Best Public Schools in Zip Code 53142

ZIP code 53142 in Kenosha contains seven schools — five elementary schools serving PK–5, one middle school serving grades 6–8, and one alternative school serving PK–12 — with no traditional high school in the ZIP and a combined enrollment of 3,105 students, most of them in the Kenosha School District, which ranks in about the 21st percentile of Wisconsin districts. Individual schools here vary far more than the district rating suggests, ranging from the 12th to the 79th percentile among ranked schools.

Jeffery Elementary is the clear standout, ranking in the 79th percentile with 4 stars, the highest reading and math results in the ZIP across grades 3–5, the lowest student-teacher ratio among the Kenosha schools listed, and below-state chronic absenteeism of 16.9%. Nash Elementary (63rd percentile, 3 stars) pairs solid proficiency with the lowest absenteeism (15.6%) and lowest free/reduced-lunch rate (31.08%) in the area. Roosevelt Elementary (63rd percentile, 3 stars) posts the ZIP's best 4th grade social studies (77.38%) and science (60.71%) scores despite the highest poverty rate among the traditional Kenosha elementaries and the lowest per-student spending. At the other end, Kenosha School of Language (KSOL) ranks in the 12th percentile with 1 star and the ZIP's highest free/reduced-lunch rate (68.18%), while Forest Park Elementary (28th percentile, 1 star) shows improvement in several grade 4 and 5 subjects but a weak 3rd grade reading score of 25.00%.

Lance Middle is the only middle school option, with 899 students; it beats the Kenosha district in every reported subject and grade but trails the state in most, with chronic absenteeism of 26.8% and a 0.0% dropout rate. KTEC Schools of Innovation, part of the Kenosha Schools of Technology Enhanced Curriculum Inc, is tiny at 80 students with the ZIP's lowest student-teacher ratio but 50.0% chronic absenteeism, an 87.5% graduation rate, and mostly below-state test scores. Notably, spending doesn't track neatly with results, and the two strongest schools also have the area's lowest absenteeism.