Schools in Zip Code 53549

ZIP code 53549 covers Jefferson, Wisconsin, and is served by four public schools in the Jefferson School District: Jefferson High (grades 9–12, 603 students), Jefferson Middle (grades 6–8, 349 students), East Elementary (grades PK–5, 283 students), and West Elementary (grades K–5, 233 students), for a total of 1,468 students. There are no alternative schools listed. The district ranks 174th of 432 districts in Wisconsin — the 60th percentile with 3 stars — and three of the four schools also earn 3 stars, while West Elementary is the only 2-star school, at the 45th percentile.

Jefferson High stands out for strong completion outcomes and a large one-year test jump. Its graduation rate is 95.8%, above the state's 92.0%, and its dropout rate is 0.8% versus the state's 1.1%. It scored above the state in all four reported subjects, including social studies at 59.23% versus 48.25%, and rose from the 34th to the 69th percentile, driven by gains in ACT Math (33.79% to 46.43%) and Science (37.24% to 49.11%). Jefferson Middle has the most consistent academic strength: every reported middle-grade math score in both years beats the state, including 6th-grade math at 63.64% versus 53.60%.

Two concerns stand out. Jefferson Middle's chronic absenteeism is 25.7%, far above the district's 16.3% and the state's 17.3%, and higher than East Elementary's 8.7%, West Elementary's 13.3%, and the high school's 17.1%. West Elementary has the highest per-pupil spending ($19,044) and the lowest student-teacher ratio (9.6), but the lowest rank and the weakest math — 4th grade at 34.29% and 5th grade at 33.33%, versus state rates of 52.87% and 51.81% — while its English language arts scores are above state. East Elementary, the strongest elementary in 2024–2025 at the 70th percentile, slipped to the 57th percentile in 2025–2026.