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Hales Corners Elementary

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Hales Corners Elementary ranks 178 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Hales Corners Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Whitnall School District, located in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. With 509 students, the school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 178th out of 1,044 schools statewide.

Hales Corners Elementary's academic performance is a standout, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages on the Forward Exam. In the 2024-2025 school year, 65.48% of 3rd graders, 76.47% of 4th graders, and 63.53% of 5th graders scored proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 52.14%, 52.21%, and 51.26%, respectively. The school also excels in mathematics, with 70.24% of 3rd graders, 70.59% of 4th graders, and 62.35% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 55%, 53.96%, and 52.58%. Additionally, the school demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking highly for Hispanic, White, and multi-racial students, as well as students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Hales Corners Elementary has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 19.5% in 2022-2023, the school's rates are still lower than the state average and comparable to nearby schools. The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.8 to 14.8 over the past few years, which is lower than the ratios of many nearby schools, such as Robinwood Elementary and Edgerton Elementary. However, some schools in the New Berlin School District, like Elmwood Elementary, outperform Hales Corners in certain subject areas and grade levels.

520

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,581

Per pupil spending ?

30.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11320 W Janesville Rd
Hales Corners, WI 53130

(414) 525-8800

District: Whitnall School District

Students who attend Hales Corners Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Whitnall Middle
High:	Whitnall High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.2%

Hispanic:

17.7%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg72%

Wisconsin avg54%

178^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Whitnall School District

69^th of 426Whitnall 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	78.9	178 of 1044	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	298 of 1061	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	96 of 1067	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.4	153 of 1067	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	155 of 1050	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	381 of 1037	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	260 of 1025	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	84.5	106 of 1071	90.1%	★★★★★
2016	84.7	99 of 1075	90.8%	★★★★★
2015	67.1	335 of 1076	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.9	247 of 1061	76.7%	★★★★☆
2013	69.8	250 of 1053	76.3%	★★★★☆
2012	75.7	146 of 1045	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	75.5	165 of 1046	84.2%	★★★★☆
2010	71.5	249 of 1045	76.2%	★★★★☆
2009	76.9	151 of 1030	85.3%	★★★★☆
2008	74.3	196 of 1021	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	79.3	87 of 689	87.4%	★★★★☆
2006	74.7	165 of 712	76.8%	★★★★☆
2005	76.8	113 of 632	82.1%	★★★★☆
2004	72.2	167 of 633	73.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	160 of 1001	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	262 of 1011	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	98 of 1010	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	77.0	178 of 1017	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	135 of 1004	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	462 of 1002	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	374 of 997	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	44 of 322	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	83 of 331	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	36 of 290	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	21 of 296	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	24 of 274	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	66.9	65 of 266	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	33 of 271	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	124 of 870	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	105 of 866	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	28 of 871	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	78.5	92 of 859	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	65 of 847	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	48.7	442 of 874	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.4	245 of 854	71.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	195 of 1000	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	328 of 1012	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.4	104 of 1011	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	143 of 1017	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	195 of 1003	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	262 of 1002	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	140 of 997	86.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	18 of 113	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	17 of 67	74.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	132 of 802	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	253 of 790	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	222 of 770	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	227 of 748	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.3	98 of 746	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.2	291 of 742	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	151 of 721	79.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	171 of 718	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	268 of 727	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.1	69 of 715	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	74.1	142 of 704	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	129 of 699	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	304 of 718	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	220 of 686	67.9%	★★★☆☆

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)86th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

White (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies79%+15 vs state

Science71%+20 vs state

English Language Arts69%+17 vs state

Mathematics68%+14 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 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
Hales Corners Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11320 W Janesville Rd	Hales Corners	53130	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 525-8800	520	39	13.2	30.4%	344 (66.2%)	27 (5.2%)	92 (17.7%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	78.9	178^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.0%		71	298^th of 1061 public elementary schools	71.9%	120	65.5	76.5	63.5				70.2	70.6	62.4				78.8		70.6		$12,581	$493	$12,088
Edgerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5145 S 116th St	Hales Corners	53130	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 525-8900	378	30	12.6	25.9%	256 (67.7%)	11 (2.9%)	71 (18.8%)	21 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	83.6	112^th of 1044 public elementary schools	89.3%		81.2	145^th of 1061 public elementary schools	86.3%	33	79.0	74.6	72.3				71.0	71.4	61.5				85.7		74.6		$12,497	$518	$11,980
Elmwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5900 S Sunnyslope Rd	New Berlin	53151	Waukesha County	New Berlin School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 789-6581	567	34	16.8	9.7%	431 (76.0%)	7 (1.2%)	46 (8.1%)	61 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	81.9	131^st of 1044 public elementary schools	87.5%		84.9	88^th of 1061 public elementary schools	91.7%	43	72.1	67.1	75.3	64.7			80.2	79.3	83.2	74.1			73.2		59.8		$11,902	$251	$11,651
Country Dale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7380 S North Cape Rd	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 529-8240	437	30	14.8	20.1%	274 (62.7%)	13 (3.0%)	50 (11.4%)	67 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.6%)	75.3	232^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	77.8%		75.9	219^th of 1061 public elementary schools	79.4%	13	66.0	72.7	66.2				69.8	63.6	68.8				68.2		62.1		$11,091	$531	$10,560
Robinwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10705 W Robinwood Ln	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 529-8255	437	30	14.5	22.2%	266 (60.9%)	11 (2.5%)	56 (12.8%)	66 (15.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.5%)	76.4	215^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.4%		79.9	164^th of 1061 public elementary schools	84.5%	51	69.6	68.3	61.2				66.3	81.0	63.2				73.0		63.5		$12,285	$677	$11,608
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%)	85.8	79^th of 1044 public elementary schools	92.4%		83.8	109^th of 1061 public elementary schools	89.7%	30	74.6	77.8	69.2				72.9	88.9	67.7				85.7		71.4		$13,015	$611	$12,404
Ben Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7620 S 83rd St	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 529-8270	308	23	13.3	26.0%	211 (68.5%)	2 (0.6%)	54 (17.5%)	29 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	72.7	278^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.4%		51.6	611^th of 1061 public elementary schools	42.4%	333	79.5	62.5	56.5				79.5	64.6	54.4				75.0		60.4		$14,875	$970	$13,905
Alcott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3563 S 97th St	Milwaukee	53228	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7400	264	18	14.9	74.2%	67 (25.4%)	45 (17.0%)	97 (36.7%)	11 (4.2%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.2%)	8.7	949^th of 1044 public elementary schools	9.1%		9.1	953^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	10.2%	4	31.0	13.6	34.6	23.1	32.0	47.8	14.3	9.1	7.7	23.1	24.0	4.4	18.2	60.9	13.6	13.0	$15,071	$2,847	$12,224
Hoover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12705 W Euclid Ave	New Berlin	53151	Waukesha County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3810	335	25	13.2	56.1%	148 (44.2%)	69 (20.6%)	73 (21.8%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.0%)	34.8	771^st of 1044 public elementary schools	26.1%		30.4	810^th of 1061 public elementary schools	23.7%	39	42.5	40.9	42.2				60.0	31.8	24.4				56.8		45.5		$12,278	$699	$11,578
Maple Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6921 W Coldspring Rd	Greenfield	53220	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 541-0600	427	33	13.0	49.6%	194 (45.4%)	27 (6.3%)	129 (30.2%)	32 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.5%)	22.4	856^th of 1044 public elementary schools	18.0%		27.8	830^th of 1061 public elementary schools	21.8%	26	36.7	43.9	32.7				32.8	33.3	31.3				42.1		29.8		$12,827	$1,407	$11,420

Frequently Asked Questions about Hales Corners Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hales Corners Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hales Corners Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitnall Middle
High : Whitnall High

How many students attend Hales Corners Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Hales Corners Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hales Corners Elementary?

Students at Hales Corners Elementary are 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Hales Corners Elementary a good school?

Hales Corners Elementary ranks 178^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Hales Corners Elementary in?

Whitnall School District

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