Photo: Garrison Point · CC BY-SA 4.0Pleasant Prairie’s public schools score below 79% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Pleasant Prairie’s districts is 28%, below the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Pleasant Prairie, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.
From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Pleasant Prairie’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1001 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pleasant Prairie’s, its schools beat 11%, lower than their 21% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Westosha Central High spends $13,534 per student and Kenosha $15,060, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Pleasant Prairie’s grade
C−: better than 21% of Wisconsin school districts, #326 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Both inputs trail the Wisconsin average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pleasant Prairie, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Pleasant Prairie · depends on your address
Pleasant Prairie Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 542 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Whittier Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 459 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Prairie Lane Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 451 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Pleasant Prairie · depends on your address
Pleasant Prairie Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 542 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Whittier Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 459 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Prairie Lane Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 451 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Pleasant Prairie · depends on your address
Pleasant Prairie Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 542 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Whittier Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 459 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Prairie Lane Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 451 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Pleasant Prairie · depends on your address
Pleasant Prairie Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 542 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Whittier Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 459 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Prairie Lane Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 451 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Pleasant Prairie · depends on your address
Pleasant Prairie Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 542 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Whittier Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 459 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Prairie Lane Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 451 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Pleasant Prairie · depends on your address
Pleasant Prairie Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 542 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Whittier Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 459 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Prairie Lane Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 451 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Pleasant Prairie · depends on your address
Pleasant Prairie Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 542 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Whittier Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 459 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Prairie Lane Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 451 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Pleasant Prairie runs its own schools through grade 12 (Kenosha School District). From grade 9, students attend the Westosha Central High School District, shared with Brighton, Bristol, Kenosha, Paddock Lake, Paris, Salem Lakes, Somers and Wheatland. Its middle school is in Kenosha. Parts of Pleasant Prairie (5% of its land) are served by Bristol No. 1 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Pleasant Prairie
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Pleasant Prairie vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Pleasant Prairie’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Prairie | C− | Kenosha PK–12 · Westosha Central High 9–12 |
| Kenosha | C− | Kenosha PK–12 · Westosha Central High 9–12 |
| Bristol | A− | Bristol No. 1 PK–8 · Westosha Central High 9–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Westosha Central High with Pleasant Prairie for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Benton, IL and Winthrop Harbor, IL border Pleasant Prairie but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.
Every school in Pleasant Prairie
14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Pleasant Prairie’s schools
Are Pleasant Prairie’s schools good?
On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Pleasant Prairie children attend score below 79% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #326 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 11%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Pleasant Prairie in?
Two districts: Kenosha School District runs grades PK–12, and Westosha Central High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Brighton, Bristol, Kenosha, Paddock Lake, Paris, Salem Lakes, Somers and Wheatland.
Where do Pleasant Prairie kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Indian Trail High School and Academy, Bradford High, Tremper High and Central High.
What is Pleasant Prairie’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Kenosha School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Pleasant Prairie spend per student?
$13,534 in Westosha Central High School District and $15,060 in Kenosha School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Pleasant Prairie families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.