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Orchard Lane Elementary

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Orchard Lane Elementary ranks 141 st of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Orchard Lane Elementary is a PK–6 school in New Berlin, WI, serving 453 students in the New Berlin School District. It ranks 141st of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2025–2026 (86th percentile, 4 stars), up from the 74th percentile in 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 to 82nd in 2024–2025. The district ranks 29th of 432 (93rd percentile, 5 stars). The school remains below its 2015–2017 peak (91st–92nd percentile, 5 stars), but its recent trajectory is positive.

On the 2025–2026 Forward Exam, Orchard Lane scored above the state in every subject and grade reported. Standouts include 6th grade math at 85.71% proficient (district 79.19%) and 5th grade ELA at 81.25% (district 74.44%). The main relative weakness is 4th grade, which scored below the district in ELA, math, social studies, and science—especially social studies (69.23 vs. 85.09) and science (66.15 vs. 78.88)—though all remained above state averages. Compared with nearby schools, Poplar Creek Elementary (same district) ranks higher overall (75th, 93rd percentile, 5 stars) and outperforms Orchard Lane in 4th grade, social studies, and science, but Orchard Lane has advantages in 3rd grade math, 5th grade ELA and math, and 6th grade ELA and math, plus lower chronic absenteeism (2.0% vs. 3.9%). Swanson Elementary (39th, 96th percentile) and Tonawanda Elementary (24th, 98th percentile) generally outperform in 3rd and 4th grade and in social studies/science, but Orchard Lane’s 5th grade ELA (81.25) is slightly above both. Orchard Lane outperforms nearby West Allis–West Milwaukee schools by wide margins, with much lower chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch.

Chronic absenteeism is a standout strength: 2.0% in 2024–2025, down from 5.9% in 2021–2022, and far below the district’s 3.2% and the state’s 17.3%. The school is also highly effective for special education students, ranking 68th of 791 (91st percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–2026, a sharp improvement from 64th percentile. Low socio-economic status students rank 182nd of 848 (79th percentile, 4 stars). Resource efficiency looks favorable: Orchard Lane spends $14,255 per student, less than many nearby schools with lower proficiency. Its student-teacher ratio is 14.4. Overall, Orchard Lane is a strong, improving 4-star school within a 5-star district. Its attendance and special education effectiveness are standout strengths, its 6th grade math and 5th grade ELA are notably strong, and its main academic soft spot in 2025–2026 is 4th grade.

453

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,255

Per pupil spending ?

18.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2015 S Sunnyslope Rd
New Berlin, WI 53151-2421

(262) 789-6500

District: New Berlin School District

Students who attend Orchard Lane Elementary usually attend:

High:

New Berlin West Middle/High

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.1%

Hispanic:

9.7%

Asian:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 74th percentile in 2023 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (73% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 86th (2026) from a 74th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of New Berlin School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg76%

Wisconsin avg55%

141^st of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the New Berlin School District

29^th of 432New Berlin 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
2026	80.8	141 of 1039	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.9	192 of 1044	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	271 of 1061	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	281 of 1067	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	241 of 1067	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	272 of 1050	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	164 of 1037	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	146 of 1025	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	85.1	97 of 1071	90.9%	★★★★★
2016	85.7	88 of 1075	91.8%	★★★★★
2015	87.5	32 of 1076	97.0%	★★★★★
2014	89.5	26 of 1061	97.5%	★★★★★
2013	88.9	30 of 1053	97.2%	★★★★★
2012	84.5	27 of 1045	97.4%	★★★★★
2011	84.7	30 of 1046	97.1%	★★★★★
2010	85.8	24 of 1045	97.7%	★★★★★
2009	83.0	45 of 1030	95.6%	★★★★★
2008	82.2	54 of 1021	94.7%	★★★★★
2007	83.9	45 of 689	93.5%	★★★★★
2004	87.5	16 of 633	97.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	73.8	34 of 121	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	29 of 116	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	39 of 123	68.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	16 of 116	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	29 of 110	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	25 of 106	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	29 of 122	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	16 of 107	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	165 of 986	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	72.3	257 of 1001	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	241 of 1011	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	229 of 1010	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	203 of 1017	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	303 of 1004	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	51 of 1002	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.5	144 of 997	85.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	76 of 347	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	60.5	106 of 322	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	79 of 331	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	47 of 274	82.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	182 of 848	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	175 of 870	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	237 of 866	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	362 of 871	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	302 of 859	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	87.2	29 of 847	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	63.8	241 of 874	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	259 of 854	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	135 of 989	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	143 of 1000	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	291 of 1012	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	321 of 1011	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	277 of 1017	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	228 of 1003	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	261 of 1002	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	151 of 997	84.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	73 of 142	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	87.8	9 of 113	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	13 of 96	86.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	68 of 791	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	57.6	289 of 802	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	183 of 790	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	28.9	574 of 770	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	465 of 748	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	368 of 746	50.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	122 of 697	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	74.8	154 of 718	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	227 of 727	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	290 of 715	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	302 of 704	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	268 of 699	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	155 of 718	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	148 of 686	78.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)91st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)72nd percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)49th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics76%+22 vs state

English Language Arts74%+20 vs state

Social Studies69%+4 vs state

Science66%+13 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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
Orchard Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2015 S Sunnyslope Rd	New Berlin	53151	Waukesha County	New Berlin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 789-6500	453	31	14.4	18.8%	322 (71.1%)	7 (1.5%)	44 (9.7%)	43 (9.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	80.8	141^st of 1039 public elementary schools	86.4%		77.9	192^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	81.6%	51	76.7	64.1	81.3	73.2			80.0	64.6	73.4	85.7			69.2		66.2		$14,255	$448	$13,807
Hoover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12705 W Euclid Ave	New Berlin	53151	Waukesha County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3810	335	25	13.2	56.1%	148 (44.2%)	69 (20.6%)	73 (21.8%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.0%)	44.2	667^th of 1039 public elementary schools	35.8%		34.8	771^st of 1044 public elementary schools	26.1%	104	38.5	64.1	36.6				28.2	66.7	26.8				69.2		61.5		$15,777	$683	$15,094
Walker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 S 119th St	West Allis	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4710	371	25	14.6	56.1%	208 (56.1%)	23 (6.2%)	83 (22.4%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.1%)	42.2	694^th of 1039 public elementary schools	33.2%		43.9	668^th of 1044 public elementary schools	36.0%	26	49.1	46.0	61.5				37.7	46.0	59.6				50.0		34.0		$15,090	$753	$14,337
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
Irving Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10230 W Grant St	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4010	375	32	11.6	59.5%	169 (45.1%)	41 (10.9%)	95 (25.3%)	21 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.8%)	28	817^th of 1039 public elementary schools	21.4%		27.4	825^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.0%	8	47.5	43.8	50.0				42.5	23.4	30.0				47.9		29.8		$18,912	$1,009	$17,903
Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10125 W Montana Ave	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4510	267	18	14.7	44.2%	163 (61.0%)	17 (6.4%)	66 (24.7%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	56.7	505^th of 1039 public elementary schools	51.4%		49.9	586^th of 1044 public elementary schools	43.9%	81	48.8	59.0	58.6				56.1	66.7	65.5				59.0		46.2		$16,165	$661	$15,504
Swanson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 N Calhoun Rd	Brookfield	53005	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 789-2540	778	50	15.4	13.1%	452 (58.1%)	40 (5.1%)	82 (10.5%)	143 (18.4%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (6.8%)	89.8	39^th of 1039 public elementary schools	96.2%		88	55^th of 1044 public elementary schools	94.7%	16	83.3	79.0	80.0				82.5	80.0	75.7				85.0		80.0		$14,814	$557	$14,257
Underwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11132 W Potter Rd	Wauwatosa	53226	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 773-1700	315	29	10.8	41.6%	119 (37.8%)	88 (27.9%)	48 (15.2%)	21 (6.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.1%)	41.8	698^th of 1039 public elementary schools	32.8%		41	714^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.6%	16	69.2	35.9	44.9				61.5	39.6	36.7				66.0		39.6		$17,223	$558	$16,664
Tonawanda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13605 Underwood River Pkwy	Elm Grove	53122	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 785-3950	533	35	15.2	7.3%	432 (81.1%)	13 (2.4%)	32 (6.0%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	91.4	24^th of 1039 public elementary schools	97.7%		88.8	44^th of 1044 public elementary schools	95.8%	20	83.7	89.9	80.6				79.1	91.1	71.4				88.6		84.8		$14,080	$271	$13,809
Alcott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3563 S 97th St	Milwaukee	53228	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7400	264	18	14.9	74.2%	67 (25.4%)	45 (17.0%)	97 (36.7%)	11 (4.2%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.2%)	8.3	949^th of 1039 public elementary schools	8.7%		8.7	949^th of 1044 public elementary schools	9.1%		21.4	32.3	10.3	10.3	36.7	40.0	10.7	25.8	3.5	3.5	26.7	23.3	41.9	46.7	29.0	23.3	$20,637	$2,791	$17,846

Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard Lane Elementary

What district is Orchard Lane Elementary in?

New Berlin School District

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Lane Elementary?

Students at Orchard Lane Elementary are 71% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Orchard Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Orchard Lane Elementary.

Is Orchard Lane Elementary a good school?

Orchard Lane Elementary ranks 141^st of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Orchard Lane Elementary attend?

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

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