Best High Schools in Zip Code 53589

ZIP code 53589 covers Stoughton, Wisconsin, and contains exactly one high school: Stoughton High, which serves grades 9–12 with 834 students and belongs to Stoughton Area School District. Because it is the only high school in the area, all information below describes this school, compared with its district, the state, and its own prior-year results.

Stoughton High is a 3-star school, ranking 221st of 533 Wisconsin high schools (59th percentile). Its outcomes are excellent: a 98.6% graduation rate, well above the state's 92.0%, and a dropout rate of 0.1%, far below the state's 1.1%. Academically, science is the standout, with 52.53% of 10th graders proficient—9.33 points above the state's 43.2% and up 5.67 points from the prior year. English language arts also rebounded strongly, rising from 42.86% (5.76 points below the state) to 50% (1.53 points above the state). Mathematics and social studies are the watch areas: math slipped from 1.52 points above the state to 1.01 points below at 41.92%, and social studies fell from essentially even with the state to 2.85 points below at 45.4%. On average across the four tested subjects, proficiency rose from 45.38% to 47.46%.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.2%—better than the state's 17.3% but higher than the district's 13.5%, making attendance a local improvement area. About 26.38% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $17,465, and the student-teacher ratio is 9.7:1. The ranking trend is positive but not linear: the school dropped to 2 stars and the 44th percentile in 2024–2025, then rebounded to 3 stars and the 59th percentile in 2025–2026.