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Wilson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

62^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Wilson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mequon, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 571 students. It is part of the Mequon-Thiensville School District, which is ranked 24th out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilson Elementary has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Wisconsin, with a current ranking of 62 out of 1,044 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's students consistently outperform the state and district averages in the Forward Exam, a standardized test used in Wisconsin, particularly in mathematics and social studies. Wilson Elementary also excels in supporting various student subgroups, with high rankings for Hispanic students, multi-racial students, and English Language Learners. However, the school's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is more mixed, indicating a need to focus on supporting this population.

When compared to nearby schools, Wilson Elementary's academic performance is generally stronger than Oriole Lane Elementary and Donges Bay Elementary, which are also part of the Mequon-Thiensville School District. However, when compared to schools outside the district, such as Westlawn Elementary in the Cedarburg School District, Wilson Elementary's performance is more comparable, with Westlawn sometimes outperforming Wilson in certain subject areas.

558

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,106

Per pupil spending ?

10.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11001 N Buntrock Ave
Mequon, WI 53092-4397

(262) 238-4601

District: Mequon-Thiensville School District

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Steffen Middle
High:	Homestead High

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.6%

Two or more races:

7.2%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (78% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% 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 school78%

District avg77%

Wisconsin avg54%

62^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	62 of 1044	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	75 of 1061	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	89 of 1067	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	90 of 1067	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	100 of 1050	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	116 of 1037	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	58 of 1025	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	89.6	48 of 1071	95.5%	★★★★★
2016	92.4	23 of 1075	97.9%	★★★★★
2015	87.5	31 of 1076	97.1%	★★★★★
2014	90.9	10 of 1061	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	89.6	23 of 1053	97.8%	★★★★★
2012	83.4	33 of 1045	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	83.5	46 of 1046	95.6%	★★★★★
2010	85.2	28 of 1045	97.3%	★★★★★
2009	80.2	88 of 1030	91.5%	★★★★★
2008	81.8	58 of 1021	94.3%	★★★★★
2007	86.7	23 of 689	96.7%	★★★★★
2006	84.8	51 of 712	92.8%	★★★★★
2005	83.5	39 of 632	93.8%	★★★★★
2004	86.3	27 of 633	95.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	62.7	40 of 161	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	19 of 165	88.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	74.2	36 of 123	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	30 of 116	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	21 of 122	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	92.8	5 of 107	95.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	99.8	1 of 248	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	1 of 287	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	69 of 1001	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	103 of 1011	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	82 of 1010	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	43 of 1017	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	83 of 1004	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	66.7	319 of 1002	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.7	103 of 997	89.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	22 of 322	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	8 of 331	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	3 of 290	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	4 of 296	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	8 of 274	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	8 of 266	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	1 of 271	99.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	565 of 870	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.0	284 of 866	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	171 of 871	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	154 of 859	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	52.9	364 of 847	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	234 of 874	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	170 of 854	80.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	84 of 1000	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	56 of 1012	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	88 of 1011	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.1	162 of 1017	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	120 of 1003	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	38 of 1002	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	34 of 997	96.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	89.0	7 of 119	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	1 of 96	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	3 of 77	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	65.6	22 of 85	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	15 of 76	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	94.2	5 of 67	92.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	53 of 802	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	88 of 790	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	39.3	463 of 770	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	75.7	98 of 748	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	89 of 746	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	164 of 742	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	78 of 721	89.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	52 of 718	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	86 of 727	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	113 of 715	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	99 of 704	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	75 of 699	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	107 of 718	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	82 of 686	88.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2022)100th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

African American (2019)75th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2024)71st percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+28 vs state

Social Studies81%+18 vs state

English Language Arts76%+24 vs state

Science67%+17 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
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
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
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
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
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%)	3.2	1003^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	3.9%		2.3	1032^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	2.7%	29	22.2	4.6	13.2	6.1	11.1	22.2	11.1	0.0	5.3	6.1	7.4	18.5	18.2	22.2	13.6	14.8	$15,499	$2,922	$12,577
Goodrich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8251 N Celina St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 236-1500	312	21	15.0	92.6%	8 (2.6%)	210 (67.3%)	22 (7.1%)	44 (14.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.3%)	6.4	963^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	7.8%		7.1	972^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	8.4%	9	11.1	24.1	22.9				11.1	20.7	14.3				24.1		17.2		$15,374	$2,580	$12,794
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
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
Darrell Lynn Hines Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7151 N 86th St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Darrell L Hines Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 358-3542	180	8	23.0	67.2%	0 (0.0%)	162 (90.0%)	4 (2.2%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	4.5	984^th of 1044 public elementary schools	5.7%		8.4	962^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	9.3%	22	7.7	11.1	27.8	7.1	14.3	26.7	0.0	5.6	22.2	0.0	21.4	20.0	16.7	40.0	5.6	20.0	$10,725	$2,032	$8,693
Stuart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 N 86th St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3700	322	19	16.9	77.3%	2 (0.6%)	197 (61.2%)	33 (10.2%)	71 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (5.0%)	11.8	931^st of 1044 public elementary schools	10.8%		14.6	924^th of 1061 public elementary schools	12.9%	7	27.8	29.8	19.1				33.3	25.5	7.1				36.2		25.5		$17,060	$3,349	$13,712

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary?

Students at Wilson Elementary are 75% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Asian.

What district is Wilson Elementary in?

Mequon-Thiensville School District

Is Wilson Elementary a good school?

Yes. Wilson Elementary ranks in the top 5.9% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Wilson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Wilson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Steffen Middle
High : Homestead High

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