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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 53190

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At a glance

Schools

2,067

Students

Districts

Top rankedLincoln Elementary524^th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lincoln Elementary up 203 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lakeview Elementary 10.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 53190 contains six schools serving pre-kindergarten through 12th grade: three elementary schools (PK–5), one middle school (6–8), one high school (9–12), and one alternative school (PK–12), with a combined enrollment of 2,067 students. Five are in Whitewater Unified School District, rated 314th of 432 Wisconsin districts, about the 27th percentile, with 1 star. JEDI Virtual K-12 is located in Whitewater but belongs to Marshall School District, rated 358th of 432, about the 17th percentile, also 1 star. Whitewater Unified enrolls 1,879 students; JEDI enrolls 188.

The elementary schools are the area's bright spot. Lincoln Elementary ranks 524th of 1,039, about the 50th percentile, with 2 stars, and was above the state in 5 of 8 reported 2025–2026 tests — despite having the highest free/reduced-lunch rate in the zip at 55.87%. Washington Elementary has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the area at 1.9%, compared with the district's 7.7% and the state's 17.3%, and ranks around the 46th percentile. Lakeview Elementary has the highest per-student spending ($19,488) and the smallest classes (student-teacher ratio 10.4), with strong 4th grade math (69.23% vs state 52.87%) and science results, though 5th grade ELA is a weak spot at 33.33% vs the state's 53.63%. All three elementaries improved their rank percentile year over year.

In the upper grades, Whitewater High posts strong completion numbers — a 97.6% graduation rate and 0.3% dropout rate — but was below the state in all four reported 2025–2026 subjects, and its chronic absenteeism of 11.4% is above the district's 7.7%. Whitewater Middle was below state in all 8 reported tests, ranking about the 35th percentile, though its absenteeism of 7.5% is better than the high school's. JEDI Virtual stands apart with $7,395 per-student spending and a student-teacher ratio of 38.7, and its results swing widely from year to year. Across Whitewater Unified, 15 of 36 reported tests were above state in 2025–2026, up from 6 of 36 the prior year.

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Ranking:

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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
JEDI Virtual K-12	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1221 Innovation Dr	Whitewater	53190	Walworth County	Marshall School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(262) 473-1468	188	5	38.7	27.7%	146 (77.7%)	5 (2.7%)	23 (12.2%)	4 (2.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)								(n/a)	57.1	14.3	14.3						66.7						33.3		33.3	16.7		33.3	$7,395	$6,501	$893
Whitewater Middle	Public	6-8	401 S Elizabeth St	Whitewater	53190	Walworth County	Whitewater Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 472-8300	394	35	11.4	50.3%	202 (51.3%)	12 (3.0%)	159 (40.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	42	418^th of 643 public middle schools	35.0%		44.3	397^th of 628 public middle schools	36.8%	21							54.4	45.3	46.3				45.6	45.3	46.3		59.4			44.7	$16,655	$619	$16,035
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W8363 R and W Townline Rd	Whitewater	53190	Walworth County	Whitewater Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 472-8400	209	20	10.4	48.8%	121 (57.9%)	4 (1.9%)	68 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.7%)	50.5	585^th of 1039 public elementary schools	43.7%		36.2	758^th of 1044 public elementary schools	27.4%	173				43.3	57.7	33.3				60.0	69.2	39.4				69.2			61.5		$19,488	$619	$18,869
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	242 S Prince St	Whitewater	53190	Walworth County	Whitewater Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 472-8500	358	31	11.7	55.9%	146 (40.8%)	22 (6.1%)	152 (42.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.2%)	55.6	524^th of 1039 public elementary schools	49.6%		40.2	727^th of 1044 public elementary schools	30.4%	203				54.9	50.0	47.1				60.8	57.1	49.0				67.9			60.7		$17,271	$1,219	$16,052
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	506 E Main St	Whitewater	53190	Walworth County	Whitewater Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 472-8600	312	27	11.5	46.5%	163 (52.2%)	7 (2.2%)	121 (38.8%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	52.1	566^th of 1039 public elementary schools	45.5%		46.7	632^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	39.5%	66				54.4	46.2	55.6				47.8	56.4	53.3				59.0			59.0		$17,845	$975	$16,870
Whitewater High	Public	9-12	534 S Elizabeth St	Whitewater	53190	Walworth County	Whitewater Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 472-8100	606	43	14.0	43.2%	326 (53.8%)	11 (1.8%)	240 (39.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	39.5	352^nd of 533 public high schools	34.0%		32.8	323^rd of 431 public high schools	25.1%	29	36.9	35.5	33.3															44.4			$17,728	$667	$17,062

Cities Near Zip Code 53190

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whitewater	1.01 mi	9	399^th
Palmyra	7.86 mi	3	327^th
Fort Atkinson	8.68 mi	7	148^th
Elkhorn	10.3 mi	8	134^th
Milton	11.02 mi	5	154^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.

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