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Best High Schools in Zip Code 53597

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School

1,335

Students

5-star school

Top rankedWaunakee High42^nd of 431 Wisconsin high schools

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Summary:

The 53597 zip code is home to a single high-performing high school, Waunakee High, which serves the Waunakee Community School District. Waunakee High is a standout institution, consistently ranking among the top high schools in Wisconsin and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Waunakee High's academic excellence is evident in its impressive test scores, which significantly exceed state averages across all subjects. The school boasts a 71.94% proficiency rate in Social Studies, 54.12% in English Language Arts, 63.8% in Mathematics, and 67.03% in Science for the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, Waunakee High maintains a high four-year graduation rate of 91.0% and a low dropout rate of 1.3%.

While Waunakee High serves a relatively affluent student population, with only 7.28% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the school's performance consistently outpaces the Waunakee Community School District and the state of Wisconsin as a whole. However, the school's 17.7% chronic absenteeism rate in the 2023-2024 school year suggests that attendance may be an area of concern that the school and district could address.

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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	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
Waunakee High	Public	9-12	301 Community Dr	Waunakee	53597	Dane County	Waunakee Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 849-2100	1,335	103	12.9	9.1%	1,109 (83.1%)	20 (1.5%)	105 (7.9%)	44 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.3%)	84.6	42^nd of 431 public high schools	90.3%		92.9	17^th of 431 public high schools	96.1%	25	54.1	63.8	67.0	71.9	$16,843	$264	$16,578

Cities Near Zip Code 53597

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waunakee	0.31 mi	7	41^st
Madison	4.03 mi	55	358^th
Middleton	5.32 mi	9	43^rd
Windsor	6.47 mi	1
DeForest	6.67 mi	5	133^rd

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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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