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Shepard Hills Elementary

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Shepard Hills Elementary ranks 464 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

464^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Shepard Hills Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 419 students at 9701 S Shepard Hills Dr in Oak Creek, WI, and it is the largest elementary school in the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District. Statewide, Shepard Hills Elementary ranks in the 55th percentile among Wisconsin elementary schools with 3 stars — up from the 43rd percentile five years ago, a 12-point climb that moved it from 2 stars to 3.

Its clearest strengths are reading and fifth-grade math. Third, fourth, and fifth grade English language arts all beat the state by roughly 6–7 points, and fifth grade math (63.2% proficient) runs more than 11 points above both the district and state. Students learning English rank in the 92nd percentile statewide with 5 stars. Chronic absenteeism is 9.6%, well below the district (14.0%) and state (17.3%). Notably, the school achieves this on $12,813 per student — less than every nearby school in its comparison group, including Blakewood Elementary ($16,765) and Lakeview Elementary ($16,872), both of which rank far lower. Its student-to-teacher ratio (15.3) is the highest in its district, yet it still outperforms Cedar Hills Elementary (48th percentile) and Forest Ridge Elementary (34th percentile).

The main challenge is fourth grade, where math (47.3%) is the lowest in the district and science (47.3%) trails the state by more than 6 points. Encouragingly, that fourth-grade math dip has consistently reversed by fifth grade, suggesting a curriculum or assessment alignment issue rather than a lasting gap. Special education students (34th percentile) and low-income students (46th percentile) trail the school average and are where extra support would help most, and a sharp swing in the gender gap (36th percentile for girls, 73rd for boys) is worth watching. Within the district, Shepard Hills sits mid-pack behind Carollton Elementary (90), Meadowview Elementary (86), Deerfield Elementary (79), and Edgewood Elementary (65) — but it is the only mid-tier district school showing steady multi-year improvement.

419

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,813

Per pupil spending ?

39.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9701 S Shepard Hills Dr
Oak Creek, WI 53154-5151

(414) 768-6270

District: Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District

Students who attend Shepard Hills Elementary usually attend:

High:

Oak Creek High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.1%

Hispanic:

16.2%

Asian:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg63%

Wisconsin avg55%

464^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District

148^th of 432Oak Creek-Franklin Joint 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	58.5	464 of 1039	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.0	490 of 1044	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	514 of 1061	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	545 of 1067	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	604 of 1067	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	590 of 1050	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	489 of 1037	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	549 of 1025	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.0	568 of 1071	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.3	440 of 1075	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.5	496 of 1076	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.4	465 of 1061	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.0	493 of 1053	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.5	652 of 1045	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.0	815 of 1046	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.8	741 of 1045	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.0	701 of 1030	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	66.4	361 of 1021	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.3	245 of 689	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.3	305 of 712	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.2	392 of 632	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	65.7	245 of 633	61.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	17 of 144	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	15 of 133	88.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	30 of 121	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	86.0	19 of 116	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	14 of 123	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	43 of 116	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.5	79 of 110	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.5	36 of 122	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	43.7	50 of 107	53.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	20 of 245	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	45.1	129 of 255	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	29 of 249	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	44 of 248	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	60 of 222	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	62 of 275	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	81 of 287	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	633 of 986	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.7	418 of 1001	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	501 of 1011	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	552 of 1010	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	557 of 1017	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	522 of 1004	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.2	372 of 1002	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	499 of 997	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	164 of 347	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.6	93 of 322	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	132 of 331	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.7	50 of 290	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	62 of 296	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	34.9	176 of 274	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.0	62 of 266	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	48 of 271	82.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	457 of 848	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.0	551 of 870	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	456 of 866	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	376 of 871	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	625 of 859	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	599 of 847	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	761 of 874	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	553 of 854	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	264 of 989	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	54.4	501 of 1000	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.0	469 of 1012	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	465 of 1011	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	585 of 1017	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	589 of 1003	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	537 of 1002	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	534 of 997	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	16 of 113	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	23 of 77	70.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	523 of 791	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	524 of 802	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	369 of 790	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	306 of 770	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.6	643 of 748	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.3	210 of 746	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	26.8	585 of 742	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.5	168 of 721	76.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	328 of 697	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.9	407 of 718	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	436 of 727	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	498 of 715	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	487 of 704	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	413 of 699	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	408 of 718	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	443 of 686	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)92nd percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+35 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)86th percentile+33 vs school

Asian (2026)75th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies66%~ state avg

English Language Arts59%+6 vs state

Mathematics56%+3 vs state

Science47%-6 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th 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
Shepard Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9701 S Shepard Hills Dr	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 768-6270	419	27	15.3	39.1%	235 (56.1%)	38 (9.1%)	68 (16.2%)	40 (9.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	58.5	464^th of 1039 public elementary schools	55.3%		58	490^th of 1044 public elementary schools	53.1%	26	60.0	58.1	60.0	59.0	47.3	63.2	66.2	47.3	$12,813	$641	$12,172
Meadowview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10420 S McGraw Dr	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 768-6240	320	20	15.8	25.6%	218 (68.1%)	11 (3.4%)	52 (16.3%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	80.8	144^th of 1039 public elementary schools	86.1%		69.9	316^th of 1044 public elementary schools	69.7%	172	72.0	66.7	65.2	80.0	73.3	76.1	81.7	65.0	$13,108	$292	$12,817
Edgewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8545 S Shepard Ave	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 768-6280	389	27	14.5	41.6%	233 (59.9%)	27 (6.9%)	71 (18.3%)	24 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	66.7	360^th of 1039 public elementary schools	65.4%		65.1	382^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	63.4%	22	59.5	60.9	58.1	66.7	55.1	51.6	78.3	68.1	$13,175	$672	$12,503
Carollton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8965 S Carollton Dr	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 768-6290	376	26	14.3	31.9%	262 (69.7%)	8 (2.1%)	62 (16.5%)	18 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	83.7	108^th of 1039 public elementary schools	89.6%		79.8	163^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	84.4%	55	82.0	75.0	61.8	85.3	85.0	52.9	91.7	81.7	$13,379	$247	$13,132
Blakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 Blakewood Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5900	314	26	11.9	47.8%	175 (55.7%)	16 (5.1%)	95 (30.3%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	57.6	491^st of 1039 public elementary schools	52.7%		59.9	459^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.0%	32	55.9	65.7	59.6	52.9	45.7	48.9	65.7	60.0	$16,765	$587	$16,177
Southwood Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9090 S 35th St	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 761-1181	370	25	14.9	15.1%	230 (62.2%)	6 (1.6%)	48 (13.0%)	59 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	80.2	156^th of 1039 public elementary schools	85.0%		80.1	155^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.2%	1	75.0	78.2	70.2	82.7	70.9	58.2	74.6	69.1	$13,628	$300	$13,328
Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3871 E Bluestem Dr	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 768-6220	368	27	13.8	25.8%	288 (78.3%)	10 (2.7%)	45 (12.2%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	76.8	219^th of 1039 public elementary schools	78.9%		74.8	243^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	76.7%	24	54.2	77.9	67.2	71.2	83.8	51.7	82.4	67.7	$13,962	$247	$13,715
Forest Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 W Drexel Ave	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 574-4050	435	32	13.5	52.0%	184 (42.3%)	39 (9.0%)	120 (27.6%)	53 (12.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	43	685^th of 1039 public elementary schools	34.1%		40.7	720^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.0%	35	37.9	57.1	52.9	44.1	59.0	36.8	52.0	46.8	$13,983	$708	$13,276
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	711 Marion Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5252	274	23	11.7	59.1%	123 (44.9%)	23 (8.4%)	88 (32.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.8%)	30.1	800^th of 1039 public elementary schools	23.0%		30.6	804^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.0%	4	57.1	36.4	27.5	62.9	33.3	30.0	48.5	27.3	$16,872	$653	$16,219
Rawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1410 Rawson Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-2904	371	30	12.2	61.5%	189 (50.9%)	27 (7.3%)	118 (31.8%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	26.5	821^st of 1039 public elementary schools	21.0%		21.5	864^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.2%	43	32.1	33.3	43.8	47.2	25.4	50.0	50.8	30.2	$14,609	$582	$14,027

Frequently Asked Questions about Shepard Hills Elementary

Is Shepard Hills Elementary a good school?

Shepard Hills Elementary ranks 464^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Shepard Hills Elementary?

Students at Shepard Hills Elementary are 56% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Shepard Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Shepard Hills Elementary.

What district is Shepard Hills Elementary in?

Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District

What schools do graduates of Shepard Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shepard Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Oak Creek High

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