Summary:
The city of West Bend, Wisconsin is served by 8 public schools, all part of the West Bend School District — a district ranked 125 of 432 statewide (71st percentile, 4 stars). Those eight schools enroll roughly 4,725 students: two high schools serving grades 9–12, two middle-level schools (Badger Middle for grades 7–8 and Silverbrook Intermediate for grades 5–6), and four K–4 elementaries (Decorah Elementary, Fair Park Elementary, McLane Elementary, and Green Tree Elementary).
The standouts are clear. East High is the district's flagship, ranking 100 of 533 high schools (81st percentile, 4 stars) with a 98.1% graduation rate and a 0.3% dropout rate, plus the strongest test results anywhere in the city — including 10th-grade ACT math at 65.91% proficient, 22.98 points above the state. McLane Elementary ranks highest among the elementaries (264 of 1,039, 75th percentile) and has the city's lowest chronic absenteeism at 2.3%, far below the state's 17.3%. Silverbrook Intermediate, which has no published rank, posts 6th-grade math at 74.47% and 6th-grade ELA at 72.46% — both roughly 18 to 21 points above state.
Two schools to watch: Green Tree Elementary ranks lowest of the four elementaries (433 of 1,039, 58th percentile) and carries the city's highest low-income rate at 42.51%, while Decorah Elementary shows the steepest ranking decline (77th to 60th percentile over three years) despite the highest per-student spending in the city at $16,000. West High trails its crosstown peer in every subject, and its rank has slipped from the 72nd to the 63rd percentile; it also has the largest classes, at 19.7 students per teacher. Every West Bend school still beats the state absenteeism rate, and graduation rates of 98.1% and 97.6% both exceed the state's 92.0%.
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