Schools in Zip Code 53502

Zip code 53502 is served by the Albany School District in Wisconsin and contains three public schools — one elementary, one middle, and one high school — all sharing a single campus at 309 Vinton St in Albany, covering prekindergarten through 12th grade with about 300 students in total. The district overall ranks 236th of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 45th percentile with 2 stars, but that average masks large differences between the three schools.

Albany Elementary is the standout. With 159 students in PK–5, it ranked 278th of 1,039 schools in 2025–2026 (73rd percentile, 4 stars), up from 57th and 43rd percentile the two years before. It scored above the Wisconsin state average in every reported subject and grade — including math in grades 3 and 4, where it beat the state by more than 23 points — and has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 9.5%, below both the district's 13.0% and the state's 17.3%. Albany Community Middle, with 66 students in grades 6–8, is the steadiest, holding near the 50th percentile with 3 stars each year; its math scores in grades 7 and 8 are above state averages, while 6th-grade ELA and 8th-grade science fall below. Its free/reduced lunch rate is the highest at 33.33%, though absenteeism is 12.5%.

Albany High, with 75 students in grades 9–12, has the most mixed results: a 100% graduation rate and a Social Studies score 14.91 points above the state, but ACT results well below state averages and the highest absenteeism at 20.0%. It also spends the most per student ($25,341) and has the smallest classes (student-teacher ratio 6.1). Because the middle and high schools are small, year-to-year percentages can swing widely, so single-year results should be read with care.