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Mill Valley Elementary

Public Grades K-4

53^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Mill Valley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Muskego, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-4 with a student population of 428. The school is part of the Muskego-Norway School District, which is ranked 14th out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mill Valley Elementary has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Wisconsin, with rankings ranging from 4th to 53rd out of over 1,000 schools in the state over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger throughout this period. Additionally, the school has demonstrated exceptional performance across various student subgroups, ranking 1st in the state for Hispanic students, 5th for multi-racial students, and within the top 50 for female, male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.

Mill Valley Elementary students consistently outperform the state and district averages on the Forward Exam, with proficiency rates often exceeding 80% in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science. The school has also maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.6% to 19.5% over the past few years, which is lower than the state and district averages. When compared to nearby schools, such as Bay Lane Elementary and Poplar Creek Elementary, Mill Valley Elementary consistently outperforms these schools in terms of state rankings, test scores, and student subgroup performance.

417

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,901

Per pupil spending ?

13.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

W191S6445 Hillendale Dr
Muskego, WI 53150-9092

(262) 971-1830

District: Muskego-Norway School District

Students who attend Mill Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lake Denoon Middle
High:	Muskego High

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.5%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (79% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg79%

Wisconsin avg55%

53^rd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Muskego-Norway School District

14^th of 426Muskego-Norway 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	88.1	53 of 1044	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	9 of 1061	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	10 of 1067	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	4 of 1067	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	5 of 1050	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	5 of 1037	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	17 of 1025	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	89.1	55 of 1071	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	90.5	36 of 1075	96.7%	★★★★★
2015	88.2	26 of 1076	97.6%	★★★★★
2014	85.0	70 of 1061	93.4%	★★★★★
2013	81.7	93 of 1053	91.2%	★★★★★
2012	85.8	20 of 1045	98.1%	★★★★★
2011	83.5	47 of 1046	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	81.2	78 of 1045	92.5%	★★★★★
2009	77.0	150 of 1030	85.4%	★★★★☆
2008	77.2	140 of 1021	86.3%	★★★★☆
2006	87.0	23 of 712	96.8%	★★★★★
2004	79.8	105 of 633	83.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	98 of 1001	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	20 of 1011	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	5 of 1010	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	5 of 1017	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	4 of 1004	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	4 of 1002	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	58 of 997	94.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	99.5	1 of 331	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	3 of 274	98.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	49 of 870	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	19 of 866	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	38 of 871	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	4 of 859	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	9 of 847	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	3 of 874	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	69.0	176 of 854	79.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	41 of 1000	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	7 of 1012	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	27 of 1011	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	5 of 1017	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	6 of 1003	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	4 of 1002	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	5 of 997	99.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	95.6	5 of 119	95.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	47 of 802	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	26 of 770	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	13 of 748	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	6 of 746	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	43 of 742	94.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	94 of 718	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	24 of 727	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	15 of 715	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	5 of 704	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	3 of 699	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	6 of 718	99.2%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2024)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)96th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies85%+21 vs state

Mathematics79%+25 vs state

English Language Arts77%+25 vs state

Science74%+23 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th 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
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
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
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
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
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
Poplar Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	17401 W Cleveland Ave	New Berlin	53146	Waukesha County	New Berlin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 789-6520	514	35	14.4	22.4%	386 (75.1%)	5 (1.0%)	54 (10.5%)	42 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	86	73^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	93.0%		82	133^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	87.5%	60	70.2	73.8	75.6	73.8	79.0	81.3	80.5	70.5	85.0	66.3	$12,076	$438	$11,638
Country Dale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7380 S North Cape Rd	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 529-8240	437	30	14.8	20.1%	274 (62.7%)	13 (3.0%)	50 (11.4%)	67 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.6%)	75.3	232^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	77.8%		75.9	219^th of 1061 public elementary schools	79.4%	13	66.0	72.7	66.2		69.8	63.6	68.8		68.2	62.1	$11,091	$531	$10,560
Hales Corners Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11320 W Janesville Rd	Hales Corners	53130	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 525-8800	520	39	13.2	30.4%	344 (66.2%)	27 (5.2%)	92 (17.7%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	78.9	178^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.0%		71	298^th of 1061 public elementary schools	71.9%	120	65.5	76.5	63.5		70.2	70.6	62.4		78.8	70.6	$12,581	$493	$12,088
Edgerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5145 S 116th St	Hales Corners	53130	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 525-8900	378	30	12.6	25.9%	256 (67.7%)	11 (2.9%)	71 (18.8%)	21 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	83.6	112^th of 1044 public elementary schools	89.3%		81.2	145^th of 1061 public elementary schools	86.3%	33	79.0	74.6	72.3		71.0	71.4	61.5		85.7	74.6	$12,497	$518	$11,980

Frequently Asked Questions about Mill Valley Elementary

What schools do graduates of Mill Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mill Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lake Denoon Middle
High : Muskego High

What is the racial makeup of Mill Valley Elementary?

Students at Mill Valley Elementary are 83% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Mill Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Mill Valley Elementary.

Is Mill Valley Elementary a good school?

Yes. Mill Valley Elementary ranks in the top 5.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Mill Valley Elementary in?

Muskego-Norway School District

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