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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 53144


At a glance
9
Schools
6,604
Students
2
Districts
Top rankedParis Elementary389th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Strange Elementary up 51 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Hillcrest School 6.8 students per teacher
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Newly ranked this year
Hillcrest School
SchoolDigger ratings
3★
2★
1★
1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

ZIP code 53144 is home to nine schools serving roughly 6,604 students across PK–12, including three elementary schools (Somers, Strange, Paris), two middle schools (Mahone, Bullen), three high schools (Indian Trail, Bradford, Hillcrest), and one alternative school (Kenosha Pike). Eight of the nine schools — and about 6,353 of those students — belong to Kenosha School District, ranked 340 of 432 statewide (21st percentile, 1 star). The lone exception is Paris Elementary in Paris J1 School District, ranked 161 of 432 (63rd percentile, 3 stars). Two comprehensive high schools, Indian Trail and Bradford, together account for about half the students in the ZIP code.

Paris Elementary is the clear standout: 0.0% chronic absenteeism, 0.0% dropout, 14.34% free/reduced lunch, and 2025–26 proficiency above state in most listed subjects, including 92.59% in 3rd-grade math and 77.42% in 8th-grade ELA. Within Kenosha, Mahone Middle is the bright spot — 2 stars, 48th percentile, and above district averages in every listed 2025–26 subject. Somers Elementary also beats district norms with 16.3% chronic absenteeism. Indian Trail is the strongest comprehensive high school, with 95.8% graduation, 1.4% dropout, and results above district in all four 2025–26 subjects, though its math, science, and social studies remain below state.

Other schools face substantial challenges. Strange Elementary (16th percentile) has 33.9% chronic absenteeism and 81.99% free/reduced lunch, while Bullen Middle (14th percentile) also trails district and state. Bradford High posts 86.2% graduation with 42.7% chronic absenteeism, and Hillcrest School, a small 6–12 school, reports 64.8% graduation and 55.6% chronic absenteeism, with rates that can swing widely given its small cohort. Kenosha Pike School has too little reported data to evaluate.

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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.

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