Summary:
The West Bend School District serves about 5,031 students across 9 schools — five elementary schools for grades K–4, two middle schools (Silverbrook Intermediate for grades 5–6 and Badger Middle for grades 7–8), and two high schools, West High and East High, for grades 9–12. Overall the district ranks 125th of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 71st percentile with 4 stars. West High is the largest school with 1,085 students, and Jackson Elementary is the smallest with 306.
Several schools stand out. East High ranks 100th of 533 (81st percentile, 4 stars) and beats district and state averages in social studies, ELA, math, and science — its 65.91% math proficiency is the highest of the two high schools and far above the state's 42.93%. Jackson Elementary (76th percentile, 4 stars) has the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 1.0%, lowest student-teacher ratio at 12.7, highest per-student spending at $16,855, and 3rd-grade math proficiency of 84.48%. McLane Elementary (4 stars) is above district and state on all six listed elementary assessments, and Badger Middle (72nd percentile, 4 stars) has been stable across three years. Silverbrook Intermediate posts strong 5th- and 6th-grade results, including 74.47% math proficiency in grade 6 versus the state's 53.60%.
Results are more mixed at West High, which has the district's lowest per-student spending ($13,679), highest student-teacher ratio (19.7), and a 3-star rating, and at 3-star elementaries Green Tree, Decorah, and Fair Park. Every school's chronic absenteeism is below the state's 17.3%, but rates rise with grade level: elementaries average about 4.0%, middle schools about 8.3%, and high schools about 13.65%.
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