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Best High Schools in Zip Code 53531

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Schools

207

Students

Districts

Top rankedDeerfield High294^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools

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Summary:

The 53531 zip code is home to a single high school, Deerfield High, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking it 294th out of 431 Wisconsin high schools, its performance is generally below the state average in key academic areas like ACT proficiency in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Deerfield High's four-year graduation rate is 91.0%, and its dropout rate is 1.3% for the 2023-2024 school year. The school has a 17.7% chronic absenteeism rate, which is higher than the state average. In terms of academic proficiency, Deerfield High's 10th-grade students scored 57.45% in Forward Exam/Social Studies, 37.5% in ACT/English Language Arts, 30% in ACT/Mathematics, and 40% in ACT/Science, all of which are lower than the state averages.

Despite the school's relatively low free and reduced lunch rate of 22.97%, indicating a relatively affluent student population, Deerfield High's per-student spending of $13,256 for the 2020-2021 school year does not seem to be translating into significantly better academic outcomes. However, the school's 12.5 student-to-teacher ratio is relatively low, which could be a positive factor in supporting student learning and engagement. Overall, the data suggests that Deerfield High is a relatively average-performing school within the state of Wisconsin, with some areas of strength and others that could benefit from improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
DOC: Thompson Correctional Center	Public	7-12	434 State Farm Rd	Deerfield	53531	Dane County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(608) 423-3415	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Deerfield High	Public	9-12	300 Simonson Blvd	Deerfield	53531	Dane County	Deerfield Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 764-5431	207	18	11.6	21.3%	173 (83.6%)	6 (2.9%)	17 (8.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	38.3	294^th of 431 public high schools	31.8%		37.6	293^rd of 431 public high schools	32.0%	1	37.5	30.0	40.0	57.5	$17,341	$256	$17,085

Cities Near Zip Code 53531

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Deerfield	0.72 mi	4	255^th
Cambridge	4.89 mi	4	181^st
Cottage Grove	5.57 mi	4	258^th
Marshall	7.76 mi	4	319^th
Lake Mills	9.48 mi	3	111^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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