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South Elementary

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South Elementary ranks 139 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

South Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hartland, Wisconsin, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 331 students. It is part of the Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District, which is ranked 21 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

South Elementary has consistently ranked among the top Wisconsin elementary schools, with a ranking as high as 37 out of 1,067 schools in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is impressive, with students consistently scoring well above the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 72.73% of 3rd graders, 63.48% of 4th graders, and 76.77% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.14%, 52.21%, and 51.26%, respectively. Similarly, in Mathematics, 67.27% of 3rd graders, 71.55% of 4th graders, and 84.85% of 5th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 55%, 53.96%, and 52.58%.

South Elementary's performance is significantly stronger than the nearby North Elementary, which is also part of the Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District. When compared to schools in other districts, such as Richmond Elementary and Merton Primary, South Elementary's academic performance is on par or even exceeds these highly-ranked schools. Despite having a relatively low per-student spending of around $12,000, South Elementary has been able to achieve exceptional academic outcomes, suggesting efficient resource allocation and effective teaching practices.

332

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,118

Per pupil spending ?

15.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

651 E Imperial Dr
Hartland, WI 53029-2615

(262) 369-6720

District: Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District

Students who attend South Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Shore Middle
High:	Arrowhead High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.1%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (73% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg73%

Wisconsin avg54%

139^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 426Hartland-Lakeside J3 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	81.6	139 of 1044	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	105 of 1061	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	37 of 1067	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	56 of 1067	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	57 of 1050	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	54 of 1037	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	54 of 1025	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	86.7	77 of 1071	92.8%	★★★★★
2016	82.3	133 of 1075	87.6%	★★★★☆
2015	75.7	186 of 1076	82.7%	★★★★☆
2014	62.1	403 of 1061	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.6	213 of 1053	79.8%	★★★★☆
2012	74.0	184 of 1045	82.4%	★★★★☆
2011	68.1	299 of 1046	71.4%	★★★★☆
2010	71.8	241 of 1045	76.9%	★★★★☆
2009	79.5	110 of 1030	89.3%	★★★★☆
2008	69.3	291 of 1021	71.5%	★★★★☆
2007	77.4	126 of 689	81.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.9	126 of 712	82.3%	★★★★☆
2005	79.9	79 of 632	87.5%	★★★★☆
2004	77.1	125 of 633	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	105 of 1001	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	90 of 1011	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	46 of 1010	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	55 of 1017	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	45 of 1004	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	50 of 1002	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	35 of 997	96.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	61.7	90 of 290	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	87.4	26 of 296	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	11 of 274	96.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	202 of 870	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	129 of 866	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	34 of 871	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	49 of 859	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	46 of 847	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	64 of 874	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	27 of 854	96.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	179 of 1000	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	110 of 1012	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	24 of 1011	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	77 of 1017	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	81 of 1003	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	65 of 1002	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	90 of 997	91.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	80.7	16 of 119	86.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	208 of 802	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	100 of 790	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	30 of 770	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	22 of 748	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	81.9	58 of 746	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	73.7	118 of 742	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	153 of 721	78.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	157 of 718	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	113 of 727	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	36 of 715	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	56 of 704	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	49 of 699	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	80.6	91 of 718	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	74 of 686	89.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)87th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2023)69th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies79%+16 vs state

Mathematics74%+20 vs state

English Language Arts71%+19 vs state

Science67%+16 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
South Elementary	Public	3-5	651 E Imperial Dr	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 369-6720	332	24	13.9	15.4%	286 (86.1%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.4%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	81.6	139^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.7%		83.9	105^th of 1061 public elementary schools	90.1%	34	72.7	63.5	76.8				67.3	71.6	84.9				79.3		67.2		$12,118	$187	$11,931
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	232 Church St	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 369-6710	405	27	15.0	15.6%	346 (85.4%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.4%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)								(n/a)																	$11,281	$436	$10,845
Swallow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	W299N5614 County Road E	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Swallow School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 367-2000	432	29	14.7	2.8%	378 (87.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	26 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	95.7	4^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.6%		94.3	7^th of 1061 public elementary schools	99.3%	3	77.8	91.8	89.8	98.0	89.4	87.8	84.4	93.9	93.9	96.0	93.6	82.9	93.9	85.4	87.8	73.2	$11,739	$599	$11,139
Lake Country School	Public	PK, KG-8	1800 Vettelson Rd	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Lake Country School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 367-3606	447	26	17.2	7.6%	388 (86.8%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.1%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	93.8	8^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.2%		93.5	10^th of 1061 public elementary schools	99.1%	2	75.0	85.7	76.0	89.4	76.0	77.4	80.0	100.0	84.0	93.6	86.0	83.0	93.9	83.0	87.8	69.8	$13,709	$559	$13,150
Richmond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N56W26530 Richmond Rd	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Richmond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 538-1360	410	26	15.7	1.5%	378 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	90.2	30^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.1%		90.5	29^th of 1061 public elementary schools	97.3%	1	71.4	80.0	73.8	80.0	88.4	91.7	83.3	82.2	88.1	77.8	81.4	72.2	88.9	86.1	80.0	83.3	$12,270	$600	$11,670
Pewaukee Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	436 Lake St	Pewaukee	53072	Waukesha County	Pewaukee School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 695-5054	748	52	14.2	11.6%	595 (79.5%)	15 (2.0%)	29 (3.9%)	62 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.0%)								(n/a)																	$11,858	$584	$11,274
Meadowbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3130 Rolling Ridge Dr	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-2005	243	19	12.5	18.5%	197 (81.1%)	3 (1.2%)	28 (11.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	90.3	28^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.3%		88.2	53^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	95.0%	25	80.0	85.7	69.7				91.4	97.1	59.4				91.4		91.4		$10,615	$386	$10,229
Horizon School	Public	3-5	458 Lake St	Pewaukee	53072	Waukesha County	Pewaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 695-5052	647	42	15.4	11.3%	510 (78.8%)	12 (1.9%)	35 (5.4%)	45 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.6%)	82.2	129^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.6%		84.8	91^st of 1061 public elementary schools	91.4%	38	77.5	66.0	74.7				80.9	66.0	72.3				76.7		67.5		$11,233	$321	$10,912
Merton Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	N68W28460 Sussex Rd	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Merton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 538-2227	526	36	14.5	5.7%	486 (92.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	91.6	22^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	97.9%		90.5	30^th of 1061 public elementary schools	97.2%	8	74.4	82.8					88.6	86.0					87.1		80.7		$10,555	$316	$10,239
Cushing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	227 N Genesee St	Delafield	53018	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 646-6700	281	23	12.2	10.0%	250 (89.0%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	85.9	76^th of 1044 public elementary schools	92.7%		78.7	178^th of 1061 public elementary schools	83.2%	102	76.9	74.5	78.0				71.8	76.6	82.0				74.5		74.5		$13,315	$454	$12,862

Frequently Asked Questions about South Elementary

What schools do graduates of South Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Shore Middle
High : Arrowhead High

What is the racial makeup of South Elementary?

Students at South Elementary are 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Is South Elementary a good school?

South Elementary ranks 139^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended South Elementary.

What district is South Elementary in?

Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District

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