Summary:
Delafield, Wisconsin has one elementary school, Cushing Elementary, which serves grades PK–5 in the Kettle Moraine School District and enrolled 281 students at 227 N Genesee St. Because it is the only listed elementary school in the city, parents cannot compare it with another Delafield elementary school; the useful comparisons are to its own recent history, its district, and the state.
Academically, Cushing Elementary is a top-tier Wisconsin elementary school. It earned 5 stars and a 93rd percentile rank in both 2024-25 and 2025-26, ranking 73rd out of 1,039 elementary schools in 2025-26 after ranking 178th out of 1,061 with 4 stars and an 83rd percentile in 2023-24. Across the 16 listed Forward Exam subject/grade-year comparisons, Cushing was above the state in all 16 and above the district in 14 of 16. Math and science were particular strengths: in 2025-26, Mathematics Grade 5 was 80.85% proficient versus 51.81% statewide, Science Grade 4 was 81.40% versus 53.46%, and Mathematics Grade 3 was 82.22% versus 54.75%. ELA Grade 5 was a relative soft spot in 2025-26 at 68.09%, below the district’s 72.32% but still above the state’s 53.63%. Social Studies Grade 4 was also variable: 74.47% in 2024-25, below the district’s 80.93%, then 81.40% in 2025-26, above the district’s 77.72%, while remaining above the state both years.
Beyond test scores, the school’s 2024-25 chronic absenteeism rate was just 3.9%, compared with 8.5% in the district and 17.3% statewide. Its free/reduced lunch rate was 9.96%, its student-teacher ratio was 12.2, and per-student spending was $17,141. The provided data does not include district or state benchmarks for spending or student-teacher ratio, so interpret those context figures cautiously. The main limitation is that Delafield has only one listed elementary school, and year-over-year test-score changes reflect different student cohorts rather than the same students tracked over time.
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