Best Public Schools in Delafield, WI

Summary:

The city of Delafield, Wisconsin is home to two elementary schools: Cushing Elementary and Kettle Moraine 4K. These schools serve students in the Kettle Moraine School District.

Cushing Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, ranking in the top 7% of Wisconsin elementary schools. The school boasts consistently strong test scores, with students outperforming district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Cushing Elementary also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% and spends $13,315 per student, which is higher than the state average.

In contrast, Kettle Moraine 4K is a much smaller preschool program with a very high student-teacher ratio of 50.4. The preschool spends significantly less per student at $7,227, compared to the higher spending at Cushing Elementary. This stark contrast in resources and student-teacher ratios between the two schools is noteworthy and warrants further investigation.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cushing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	227 N Genesee St	Delafield	53018	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 646-6700	281	23	12.2	10.0%	250 (89.0%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	85.9	76^th of 1044 public elementary schools	92.7%		78.7	178^th of 1061 public elementary schools	83.2%	102	76.9	74.5	78.0	71.8	76.6	82.0	74.5	74.5	$13,315	$454	$12,862

Cities Near Delafield

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hartland	2.68 mi	9	5^th
Oconomowoc	2.97 mi	10	93^rd
Wales	3.92 mi	7	24^th
Dousman	4.87 mi	2	80^th
Waukesha	6.1 mi	29	216^th

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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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