Best Public Schools in Zip Code 53956

Zip code 53956 covers Randolph, Wisconsin, and has three public schools serving about 473 students in total, all within the Randolph School District: Randolph Elementary (PK–5), Randolph Middle School (6–8), and Randolph High (9–12), which share one campus on Meadowood Drive. The district overall ranks 185th of 432 Wisconsin districts — the 57th percentile with 3 stars — but that single number hides three very different schools.

Randolph Elementary is the standout, ranking 177th of 1,039 schools (83rd percentile, 4 stars) and improving three years running. Every reported 2025–2026 Forward Exam result is above the state average, with the biggest margins in Science grade 4 (+30.54 points), Math grade 4 (+23.13), and Social Studies grade 4 (+22.49). Randolph High has staged a dramatic turnaround, climbing from the 18th percentile (1 star) in 2023–2024 to the 57th percentile (3 stars) in 2025–2026, with a 100.0% graduation rate and ACT ELA up more than 22 points. Its ACT Science and Social Studies results are still below state averages, and chronic absenteeism there is 19.1% — the highest of the three schools.

Randolph Middle School is the clearest concern, sliding from the 53rd percentile to the 41st over three years (2 stars). ELA is below state in all three middle grades, and Math 8 dropped from 54.55 to 43.24. Its bright spots are 8th-grade Social Studies and Science, at or slightly above state. Absenteeism tracks outcomes closely: 8.3% at the elementary, 17.7% at the middle, and 19.1% at the high school. Per-pupil spending is lowest at the elementary ($15,066) and highest at the high school ($21,483), so funding alone does not explain the differences.