Shorewood School District

Shorewood School District is a small Wisconsin district with about 1,894 students across four schools: two PK–6 elementary schools, one middle school (grades 7–8), and one high school (grades 9–12). The district ranks 22nd of 432 districts in Wisconsin — the 95th percentile, 5 stars — and all four schools earned 5 stars in 2025–26. Every reported school-level test score in both 2024–25 and 2025–26 exceeded the Wisconsin state average, and district chronic absenteeism was 9.7% versus 17.3% statewide.

Atwater Elementary is the standout: 42 of 1,039 elementary schools (96th percentile, 5 stars), the district's highest average proficiency at 80.0%, lowest chronic absenteeism at 3.6%, and improvement in 8 of 10 areas, including 6th grade ELA up 13.27 points. Lake Bluff Elementary (91st percentile, 5 stars) remains strong but slipped from 96th percentile in 2023–24, declining in 6 of 10 areas; its 4th and 5th grade math (65.75% and 66.2%) are the district's lowest elementary math results, though still above state. Shorewood Intermediate (90th percentile, 5 stars) is stable, with a 0.0% dropout rate, 5.0% chronic absenteeism, and the highest single score in the data set, 8th grade Social Studies at 87.66%. Shorewood High (94th percentile, 5 stars) has a 98.7% graduation rate and 0.1% dropout rate, but chronic absenteeism of 18.3% is above the state's 17.3%, and ELA ACT proficiency fell 9.06 points to 63.4%.

Spending and poverty do not simply predict outcomes here: Shorewood High spends the most per student ($17,039) yet has the lowest average proficiency, while Atwater has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (24.26%) and is the top-ranked school. Social Studies is a district strength across grade levels, and math is strong but uneven at Lake Bluff. Parents comparing options should weigh Atwater's top ranking, the intermediate school's stability, Lake Bluff's recent slide, and the high school's attendance and ELA trends.