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Oriole Lane Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Oriole Lane Elementary is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Mequon, Wisconsin, serving 517 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Mequon-Thiensville School District, which is ranked 24th out of 426 districts in the state, Oriole Lane Elementary has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Wisconsin, ranking within the top 25 schools for the past several years.

Oriole Lane Elementary's academic performance is truly exceptional, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages on the Forward Exam. In the 2024-2025 school year, 80.68% of 3rd-grade students, 66.18% of 4th-grade students, and 81.61% of 5th-grade students scored proficient or advanced in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 52.14%, 52.21%, and 51.26%, respectively. The school's performance in Mathematics is even more impressive, with 87.5% of 3rd-grade students, 71.01% of 4th-grade students, and 82.76% of 5th-grade students scoring proficient or advanced, compared to state averages of 55%, 53.96%, and 52.58%. The school's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, including female students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and white students.

Compared to nearby schools, Parkview Elementary in Cedarburg, which is ranked 5th out of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools, has similar high academic performance to Oriole Lane Elementary. However, schools in the Brown Deer School District, such as Brown Deer Elementary, perform significantly lower than Oriole Lane Elementary across various metrics. Oriole Lane Elementary's consistent excellence is a testament to its strong educational program, dedicated teachers, and supportive community.

499

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,930

Per pupil spending ?

15%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12850 N Oriole Ln
Mequon, WI 53097-2322

(262) 238-4220

District: Mequon-Thiensville School District

Students who attend Oriole Lane Elementary usually attend:

High:

Homestead High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.6%

Two or more races:

7.0%

Hispanic:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (77% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg77%

Wisconsin avg54%

92^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

24^th of 426Mequon-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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	92 of 1044	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	46 of 1061	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	22 of 1067	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	23 of 1067	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	46 of 1050	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	15 of 1037	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	5 of 1025	99.5%	★★★★★
2017	95.3	6 of 1071	99.4%	★★★★★
2016	92.4	22 of 1075	98.0%	★★★★★
2015	89.0	21 of 1076	98.0%	★★★★★
2014	88.0	40 of 1061	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	89.1	27 of 1053	97.4%	★★★★★
2012	80.0	72 of 1045	93.1%	★★★★★
2011	87.5	8 of 1046	99.2%	★★★★★
2010	83.8	47 of 1045	95.5%	★★★★★
2009	81.6	72 of 1030	93.0%	★★★★★
2008	80.9	75 of 1021	92.7%	★★★★★
2007	89.0	12 of 689	98.3%	★★★★★
2006	87.4	20 of 712	97.2%	★★★★★
2005	87.7	17 of 632	97.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	68.1	37 of 110	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	90.3	13 of 106	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	93.1	5 of 122	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	3 of 107	97.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	94.0	6 of 275	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	5 of 287	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	77 of 1001	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	24 of 1011	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	16 of 1010	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	37 of 1017	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	44 of 1004	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	10 of 1002	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	14 of 997	98.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	50 of 322	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	93.9	13 of 331	96.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	125 of 870	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	92 of 866	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	42 of 871	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	7 of 859	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	4 of 847	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	6 of 874	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	23 of 854	97.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	104 of 1000	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	109 of 1012	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	42 of 1011	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	24 of 1017	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	73 of 1003	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	30 of 1002	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	3 of 997	99.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	70.2	28 of 119	76.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	136 of 802	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	80 of 790	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	37 of 770	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	34 of 748	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	37 of 746	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	45 of 742	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	3 of 721	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	106 of 718	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	36 of 727	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	28 of 715	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	30 of 704	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	81 of 699	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	36 of 718	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	7 of 686	99.0%	★★★★★

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 (2019)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)76th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2022)66th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics81%+27 vs state

English Language Arts77%+25 vs state

Social Studies71%+7 vs state

Science65%+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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	85.2	92^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	91.2%		88.8	46^th of 1061 public elementary schools	95.7%	46	80.7	66.2	81.6	87.5	71.0	82.8	71.0	65.2	$12,930	$208	$12,722
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%)	86.5	64^th of 1044 public elementary schools	93.9%		85.6	78^th of 1061 public elementary schools	92.6%	14	66.7	84.2	68.2	73.0	73.7	77.3	89.5	80.3	$14,299	$761	$13,539
Westlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W64N319 Madison Ave	Cedarburg	53012	Ozaukee County	Cedarburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 376-6900	297	20	14.8	14.8%	266 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	89.9	33^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	96.8%		93.3	13^th of 1061 public elementary schools	98.8%	20	81.6	81.5	84.8	86.8	79.6	73.9	92.6	66.7	$12,333	$493	$11,840
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%)	86.8	62^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	94.1%		85.9	75^th of 1061 public elementary schools	92.9%	13	78.2	67.4	82.7	89.7	73.3	82.5	81.4	67.4	$13,106	$207	$12,899
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1629 11th Ave	Grafton	53024	Ozaukee County	Grafton School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 376-5650	507	31	16.3	14.4%	417 (82.2%)	7 (1.4%)	24 (4.7%)	32 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.7%)	86.6	63^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	94.0%		87.2	63^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	94.1%		87.5	70.7	73.5	88.6	70.7	75.0	84.0	65.3	$11,739	$265	$11,474
Thorson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W51N932 Keup Rd	Cedarburg	53012	Ozaukee County	Cedarburg School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 376-6700	529	33	15.9	6.6%	489 (92.4%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (1.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	93.3	12^th of 1044 public elementary schools	98.9%		92.6	17^th of 1061 public elementary schools	98.4%	5	82.7	84.4	83.0	85.3	86.5	84.1	91.7	79.2	$10,410	$589	$9,821
Parkview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W72N853 Harrison Ave	Cedarburg	53012	Ozaukee County	Cedarburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 376-6800	504	32	15.9	8.1%	430 (85.3%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	95.5	5^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.5%		94.9	6^th of 1061 public elementary schools	99.4%	1	91.5	89.3	85.3	94.9	94.7	85.3	94.7	81.3	$10,739	$506	$10,233
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)	85.0			87.5					$16,611	$896	$15,715
Woodview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 5th Ave	Grafton	53024	Ozaukee County	Grafton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 376-5750	506	35	14.6	18.2%	411 (81.2%)	12 (2.4%)	42 (8.3%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	88.9	40^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.2%		86.6	69^th of 1061 public elementary schools	93.5%	29	85.7	71.6	81.4	83.3	74.6	82.9	83.6	70.2	$12,451	$364	$12,088
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%)	42.1	698^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.1%		36.4	766^th of 1061 public elementary schools	27.8%	68	59.5	41.3	41.1	78.4	45.9	43.6	46.8	24.8	$14,069	$750	$13,318

Frequently Asked Questions about Oriole Lane Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Oriole Lane Elementary?

Students at Oriole Lane Elementary are 78% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend Oriole Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Oriole Lane Elementary.

What district is Oriole Lane Elementary in?

Mequon-Thiensville School District

Is Oriole Lane Elementary a good school?

Yes. Oriole Lane Elementary ranks in the top 8.8% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Oriole Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oriole Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Homestead High

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