Summary:
ZIP code 53146 covers New Berlin, Wisconsin, and contains just two schools — one elementary and one secondary — both in the New Berlin School District, which ranks 29th of 432 districts statewide (93rd percentile, 5 stars). Poplar Creek Elementary serves grades PK–6 with 514 students, and New Berlin West Middle/High serves grades 7–12 with 1,036 students. The state classifies New Berlin West as a high school even though it educates middle-grade students, so 7th- and 8th-grade results sit inside a high school record.
Both schools perform far above state averages, but their strengths differ. Poplar Creek ranks 75th of 1,039 elementary schools (93rd percentile, 5 stars), and its 4th grade is the standout in the entire data set: 92.59% proficient in ELA, 88.89% in math, 92.59% in social studies and 90.74% in science — margins of roughly 27 to 39 points over the state. New Berlin West ranks 21st of 533 high schools (96th percentile, 5 stars), up from the 85th percentile a year earlier, with a 99.4% graduation rate versus 92.0% statewide and a 0.1% dropout rate versus 1.1%. Its 10th-grade ACT results now lead the district in ELA and math.
Attendance is exceptional at both: chronic absenteeism is 3.9% at Poplar Creek and 4.1% at New Berlin West, against 17.3% statewide — though the district's own 3.2% rate is lower still. Parents should read year-over-year changes with care. Most comparisons track different children rather than the same children; the jump in 10th-grade ACT scores reflects a new class, not the same students improving. The 4th-grade figures, while remarkable, come from a small tested group, so a few students can shift results noticeably — the same caution applies to 5th-grade math, which fell 11.3 points. Spending differs modestly ($15,243 versus $14,197), while student-to-teacher ratios are nearly identical at 14.9:1 and 14.4:1.
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