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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 53105

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At a glance

Schools

4,080

Students

Districts

Top rankedCooper Montessori146^th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Cooper Montessori up 96 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Randall Consolidated School 12.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 53105 is home to 10 schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade — six elementary, one middle, one high, and two alternative schools — enrolling about 4,080 students across three districts: Burlington Area School District, Wheatland J1 School District, and Randall J1 School District.

Three schools stand out. Cooper Montessori holds the highest 2025–26 rank percentile in the ZIP (86th percentile, 4 stars) and the strongest proficiency profile, including 6th grade ELA at 90.91% versus 54.95% statewide. Karcher Middle School has been the most consistently high performer, staying in the low 80s for three years with 4 stars each time and strong 8th grade results in social studies and ELA. Randall Consolidated School improved from the 68th to the 82nd percentile, and its district ranks highest in the ZIP (81st percentile, 4 stars). Burlington High School posts excellent accountability numbers — 97.0% graduation, 0.7% dropout, and 3.6% chronic absenteeism versus 17.3% statewide — though its rank percentile slipped from 77 to 69.

Other schools show recent declines. Dyer Elementary fell from the 71st to the 48th percentile and Winkler Elementary from the 79th to the 53rd, both with below-state 4th grade ELA and science results. Wheatland Center Elementary declined from 58 to 49 and has higher chronic absenteeism (9.6%) than most Burlington Area schools. The two alternative schools differ sharply from the rest: Wisconsin Connect Charter School enrolls only 78 students with an extreme 97.5 student-teacher ratio, while Burlington Alternative School has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (60%), highest per-student spending ($19,170), lowest graduation rate (74.0%), and highest chronic absenteeism (48.8%).

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)			Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burlington High School	Public	9-12	400 McCanna Pkwy	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 763-0200	880	56	15.7	28.5%	682 (77.5%)	10 (1.1%)	145 (16.5%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.4%)	67.3	164^th of 533 public high schools	69.2%		66.7	124^th of 431 public high schools	71.2%	40	53.4	45.0	51.3															54.6			$14,346	$350	$13,996
Karcher Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Wainwright Avenue	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 763-0190	779	47	16.4	34.7%	589 (75.6%)	14 (1.8%)	125 (16.0%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	77.7	114^th of 643 public middle schools	82.3%		77.5	107^th of 628 public middle schools	83.0%	7						62.2	68.0	67.0	77.0			65.1	66.9	64.9	69.9		81.1			59.5	$13,504	$350	$13,154
Dyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	201 S Kendrick Ave	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 763-0220	395	27	14.7	39.2%	290 (73.4%)	4 (1.0%)	76 (19.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	54.8	536^th of 1039 public elementary schools	48.4%		64.2	398^th of 1044 public elementary schools	61.9%	138				61.7	43.9					72.3	59.7					57.9			50.9		$15,210	$747	$14,463
Waller Elementary	Public	K-4	195 Gardner Ave	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 763-0185	247	18	13.7	38.5%	197 (79.8%)	2 (0.8%)	38 (15.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	66.5	365^th of 1039 public elementary schools	64.9%		74.3	248^th of 1044 public elementary schools	76.2%	117				61.7	57.8					59.6	64.4					71.1			64.4		$15,874	$765	$15,109
Winkler Elementary	Public	K-4	34150 Fulton St	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 539-2726	207	17	12.3	49.3%	168 (81.2%)	8 (3.9%)	23 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	57.6	492^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	52.6%		73.3	264^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.7%	228				61.1	45.5					75.0	63.6					63.6			47.7		$15,738	$904	$14,833
Cooper Montessori	Public	PK, KG-6	248 Kendall St	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 763-0180	225	13	17.7	21.3%	201 (89.3%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	80.6	146^th of 1039 public elementary schools	85.9%		74.8	242^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	76.8%	96				64.0	80.8	80.8	90.9			68.0	61.5	53.9	63.6			88.5			84.6		$13,815	$350	$13,465
Wisconsin Connect Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	209 Wainwright Ave	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(262) 763-0210	78	1	97.5	38.5%	58 (74.4%)	1 (1.3%)	12 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.7%)								(n/a)	28.6	14.3	28.6		100.0		33.3	33.3			50.0		33.3	66.7		100.0		71.4	100.0		$13,372	$350	$13,022
Burlington Alternative School	Public, Alternative	K-12	100 N Kane St	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(262) 767-2626	65	4	14.7	60.0%	47 (72.3%)	5 (7.7%)	11 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)								(n/a)	14.3	0.0	14.3																		$19,170	$371	$18,799
Randall Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-8	37101 87th St	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Randall J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 537-2211	560	46	12.2	23.4%	525 (93.8%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	78.5	189^th of 1039 public elementary schools	81.8%		73.1	268^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.3%	79				71.9	69.2	66.7	76.7	61.4	68.9	75.4	86.5	51.5	66.7	59.7	54.1	76.9	70.5		69.2	62.3	$15,231	$695	$14,536
Wheatland Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6606 368th Ave	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Wheatland J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 537-2216	644	41	15.5	33.1%	585 (90.8%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	55.4	525^th of 1039 public elementary schools	49.5%		60.3	456^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.3%	69				50.0	54.1	55.6	52.3	72.1	75.8	62.9	43.2	58.7	53.9	68.9	69.4	70.3	75.8		55.4	66.1	$13,307	$342	$12,965

Cities Near Zip Code 53105

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Burlington	0.53 mi	11	127^th
Waterford	6.15 mi	6	131^st
Kansasville	7.93 mi	2	75^th
Union Grove	9.5 mi	4	114^th
Silver Lake	9.95 mi	1	185^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.