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Donges Bay Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Donges Bay Elementary is a PK–5 neighborhood school in Mequon, Wisconsin (Ozaukee County) serving 539 students as one of three elementary schools in the Mequon-Thiensville School District, a district ranked 13th of 432 in Wisconsin.

Academically, this is one of the state's most consistent performers. In ten reported school years, Donges Bay has never finished below the 92nd percentile statewide and has earned 5 stars every single year, including a 36th-of-1,039 finish (97th percentile) in 2025–26. Proficiency runs about 81%, roughly 26 points above the state average, and every subject and grade tested beats the state. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 15.4% (2021–22) to 4.5% (2024–25) — about a 71% reduction, versus 17.3% statewide. Notably, the school does this on the lowest per-pupil spending in its comparison group: $14,475 (2024–25), with 13.6 students per teacher. Its special education students rank at the 96th percentile (33rd of 791) with 5 stars, and both male and female students sit at the 96th percentile.

Nearby comparisons are striking. In the same district, Oriole Lane Elementary ranks 25th and Wilson Elementary 61st, while Stormonth Elementary (Fox Point J2) ranks 9th on higher spending — though Donges Bay's 3rd grade math (91.36%) actually edges Stormonth's (87.5%). Farther south, Brown Deer Elementary and five Milwaukee elementaries — Thoreau Elementary, Hawthorne Elementary, Barton Elementary, Thurston Woods Elementary, and Goodrich Elementary — spend $20,800–$22,900 per student yet land in the 3rd–11th percentile. Those schools serve very different populations, so the contrast is about context, not cause. Two things to watch: 4th grade math (74.14%) and social studies (81.03%) trail district peers, and the low-income subgroup sits at the 30th percentile (2 stars) in 2025–26, based on a very small number of students.

539

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,475

Per pupil spending ?

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2401 W Donges Bay Rd
Mequon, WI 53092-5562

(262) 238-7925

District: Mequon-Thiensville School District

Students who attend Donges Bay Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lake Shore Middle
High:	Homestead High

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.1%

Two or more races:

5.8%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (82% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg81%

Wisconsin avg55%

36^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Mequon-Thiensville School District

13^th of 432Mequon-Thiensville 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	90.1	36 of 1039	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	86.5	64 of 1044	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	78 of 1061	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	81 of 1067	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	43 of 1067	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	43 of 1050	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	51 of 1037	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	84 of 1025	91.8%	★★★★★
2017	91.6	28 of 1071	97.4%	★★★★★
2016	88.0	59 of 1075	94.5%	★★★★★
2015	84.3	74 of 1076	93.1%	★★★★★
2014	90.9	12 of 1061	98.9%	★★★★★
2013	85.9	47 of 1053	95.5%	★★★★★
2012	82.1	48 of 1045	95.4%	★★★★★
2011	75.1	174 of 1046	83.4%	★★★★☆
2010	80.0	99 of 1045	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	82.0	65 of 1030	93.7%	★★★★★
2008	82.9	47 of 1021	95.4%	★★★★★
2006	85.1	48 of 712	93.3%	★★★★★
2004	84.3	47 of 633	92.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	1 of 144	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	15 of 165	90.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	75.0	30 of 110	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	44 of 986	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	85.5	73 of 1001	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	60 of 1011	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	81 of 1010	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	89 of 1017	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	65 of 1004	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	47 of 1002	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	85 of 997	91.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	99.1	2 of 331	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	5 of 266	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	592 of 848	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	473 of 871	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	661 of 859	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	73.0	139 of 847	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	179 of 874	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	40.5	562 of 854	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	88.6	43 of 989	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	84.9	87 of 1000	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.5	115 of 1012	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	85 of 1011	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	25 of 1017	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	40 of 1003	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	64 of 1002	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	74 of 997	92.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	56.9	52 of 119	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	33 of 791	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	78.0	99 of 802	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	140 of 790	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	253 of 770	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.5	46 of 748	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.2	44 of 746	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	10 of 742	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	52 of 721	92.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	50 of 697	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	80.6	99 of 718	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	89 of 727	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	97 of 715	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	25 of 704	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.6	50 of 699	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	43 of 718	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	54 of 686	92.1%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2024)99th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)99th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2022)73rd percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)56th percentile-36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics83%+30 vs state

English Language Arts82%+29 vs state

Social Studies81%+16 vs state

Science78%+24 vs state

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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
Donges Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 W Donges Bay Rd	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 238-7925	539	40	13.6	7.1%	448 (83.1%)	22 (4.1%)	25 (4.6%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.8%)	90.1	36^th of 1039 public elementary schools	96.5%		86.5	64^th of 1044 public elementary schools	93.9%	28	80.3	79.3	85.3				91.4	74.1	80.0				81.0		77.6		$14,475	$497	$13,978
Indian Hill School	Public	PK, KG-3	1101 W Brown Deer Rd	River Hills	53217	Milwaukee County	Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 351-7390	223	15	14.5	1.3%	158 (70.9%)	15 (6.7%)	18 (8.1%)	15 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)								(n/a)	84.1						86.4										$18,971	$619	$18,352
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%)	88	61^st of 1039 public elementary schools	94.1%		86.8	62^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	94.1%	1	78.4	69.4	79.8				83.0	83.5	79.8				87.1		70.6		$15,076	$218	$14,858
Oriole Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12850 N Oriole Ln	Mequon	53097	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 238-4220	499	35	14.2	15.0%	387 (77.6%)	15 (3.0%)	32 (6.4%)	30 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	91.1	25^th of 1039 public elementary schools	97.6%		85.2	92^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	91.2%	67	90.9	79.1	73.5				95.5	83.7	83.8				88.4		75.6		$15,204	$218	$14,986
Brown Deer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5757 W Dean Rd	Brown Deer	53223	Milwaukee County	Brown Deer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 371-6800	709	46	15.3	58.0%	91 (12.8%)	361 (50.9%)	46 (6.5%)	131 (18.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.9%)	49.1	605^th of 1039 public elementary schools	41.8%		42.1	698^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.1%	93	62.4	49.1	44.0				80.7	52.8	37.6				56.5		41.7		$15,061	$967	$14,094
Thoreau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7878 N 60th St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 236-1800	353	23	15.3	95.8%	8 (2.3%)	303 (85.8%)	20 (5.7%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	3	997^th of 1039 public elementary schools	4.0%		3.2	1003^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	3.9%	6	2.9	21.7	7.7	14.6	6.1	11.1	2.9	0.0	0.0	7.1	6.1	14.8	30.4	18.5	17.4	14.8	$20,913	$3,236	$17,677
Stormonth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7301 N Longacre Rd	Milwaukee	53217	Milwaukee County	Fox Point J2 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 247-4102	473	37	12.7	6.3%	378 (79.9%)	12 (2.5%)	29 (6.1%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.6%)	94.2	9^th of 1039 public elementary schools	99.1%		91.1	25^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.6%	16	93.2	91.9					87.5	82.8					91.9		85.9		$17,048	$559	$16,488
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6945 N 41st St	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 247-7200	259	16	16.0	96.9%	3 (1.2%)	222 (85.7%)	20 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	2.8	1006^th of 1039 public elementary schools	3.2%		3.2	1005^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.7%	1	6.9	7.4	20.0				13.8	3.7	8.0				18.5		3.7		$22,933	$3,357	$19,576
Barton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 W Green Tree Rd	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3900	283	17	16.3	90.5%	8 (2.8%)	240 (84.8%)	8 (2.8%)	19 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	4.3	985^th of 1039 public elementary schools	5.2%		3.9	992^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	5.0%	7	16.1	18.2	18.5				12.9	9.1	14.8				21.2		9.4		$21,722	$2,779	$18,942
Thurston Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5966 N 35th St	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2800	256	15	17.0	92.6%	0 (0.0%)	227 (88.7%)	21 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	2.9	1002^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	3.6%		1.5	1036^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.8%	34	0.0	28.6	0.0	6.7	15.0	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	15.0	0.0	21.4	27.3	21.4	9.1	$20,831	$3,159	$17,672

Frequently Asked Questions about Donges Bay Elementary

How many students attend Donges Bay Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 539 students attended Donges Bay Elementary.

What district is Donges Bay Elementary in?

Mequon-Thiensville School District

What schools do graduates of Donges Bay Elementary attend?

Students who attend Donges Bay Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lake Shore Middle
High : Homestead High

Is Donges Bay Elementary a good school?

Yes! Donges Bay Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 36^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Donges Bay Elementary?

Students at Donges Bay Elementary are 83% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

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