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Elm Dale Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
370th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 65% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Elm Dale Elementary is a public elementary school located in Greenfield, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 465 students. The school is part of the Greenfield School District, which is ranked 324 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elm Dale Elementary consistently performs better than the Greenfield School District and the state of Wisconsin in standardized test scores across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Elm Dale's 5th-grade students scored 61.82% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52% for the district and 51.26% for the state. In mathematics, Elm Dale's 5th-grade students scored 70.91% proficient or better, significantly higher than the district's 54.73% and the state's 52.58%. The school also has a strong performance among specific student subgroups, particularly Asian and Hispanic students, ranking among the top Wisconsin elementary schools in these categories.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, Elm Dale Elementary's low-socioeconomic status students have performed well, ranking 211th out of 870 Wisconsin elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 4-star rating. However, the school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 5.8% in the 2023-2024 school year to 19.5% in the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, Elm Dale's performance in supporting students with special needs is an area of concern, with the school ranking in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools for this student subgroup.

477
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,214
Per pupil spending ?
45.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5300 S Honey Creek Dr
       Greenfield, WI  53221-3000

(414) 281-7100

District: Greenfield School District


Students who attend Elm Dale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Greenfield Middle
High:    Greenfield High
Racial breakdown:

White:
48.6%
Hispanic:
25.2%
Asian:
12.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (62% vs 54% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015
✓Above the Wisconsin median (65th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school62%
District avg52%
Wisconsin avg54%
370th of 1,044
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Top 35%▲ up 7 pts since 2015
From top 43% (2015) to top 35% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Greenfield School District
324th of 426Greenfield 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202566.2370 of 104464.6%★★★☆☆
202460.8475 of 106155.2%★★★☆☆
202362.0428 of 106759.9%★★★☆☆
202259.9448 of 106758.0%★★★☆☆
202162.5388 of 105063.0%★★★☆☆
201952.4540 of 103747.9%★★☆☆☆
201867.0322 of 102568.6%★★★☆☆
201767.6335 of 107168.7%★★★☆☆
201654.4528 of 107550.9%★★★☆☆
201560.9459 of 107657.3%★★★☆☆
201476.1175 of 106183.5%★★★★☆
201362.6385 of 105363.4%★★★☆☆
201265.8363 of 104565.3%★★★☆☆
201166.6332 of 104668.3%★★★☆☆
201068.3313 of 104570.0%★★★★☆
200968.2317 of 103069.2%★★★☆☆
200875.6171 of 102183.3%★★★★☆
200775.3149 of 68978.4%★★★★☆
200686.033 of 71295.4%★★★★★
200464.4258 of 63359.2%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202367.938 of 11667.2%★★★☆☆
202277.928 of 11074.5%★★★★☆
201954.948 of 12260.7%★★★☆☆
201870.933 of 10769.2%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202588.420 of 25592.2%★★★★★
202488.916 of 26994.1%★★★★★
202391.411 of 24995.6%★★★★★
202274.429 of 24888.3%★★★★☆
202171.837 of 22283.3%★★★★☆
201984.426 of 27590.5%★★★★★
201889.318 of 28793.7%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202560.6419 of 100158.1%★★★☆☆
202450.6588 of 101141.8%★★☆☆☆
202356.6478 of 101052.7%★★★☆☆
202263.8360 of 101764.6%★★★☆☆
202169.9270 of 100473.1%★★★★☆
201963.4367 of 100263.4%★★★☆☆
201868.4293 of 99770.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202573.661 of 32281.1%★★★★☆
202461.4102 of 33169.2%★★★☆☆
202350.1130 of 29055.2%★★★☆☆
202250.4129 of 29656.4%★★★☆☆
202155.595 of 27465.3%★★★☆☆
201973.847 of 26682.3%★★★★☆
201873.047 of 27182.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202567.3211 of 87075.7%★★★★☆
202464.4249 of 86671.2%★★★★☆
202370.3172 of 87180.3%★★★★☆
202261.7281 of 85967.3%★★★☆☆
202156.0320 of 84762.2%★★★☆☆
201964.2235 of 87473.1%★★★★☆
201873.0132 of 85484.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202569.1310 of 100069.0%★★★☆☆
202468.1325 of 101267.9%★★★☆☆
202364.9349 of 101165.5%★★★☆☆
202255.8467 of 101754.1%★★★☆☆
202153.9508 of 100349.4%★★☆☆☆
201943.3646 of 100235.5%★★☆☆☆
201862.0372 of 99762.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202537.0515 of 80235.8%★★☆☆☆
202432.3554 of 79029.9%★☆☆☆☆
202322.7644 of 77016.4%★☆☆☆☆
202218.9666 of 74811.0%★☆☆☆☆
202118.1683 of 7468.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201942.6392 of 74247.2%★★☆☆☆
201850.8330 of 72154.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202560.1292 of 71859.3%★★★☆☆
202455.8329 of 72754.7%★★★☆☆
202365.1219 of 71569.4%★★★☆☆
202254.8324 of 70454.0%★★★☆☆
202161.0253 of 69963.8%★★★☆☆
201943.1443 of 71838.3%★★☆☆☆
201860.6262 of 68661.8%★★★☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+28 vs school
Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school
Asian (2023)67th percentile+7 vs school
White (2025)59th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2025)36th percentile-29 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies77%+13 vs state
Mathematics67%+13 vs state
English Language Arts54%~ state avg
Science54%+3 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Elm Dale Elementary.

Students who attend Elm Dale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Greenfield Middle
High : Greenfield High

Elm Dale Elementary ranks 370th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Elm Dale Elementary are 49% White, 25% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American.


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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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