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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 54136


At a glance
4
Schools
3,210
Students
2
5-star schools
Top rankedGerritts Middle42nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools
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Biggest riser
Westside Elementary up 24 spots statewide this year
Summary:

Zip code 54136 covers Kimberly, Wisconsin, and includes four schools serving grades PK through 12, all within the Kimberly Area School District. The schools are Westside Elementary (PK–4), Mapleview Intermediate (5–6), Gerritts Middle (7–8), and Kimberly High (9–12). Total enrollment is 3,210, with nearly half of all students attending Kimberly High. The Kimberly Area School District is highly rated, ranking 38 of 432 statewide, at the 91st percentile with 5 stars.

Among the schools, Gerritts Middle is the academic leader, with proficiency rates far above state in math, ELA, social studies, and science. Its rank improved to 42 of 643, 93rd percentile, 5 stars. Kimberly High stands out for high-school outcomes: a 98.5% graduation rate, 0.0% dropout rate, and ACT-labeled scores 16–21 points above state. Mapleview Intermediate improved in every listed test area from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 and beats state in all listed tests. Westside Elementary has the best attendance, with 5.6% chronic absenteeism, and has improved its rank steadily to 74th percentile.

Across the zip code, chronic absenteeism rises with grade level, from 5.6% at Westside Elementary to 11.4% at Kimberly High, but all schools remain below the state’s 17.3%. Free/reduced lunch is higher in lower grades, from 13.23% at Kimberly High to 30.64% at Westside Elementary. Spending and staffing vary, but no simple link to performance appears. Overall, the Kimberly Area School District is strong, with three of four schools having rank histories and all posting above-state results in many areas.

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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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