary math and science.
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