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Big Bend Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Big Bend Elementary is a highly-ranked public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Mukwonago School District in Wisconsin. With 488 students, the school consistently outperforms the district and the state in standardized test scores, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 37th out of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Key factors that set Big Bend Elementary apart include its strong performance across student subgroups, low chronic absenteeism rates, and relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's test scores are particularly impressive, with 82.67% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 79.57% for the district and 52.14% for the state. Additionally, Big Bend ranks highly for its performance with female students, male students, white students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Big Bend Elementary outperforms the Mukwonago School District as a whole, some nearby schools within the district, such as Clarendon Avenue Elementary and Bay Lane Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance and rankings. However, Big Bend still maintains a higher ranking than these schools. The school's consistent high performance, with a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 years, is a testament to its commitment to academic excellence and student success.

455

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,139

Per pupil spending ?

11.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

W230S8695 Big Bend Dr
Big Bend, WI 53103-9202

(262) 363-4401

District: Mukwonago School District

Students who attend Big Bend Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Park View Middle
High:	Mukwonago High

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.7%

Hispanic:

5.1%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (80% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg78%

Wisconsin avg54%

37^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Mukwonago School District

26^th of 426Mukwonago 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	89.4	37 of 1044	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	72 of 1061	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	161 of 1067	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	148 of 1067	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	114 of 1050	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	238 of 1037	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	273 of 1025	73.4%	★★★★☆
2017	72.8	249 of 1071	76.8%	★★★★☆
2016	78.2	173 of 1075	83.9%	★★★★☆
2015	72.6	240 of 1076	77.7%	★★★★☆
2014	66.8	311 of 1061	70.7%	★★★★☆
2013	73.1	208 of 1053	80.2%	★★★★☆
2012	66.5	351 of 1045	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.6	213 of 1046	79.6%	★★★★☆
2010	68.9	298 of 1045	71.5%	★★★★☆
2009	68.3	315 of 1030	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.7	325 of 1021	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.2	228 of 712	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	25 of 1001	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.4	114 of 1011	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	188 of 1010	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	182 of 1017	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	122 of 1004	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	264 of 1002	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	317 of 997	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	31 of 870	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	60 of 866	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	67.5	203 of 871	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	284 of 859	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.1	183 of 847	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.7	362 of 874	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	295 of 854	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	76 of 1000	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	61 of 1012	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	79.4	153 of 1011	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	142 of 1017	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	126 of 1003	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	240 of 1002	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	230 of 997	76.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	60 of 802	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	78.0	106 of 790	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	75 of 770	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	62.3	204 of 748	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	122 of 746	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	121 of 742	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	211 of 721	70.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	35 of 718	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	75 of 727	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	267 of 715	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	190 of 704	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	79 of 699	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	264 of 718	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	195 of 686	71.6%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies91%+28 vs state

Science84%+34 vs state

English Language Arts79%+27 vs state

Mathematics78%+24 vs state

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Monday, April 20, 2020

I am so happy my children go to this Amazing School! The staff are so attentive and considerate of all the needs of the students! Mr. Waller is an amazing principal!!! The Special Education staff at BBES are exceptional!!! Close Quote

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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
Big Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	W230S8695 Big Bend Dr	Big Bend	53103	Waukesha County	Mukwonago School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 363-4401	455	33	13.7	11.9%	408 (89.7%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	89.4	37^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.5%		86	72^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	93.2%	35	82.7	87.9	72.0	74.2			78.7	87.9	69.3	77.4			91.4		84.5		$12,139	$456	$11,683
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	8937 Big Bend Rd	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Washington-Caldwell School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 662-3466	192	14	13.6	11.5%	173 (90.1%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	67.3	360^th of 1044 public elementary schools	65.5%		69.3	332^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	68.7%	28	54.2	50.0	65.0	73.9	76.9	46.2	62.5	65.0	75.0	65.2	61.5	53.9	65.0	53.9	50.0	30.8	$14,381	$1,206	$13,175
Mill Valley Elementary	Public	K-4	W191S6445 Hillendale Dr	Muskego	53150	Waukesha County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 971-1830	417	32	12.9	13.2%	348 (83.5%)	4 (1.0%)	40 (9.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	88.1	53^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	94.9%		93.8	9^th of 1061 public elementary schools	99.2%	44	75.8	78.5					76.9	81.7					85.0		74.2		$11,901	$242	$11,660
Bay Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	S75W16399 Hilltop Dr	Muskego	53150	Waukesha County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 971-1810	912	61	14.9	12.7%	783 (85.9%)	8 (0.9%)	67 (7.3%)	10 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.5%)	88.5	48^th of 1044 public elementary schools	95.4%		81.1	150^th of 1061 public elementary schools	85.9%	102	71.4	78.5					82.7	81.0					88.3		72.4		$11,899	$276	$11,624
Mill Creek Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	S46W23850 Lawnsdale Rd	Waukesha	53189	Waukesha County	Mill Creek Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(262) 422-6020	324	23	13.7	35.8%	184 (56.8%)	32 (9.9%)	46 (14.2%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (16.7%)	49.9	587^th of 1044 public elementary schools	43.8%		41.1	718^th of 1061 public elementary schools	32.3%	131	75.0	50.0	47.8	39.1			91.7	55.6	43.5	30.4			55.6		38.9
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-4	26335 Fries Ln	Wind Lake	53185	Racine County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 971-1850	290	22	12.9	15.5%	258 (89.0%)	5 (1.7%)	16 (5.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	85.9	75^th of 1044 public elementary schools	92.8%		92.1	21^st of 1061 public elementary schools	98.0%	54	78.9	73.0					83.1	85.7					77.8		65.1		$13,866	$418	$13,447
Clarendon Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	915 Clarendon Ave	Mukwonago	53149	Waukesha County	Mukwonago School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 363-6286	511	35	14.5	20.0%	447 (87.5%)	11 (2.2%)	38 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	80	156^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.1%		82.8	122^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	88.5%	34	79.5	62.0	70.8	66.7			79.5	72.2	68.1	68.1			78.5		63.3		$11,739	$402	$11,336
Ronald Reagan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4225 S Calhoun Rd	New Berlin	53151	Waukesha County	New Berlin School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 789-6550	669	41	16.4	9.6%	550 (82.2%)	5 (0.7%)	59 (8.8%)	31 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	91.5	23^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	97.8%		87.6	62^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	94.2%	39	77.5	82.7	74.1	80.9			86.5	88.9	77.7	79.8			95.1		82.7		$11,926	$293	$11,633
Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Center Rd	Waukesha	53189	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-2205	348	26	13.2	28.7%	247 (71.0%)	16 (4.6%)	47 (13.5%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	81.6	138^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.8%		77.8	190^th of 1061 public elementary schools	82.1%	52	66.1	70.5	74.5				67.7	79.6	76.5				81.8		63.6		$10,719	$565	$10,154
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Big Bend Elementary

What district is Big Bend Elementary in?

Mukwonago School District

Is Big Bend Elementary a good school?

Yes! Big Bend Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 37^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Big Bend Elementary?

Students at Big Bend Elementary are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Big Bend Elementary attend?

Students who attend Big Bend Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Park View Middle
High : Mukwonago High

How many students attend Big Bend Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Big Bend Elementary.

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