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MacArthur Elementary

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MacArthur Elementary ranks 171 st of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

MacArthur Elementary is a public elementary school located in Germantown, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 484 students. This high-performing school is part of the Germantown School District, which is ranked 61 out of 426 districts in the state and rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

MacArthur Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 93 and 261 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is impressive, with 3rd-5th grade students consistently scoring above the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 3rd-grade students at MacArthur Elementary had 75.68% proficiency in ELA and 77.63% proficiency in Math, compared to the state averages of 52.14% and 55%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in Social Studies, with 4th-grade students achieving 85.29% proficiency in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state average of 63.65%.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Wilson Elementary in the Mequon-Thiensville School District and Lannon Elementary in the Hamilton School District, MacArthur Elementary's performance is still strong, but these schools tend to outperform MacArthur in certain areas, particularly in Mathematics and Social Studies. However, MacArthur Elementary's academic performance is generally on par with or exceeds that of the other Germantown School District elementary schools, such as Amy Belle Elementary and Rockfield Elementary.

486

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,397

Per pupil spending ?

22%

Free/discounted lunch ?

W154N11492 Fond du Lac Ave
Germantown, WI 53022-3499

(262) 253-3468

District: Germantown School District

Students who attend MacArthur Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kennedy Middle
High:	Germantown High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

African American:

9.9%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (70% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 56 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Germantown School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg73%

Wisconsin avg54%

171^st of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 55 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Germantown School District

61^st of 426Germantown School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	171 of 1044	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	241 of 1061	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	229 of 1067	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	261 of 1067	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	359 of 1050	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	232 of 1037	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	108 of 1025	89.5%	★★★★☆
2017	85.4	93 of 1071	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	87.1	69 of 1075	93.6%	★★★★★
2015	39.7	773 of 1076	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	90.4	13 of 1061	98.8%	★★★★★
2013	91.7	12 of 1053	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	79.8	78 of 1045	92.5%	★★★★★
2011	81.9	66 of 1046	93.7%	★★★★★
2010	86.4	17 of 1045	98.4%	★★★★★
2009	85.8	20 of 1030	98.1%	★★★★★
2008	86.3	15 of 1021	98.5%	★★★★★
2007	85.1	34 of 689	95.1%	★★★★★
2006	89.2	6 of 712	99.2%	★★★★★
2004	84.4	46 of 633	92.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	48 of 144	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	32 of 137	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	90.3	6 of 138	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	59.4	46 of 161	71.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	14 of 116	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	31 of 123	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	19 of 110	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	19 of 122	84.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	199 of 1001	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	91 of 1011	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	77.4	179 of 1010	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	219 of 1017	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	316 of 1004	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	229 of 1002	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	203 of 997	79.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	21 of 322	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	18 of 296	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	19 of 274	93.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	232 of 870	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	334 of 866	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	231 of 871	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	54.1	373 of 859	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.4	635 of 847	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.5	272 of 874	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.4	47 of 854	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	185 of 1000	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	479 of 1012	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	297 of 1011	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	302 of 1017	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	382 of 1003	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	238 of 1002	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	50 of 997	95.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	96 of 113	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	514 of 802	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	559 of 790	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	635 of 770	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	492 of 748	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	319 of 746	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	238 of 742	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	152 of 721	78.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	121 of 718	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	155 of 727	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	215 of 715	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	265 of 704	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	311 of 699	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	207 of 718	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	88 of 686	87.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2025)88th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-48 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile-69 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies85%+22 vs state

Mathematics71%+18 vs state

English Language Arts69%+17 vs state

Science57%+7 vs state

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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
MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W154N11492 Fond du Lac Ave	Germantown	53022	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 253-3468	486	32	15.2	22.0%	323 (66.5%)	48 (9.9%)	30 (6.2%)	38 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.5%)	79.3	171^st of 1044 public elementary schools	83.6%		74.5	241^st of 1061 public elementary schools	77.3%	70	75.7	64.7	65.2	77.6	66.2	69.7	85.3	57.4	$11,397	$308	$11,089
County Line Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W159N9939 Butternut Rd	Germantown	53022	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 253-3465	496	28	17.5	5.8%	396 (79.8%)	15 (3.0%)	27 (5.4%)	32 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	86.3	66^th of 1044 public elementary schools	93.7%		82.5	127^th of 1061 public elementary schools	88.0%	61	76.7	84.4	60.6	85.4	89.1	62.0	90.6	73.4	$11,213	$308	$10,905
Rockfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	N132W18473 Rockfield Rd	Germantown	53022	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 253-3472	344	25	13.9	11.6%	287 (83.4%)	6 (1.7%)	10 (2.9%)	32 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	72.8	275^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.7%		81.2	144^th of 1061 public elementary schools	86.4%	131	50.0	69.8	83.6	51.7	69.8	72.7	75.5	66.0	$11,206	$308	$10,898
Shady Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	W172N8959 Shady Ln	Menomonee Falls	53051	Waukesha County	Menomonee Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 255-8480	461	33	14.0	11.3%	335 (72.7%)	24 (5.2%)	25 (5.4%)	30 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.0%)								(n/a)									$12,041	$396	$11,644
Riverside Elementary	Public	3-5	W153N8681 Margaret Rd	Menomonee Falls	53051	Waukesha County	Menomonee Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 255-8484	455	32	14.0	17.6%	305 (67.0%)	36 (7.9%)	29 (6.4%)	41 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.7%)	73.6	257^th of 1044 public elementary schools	75.4%		70.6	311^th of 1061 public elementary schools	70.7%	54	59.5	61.4	60.9	68.4	74.3	68.8	72.1	64.3	$11,956	$336	$11,619
Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-2	N81W14701 Franklin Dr	Menomonee Falls	53051	Waukesha County	Menomonee Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 255-8470	526	38	14.0	13.1%	349 (66.3%)	32 (6.1%)	38 (7.2%)	51 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.6%)								(n/a)									$12,370	$502	$11,868
Valley View Elementary	Public	3-5	W180N8130 Town Hall Rd	Menomonee Falls	53051	Waukesha County	Menomonee Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 250-2620	369	28	13.2	20.3%	274 (74.3%)	25 (6.8%)	21 (5.7%)	24 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	76.1	217^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.2%		74.1	249^th of 1061 public elementary schools	76.5%	32	67.0	63.9	67.7	68.8	70.7	70.6	69.2	66.2	$13,339	$460	$12,879
Amy Belle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3294 Willow Creek Rd	Colgate	53017	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 628-7825	356	23	15.2	16.3%	298 (83.7%)	7 (2.0%)	21 (5.9%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	84	109^th of 1044 public elementary schools	89.6%		74.1	250^th of 1061 public elementary schools	76.4%	141	66.7	73.7	68.3	71.4	89.5	79.4	84.2	68.4	$12,677	$308	$12,369
Goodrich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8251 N Celina St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 236-1500	312	21	15.0	92.6%	8 (2.6%)	210 (67.3%)	22 (7.1%)	44 (14.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.3%)	6.4	963^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	7.8%		7.1	972^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	8.4%	9	11.1	24.1	22.9	11.1	20.7	14.3	24.1	17.2	$15,374	$2,580	$12,794
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11001 N Buntrock Ave	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 238-4601	558	38	14.7	10.4%	416 (74.6%)	34 (6.1%)	35 (6.3%)	32 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.2%)	86.8	62^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	94.1%		85.9	75^th of 1061 public elementary schools	92.9%	13	78.2	67.4	82.7	89.7	73.3	82.5	81.4	67.4	$13,106	$207	$12,899

Frequently Asked Questions about MacArthur Elementary

What schools do graduates of MacArthur Elementary attend?

Students who attend MacArthur Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kennedy Middle
High : Germantown High

Is MacArthur Elementary a good school?

MacArthur Elementary ranks 171^st of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is MacArthur Elementary in?

Germantown School District

How many students attend MacArthur Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended MacArthur Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of MacArthur Elementary?

Students at MacArthur Elementary are 66% White, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 6% Hispanic.

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