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Mill Valley Elementary

Public Grades K-4

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Mill Valley Elementary is a K–4 school serving 417 students on Hillendale Drive in Muskego, Wisconsin, part of the Muskego-Norway School District in suburban Milwaukee County — and it is one of the strongest elementaries in the state, ranking 37th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2025-26 (96th percentile, 5 stars) with ten straight years in the top 5% statewide. Mill Valley Elementary has posted five top-10 state finishes in that span, and no year in the record falls below the 95th percentile.

The academic numbers are strong across the board. On the 2025-26 Forward Exam, Mill Valley students were 24 to 31 points above the state proficiency rate in every subject tested — 82.76% in 3rd-grade ELA, 81.52% in 4th-grade ELA, 89.13% in 4th-grade social studies and 77.17% in 4th-grade science. The school also stands out for how evenly those results are spread: its low-income students rank in the 96th percentile and its special-education students in the 94th percentile among Wisconsin schools serving the same groups, essentially matching the school's own overall standing. Chronic absenteeism is 4.3%, roughly half the district rate (8.9%) and a quarter of the state rate (17.3%), continuing to improve after a post-pandemic rise.

Compared with neighbors, Mill Valley's profile is distinctive. It spends $16,683 per pupil — the highest in its comparison group — with 12.9 students per teacher, and it clearly outperforms its larger same-district neighbor Bay Lane Elementary in ELA (+13.7 points), science (+8.6) and social studies (+8.4) in 4th grade. Big Bend Elementary (Mukwonago) ranks just ahead at 31st statewide with higher 4th-grade math (91.55% vs. 80.43%), lower absenteeism (1.6%) and $3,100 less spending per student. Math is Mill Valley's relative soft spot — it now sits slightly below its own district's math averages, making it the metric most worth watching.

417

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,683

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 — 97th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg77%

Wisconsin avg55%

37^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Muskego-Norway School District

23^rd of 432Muskego-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
2026	89.9	37 of 1039	96.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	87.8	52 of 986	94.7%	★★★★★
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
2026	88.4	32 of 848	96.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	89.0	40 of 989	96.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	86.6	45 of 791	94.3%	★★★★★
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
2026	86.6	45 of 697	93.5%	★★★★★
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

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

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies89%+24 vs state

English Language Arts82%+29 vs state

Mathematics80%+26 vs state

Science77%+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 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 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%)	89.9	37^th of 1039 public elementary schools	96.4%		88.1	53^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	94.9%	16	82.8	81.5				79.3	80.4				89.1	77.2	$16,683	$208	$16,475
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%)	84	102^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	90.2%		88.5	48^th of 1044 public elementary schools	95.4%	54	75.0	67.9				82.9	82.9				80.7	68.6	$15,054	$200	$14,854
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%)	83.1	116^th of 1039 public elementary schools	88.8%		91.5	23^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	97.8%	93	71.8	68.4	71.1	75.4		78.8	72.8	63.9	73.7		85.1	73.7	$13,980	$212	$13,768
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%)	87.9	62^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	94.0%		81.9	131^st of 1044 public elementary schools	87.5%	69	68.2	74.2	71.3	84.8		69.7	82.0	69.0	89.1		92.1	87.6	$14,014	$209	$13,805
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%)	90.6	31^st of 1039 public elementary schools	97.0%		89.4	37^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.5%	6	83.3	80.3	87.9	70.7		88.3	91.6	84.5	73.3		87.3	84.5	$13,508	$403	$13,105
Mill Creek Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	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%)	61	431^st of 1039 public elementary schools	58.5%		49.9	587^th of 1044 public elementary schools	43.8%	156	75.0	54.2	46.7	52.0	40.0	79.3	66.7	40.0	40.0	55.0	66.7	62.5
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%)	86.5	75^th of 1039 public elementary schools	92.8%		86	73^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	93.0%	2	72.9	92.6	76.0	70.0		70.0	88.9	69.2	71.3		92.6	90.7	$14,197	$464	$13,733
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%)	78.8	182^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	82.5%		75.3	232^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	77.8%	50	65.3	64.8	68.8			74.7	74.1	70.3			77.8	66.7	$12,402	$301	$12,101
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%)	82.6	121^st of 1039 public elementary schools	88.4%		78.9	178^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.0%	57	71.3	81.1	77.3			77.5	72.2	64.8			78.9	66.7	$14,371	$537	$13,834
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%)	86.1	80^th of 1039 public elementary schools	92.3%		83.6	112^th of 1044 public elementary schools	89.3%	32	79.6	80.0	65.7			79.6	83.1	62.7			87.7	83.1	$14,397	$395	$14,002

Frequently Asked Questions about Mill Valley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mill Valley Elementary?

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

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

Is Mill Valley Elementary a good school?

Yes! Mill Valley Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 37^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Mill Valley Elementary?

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

What district is Mill Valley Elementary in?

Muskego-Norway School District

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