Best Public Schools in Zip Code 54669

ZIP code 54669 covers West Salem, Wisconsin, where three public schools serve the full PK–12 pipeline within the West Salem School District: West Salem Elementary (PK–4, 677 students), West Salem Middle (5–8, 534 students), and West Salem High (9–12, 603 students), totaling 1,814 students. There are no alternative schools here, so district results closely mirror these three schools. The district ranks 84th of 432 districts statewide — the 81st percentile, with 4 stars.

West Salem Middle is the strongest and steadiest performer, holding between the 85th and 87th percentile with 4 stars for three straight years; 8th grade math reaches 79.39% proficient and 8th grade social studies 82.44%, far above state levels, and chronic absenteeism is just 2.8%. West Salem High is the biggest mover, climbing from the 45th percentile with 2 stars to the 84th percentile with 4 stars, with a 98.2% graduation rate, a 0.0% dropout rate, and every 10th grade ACT subject above state — though that ACT jump may reflect cohort variation as much as a trend. West Salem Elementary remains above state in most subjects, especially 4th grade social studies (78.91%) and math (64.06%), but slipped to the 63rd percentile with 3 stars as 4th grade ELA, math, and science declined from the prior year.

Across the ZIP, absenteeism is a clear strength: every school sits well below the state's 17.3%, from 2.8% at the middle school to 3.4% at the elementary school and 8.9% at the high school. Math and social studies are relative strengths throughout, while science is the soft spot — 4th grade science is the only 2025–26 result below the state benchmark (51.56% vs. 53.46%) and dropped sharply from the year before. Spending does not track outcomes simply: the high school spends the most per student at $16,915, while the middle school spends $15,164 and posts the strongest results with the lowest student-teacher ratio at 12.7.