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Highland View Elementary

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Highland View Elementary ranks 147 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Highland View Elementary is a PK–5 school of 336 students in Greendale, Wisconsin, part of the Greendale School District, a 5-star district ranked 41st of 432 in the state. In 2025–2026, the school ranked 147th of 1,039 elementary schools statewide (86th percentile, 4 stars), placing it in roughly the top 14% of Wisconsin elementaries. Its ten-year history shows steady 70th–78th percentile results from 2015–2016 through 2018–2019, a slide during and after the pandemic, and then a sharp recovery to 89th percentile in 2024–2025 and 86th in 2025–2026 — the strongest two-year run in the available record.

In 2025–2026, grade-level proficiency ranged from 70.9% to 79.7% in English Language Arts and 71.2% to 80.0% in math. Averaged across grades 3–5, that is about 75% proficient in both subjects, against state averages of roughly 53% — a gap of more than 20 points in each. Against its own district, the school is essentially at parity in ELA (about 75% vs. 77%) and slightly behind in math (about 75% vs. 78%). Social studies is the outlier: fourth-grade proficiency was 66.1%, only about half a point above the state average (65.5%) and more than 10 points below the district (76.4%). Science (66.1%, vs. 53.5% state and 69.5% district) is also above state but below district.

Attendance is a genuine strength: chronic absenteeism was 6.8% in 2024–2025, below the district’s 7.4% and far below the state’s 17.3%. Within Greendale, however, Highland View has the highest absenteeism of the three elementaries (College Park 2.6%, Canterbury 2.3%). Spending rose to $18,585 in 2024–2025, the highest among Greendale elementaries, while the student–teacher ratio improved to 11.5. Low-income enrollment was 26.5%, down from 33.5% two years earlier. Special education students improved from the 47th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 75th, while low-income students were at the 65th percentile. Nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, such as Garland (1.16 miles away, bottom 13% of the state) and Victory (1.7 miles away, 9th percentile), show how much difference a few miles can make.

336

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,585

Per pupil spending ?

26.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5900 S 51st St
Greendale, WI 53129-2699

(414) 423-2750

District: Greendale School District

Students who attend Highland View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Greendale Middle
High:	Greendale High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.3%

Hispanic:

19.9%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (73% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg76%

Wisconsin avg55%

147^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Greendale School District

41^st of 432Greendale 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
2026	80.5	147 of 1039	85.9%	★★★★☆
2025	83.5	117 of 1044	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	349 of 1061	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	421 of 1067	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	337 of 1067	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	316 of 1050	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	309 of 1037	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	227 of 1025	77.9%	★★★★☆
2017	73.3	245 of 1071	77.1%	★★★★☆
2016	73.6	240 of 1075	77.7%	★★★★☆
2015	73.6	225 of 1076	79.1%	★★★★☆
2014	73.2	213 of 1061	79.9%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	97 of 1053	90.8%	★★★★★
2012	71.8	238 of 1045	77.2%	★★★★☆
2011	72.7	211 of 1046	79.8%	★★★★☆
2010	81.4	74 of 1045	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	81.3	74 of 1030	92.8%	★★★★★
2008	80.0	90 of 1021	91.2%	★★★★★
2007	85.0	35 of 689	94.9%	★★★★★
2006	81.4	79 of 712	88.9%	★★★★☆
2005	71.3	198 of 632	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	84.2	50 of 633	92.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	60.8	74 of 269	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	35 of 249	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	24 of 248	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	49.4	84 of 222	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	94 of 275	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.3	49 of 287	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	169 of 986	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	211 of 1001	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	248 of 1011	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	450 of 1010	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	450 of 1017	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.6	418 of 1004	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	281 of 1002	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	382 of 997	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	63 of 347	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	88.0	27 of 322	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	40 of 331	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	35 of 290	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	50 of 296	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	75 of 274	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	85 of 266	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	49 of 271	81.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	294 of 848	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.5	135 of 870	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	322 of 866	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	369 of 871	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	333 of 859	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	548 of 847	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	363 of 874	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	284 of 854	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	130 of 989	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	87.1	55 of 1000	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	62.6	405 of 1012	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	361 of 1011	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	250 of 1017	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	221 of 1003	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	301 of 1002	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	122 of 997	87.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	194 of 791	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	64.5	215 of 802	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	44.7	418 of 790	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	453 of 770	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.8	207 of 748	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	47.3	367 of 746	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	284 of 742	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	220 of 721	69.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	71 of 697	89.8%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	117 of 718	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	298 of 727	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	342 of 715	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	263 of 704	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.1	188 of 699	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	171 of 718	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	178 of 686	74.1%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)90th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics75%+22 vs state

English Language Arts75%+22 vs state

Social Studies66%~ state avg

Science66%+13 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, November 16, 2012

I went to Highland View as a child and now my daughters go there. It's an amazing school that is focused on growing our children to reach their greatest potential. The teachers are passionate in their profession and actively involved with the students, school, and community which has a huge positive impact on the kids. I love this school and can't imagine my kids going to another elementary school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5900 S 51st St	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 423-2750	336	29	11.5	26.5%	226 (67.3%)	8 (2.4%)	67 (19.9%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	80.5	147^th of 1039 public elementary schools	85.9%		83.5	117^th of 1044 public elementary schools	88.8%	30	70.9	79.7	75.0				80.0	71.2	75.0				66.1		66.1		$18,585	$483	$18,102
College Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5701 W College Ave	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 423-2850	273	24	11.3	33.7%	176 (64.5%)	3 (1.1%)	45 (16.5%)	26 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.4%)	83.3	114^th of 1039 public elementary schools	89.0%		81.7	134^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.2%	20	84.6	78.4	75.6				89.7	84.3	60.0				74.5		64.7		$17,965	$428	$17,536
Elm Dale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 S Honey Creek Dr	Greenfield	53221	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 281-7100	477	37	12.8	45.1%	232 (48.6%)	24 (5.0%)	120 (25.2%)	60 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.0%)	53.8	547^th of 1039 public elementary schools	47.4%		66.2	370^th of 1044 public elementary schools	64.6%	177	61.5	48.6	60.0				65.4	51.4	68.3				54.2		41.7		$14,275	$268	$14,007
Garland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3120 W Green Ave	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6500	541	30	17.8	88.7%	155 (28.7%)	56 (10.4%)	116 (21.4%)	189 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)	15.6	903^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	13.1%		11.2	936^th of 1044 public elementary schools	10.3%	33	22.9	38.2	12.8	29.8	29.8	23.3	25.0	30.9	18.0	15.8	22.8	11.7	54.6	33.3	33.3	28.8	$18,538	$2,625	$15,913
Canterbury Elementary	Public	K-5	7000 Enfield Ave	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 423-2770	350	30	11.7	20.6%	256 (73.1%)	3 (0.9%)	56 (16.0%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	88.3	57^th of 1039 public elementary schools	94.5%		85.8	79^th of 1044 public elementary schools	92.4%	22	72.1	79.7	79.1				73.8	76.6	88.1				87.5		76.6		$15,907	$231	$15,676
Edgewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4711 S 47th St	Greenfield	53220	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 281-5750	325	24	13.3	62.8%	121 (37.2%)	21 (6.5%)	104 (32.0%)	53 (16.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.7%)	60.5	438^th of 1039 public elementary schools	57.8%		72.5	280^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.2%	158	45.5	59.2	71.4				54.6	59.2	85.7				67.4		42.9		$15,195	$825	$14,371
Victory Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2222 W Henry Ave	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6700	419	25	16.9	95.2%	50 (11.9%)	44 (10.5%)	103 (24.6%)	203 (48.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	8.3	948^th of 1039 public elementary schools	8.8%		6.5	959^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.1%	11	11.1	21.9	15.1	15.9	31.5	25.0	24.4	31.3	15.1	13.6	27.8	21.9	50.0	28.1	15.6	21.9	$19,548	$2,668	$16,880
Cedar Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2225 W Sycamore Ave	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 761-3020	295	24	12.4	40.3%	143 (48.5%)	16 (5.4%)	56 (19.0%)	68 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	54.2	543^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	47.7%		53.8	543^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	48.0%		63.8	55.4	51.1				70.2	54.6	31.9				68.2		47.0		$14,445	$807	$13,638
Pleasant View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4601 W Marquette Ave	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 423-4650	422	27	15.6	24.6%	264 (62.6%)	4 (0.9%)	50 (11.8%)	71 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	72.9	273^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	73.7%		80	157^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.0%	116	70.2	66.2	70.0				70.2	65.7	70.0				64.2		56.7		$13,071	$419	$12,652
Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5143 S 21st St	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6300	447	25	18.1	55.5%	134 (30.0%)	80 (17.9%)	157 (35.1%)	42 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.4%)	37.9	739^th of 1039 public elementary schools	28.9%		45.7	644^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.3%	95	68.3	47.6	50.0	40.0	70.4	55.9	48.8	42.9	40.5	33.3	57.7	50.0	50.0	58.8	35.7	38.2	$18,999	$2,588	$16,410

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland View Elementary

What schools do graduates of Highland View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highland View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Greendale Middle
High : Greendale High

How many students attend Highland View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Highland View Elementary.

Is Highland View Elementary a good school?

Highland View Elementary ranks 147^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Highland View Elementary in?

Greendale School District

What is the racial makeup of Highland View Elementary?

Students at Highland View Elementary are 67% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

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