Summary:
The Whitefish Bay School District in Wisconsin serves about 2,861 students across four schools — two elementary schools (PK–5), one middle school (6–8), and one high school (9–12) — and ranks #6 out of 432 Wisconsin districts, placing it in the 99th percentile with 5 stars. All four schools also hold a 5-star rating and sit at or above the 98th percentile in their latest rank history. Chronic absenteeism ranges from 1.9% to 3.6%, far below the state's 17.3%. Free/reduced-lunch percentages were not provided for any of the four schools.
Whitefish Bay Middle is the current academic standout, ranking #5 of 643 middle schools with the district's lowest student-teacher ratio at 13.6 and its highest latest proficiency scores, from 81.91% to 90.95%. Whitefish Bay High ranks #5 of 533 high schools after placing #1 in 2024–2025 and #2 in 2023–2024; its graduation rate is 97.7% versus the state's 92.0%, and its dropout rate is 0.0%. Its latest 10th-grade proficiency ranges from 79.33% to 82.69%, with ELA and social studies down from the prior year, yet still roughly 31 to 37 points above state averages.
The two elementary schools show different grade-level strengths. Richards Elementary (#18 of 1,039) is stronger in 3rd grade, at 88.89% ELA and 88.03% math, while Cumberland Elementary (#20 of 1,039) leads in 5th-grade ELA at 93.06% and in 4th-grade science and social studies. Cumberland has the district's lowest chronic absenteeism, 1.9%, and the biggest gains, including 4th-grade science rising from 71.01% to 85.00%. Richards remains very strong but saw several 2025–2026 scores soften, including 5th-grade ELA falling from 88.17% to 78.64%.
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