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Dunwiddie Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

58^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Dunwiddie Elementary is a public elementary school located in Port Washington, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 335 students. The school is part of the Port Washington-Saukville School District, which is ranked 55 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Dunwiddie Elementary consistently ranks among the top Wisconsin elementary schools, with a statewide ranking ranging from 19 to 182 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is exceptional, with 3rd and 4th-grade students consistently scoring well above the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 84.21% of 3rd-grade students and 79.41% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 74.51% for the Port Washington-Saukville School District and 52.14% for the state.

While Dunwiddie Elementary outperforms the other schools in the Port Washington-Saukville School District, such as Lincoln Elementary and Saukville Elementary, its performance is generally lower when compared to schools in the neighboring Cedarburg School District and Grafton School District, such as Parkview Elementary, Thorson Elementary, and Woodview Elementary. Additionally, Dunwiddie Elementary has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 15.77% in the 2021-2022 school year to 33.13% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a growing population of students from low-income families.

324

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,696

Per pupil spending ?

32.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1243 W Lincoln Ave
Port Washington, WI 53074-2012

(262) 268-5700

District: Port Washington-Saukville School District

Students who attend Dunwiddie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle
High:	Port Washington High

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.7%

Hispanic:

8.3%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (78% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg73%

Wisconsin avg55%

58^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Port Washington-Saukville School District

55^th of 426Port Washington-Saukville 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	87.3	58 of 1044	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	116 of 1061	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	182 of 1067	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	99 of 1067	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	58 of 1050	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	58 of 1037	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	19 of 1025	98.1%	★★★★★
2017	89.7	47 of 1071	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	89.1	48 of 1075	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	75.5	191 of 1076	82.2%	★★★★☆
2014	79.8	128 of 1061	87.9%	★★★★☆
2013	75.1	185 of 1053	82.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.0	186 of 1045	82.2%	★★★★☆
2011	66.8	329 of 1046	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.4	226 of 1045	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	70.5	263 of 1030	74.5%	★★★★☆
2008	76.8	148 of 1021	85.5%	★★★★☆
2006	80.5	89 of 712	87.5%	★★★★☆
2005	51.5	390 of 632	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	62.3	283 of 633	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	45 of 1001	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	52 of 1011	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	132 of 1010	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	91.2	27 of 1017	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	42 of 1004	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	73 of 1002	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	16 of 997	98.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	83.1	37 of 290	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	30 of 296	89.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	246 of 870	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	49 of 866	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	73 of 871	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	63.1	264 of 859	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.6	108 of 847	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	26 of 874	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	3 of 854	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	126 of 1000	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	207 of 1012	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	215 of 1011	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	283 of 1017	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	111 of 1003	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	53 of 1002	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	35 of 997	96.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	71 of 802	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	75.0	133 of 790	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	79 of 770	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	56 of 748	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	5 of 746	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	46 of 742	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	20 of 721	97.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	37 of 718	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	61 of 727	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	73.9	144 of 715	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	47 of 704	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	30 of 699	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	61 of 718	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	28 of 686	95.9%	★★★★★

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)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2023)87th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies82%+19 vs state

English Language Arts82%+29 vs state

Mathematics77%+23 vs state

Science71%+20 vs state

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Schools Near Dunwiddie Elementary

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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
Dunwiddie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1243 W Lincoln Ave	Port Washington	53074	Ozaukee County	Port Washington-Saukville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 268-5700	324	26	12.7	32.7%	255 (78.7%)	14 (4.3%)	27 (8.3%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.9%)	87.3	58^th of 1044 public elementary schools	94.4%		83.1	116^th of 1061 public elementary schools	89.1%	58	84.2	79.4			79.3	75.0			82.4	70.6	$12,696	$535	$12,161
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1325 N Theis Ln	Port Washington	53074	Ozaukee County	Port Washington-Saukville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 268-5800	302	22	13.7	20.9%	266 (88.1%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	83.4	119^th of 1044 public elementary schools	88.6%		85.3	82^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	92.3%	37	74.4	78.3			72.1	69.6			87.0	65.2	$14,452	$554	$13,898
Saukville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	333 N Mill St	Saukville	53080	Ozaukee County	Port Washington-Saukville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 268-5900	303	24	12.5	21.8%	249 (82.2%)	6 (2.0%)	22 (7.3%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	70.4	310^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.3%		62.7	445^th of 1061 public elementary schools	58.1%	135	64.2	75.0			62.3	64.6			70.8	54.2	$13,362	$246	$13,116
Woodview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 5th Ave	Grafton	53024	Ozaukee County	Grafton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 376-5750	506	35	14.6	18.2%	411 (81.2%)	12 (2.4%)	42 (8.3%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	88.9	40^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.2%		86.6	69^th of 1061 public elementary schools	93.5%	29	85.7	71.6	81.4		83.3	74.6	82.9		83.6	70.2	$12,451	$364	$12,088
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1629 11th Ave	Grafton	53024	Ozaukee County	Grafton School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 376-5650	507	31	16.3	14.4%	417 (82.2%)	7 (1.4%)	24 (4.7%)	32 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.7%)	86.6	63^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	94.0%		87.2	63^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	94.1%		87.5	70.7	73.5		88.6	70.7	75.0		84.0	65.3	$11,739	$265	$11,474
Sugar Maple Nature School	Public, Charter	K-6	2200 Hawthorne Hills Camp Rd	Saukville	53080	Ozaukee County	Northern Ozaukee School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 207-4901	100	5	20.0		83 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.0%)	78.8	180^th of 1044 public elementary schools	82.8%		80.9	154^th of 1061 public elementary schools	85.5%	26	57.1	75.0	75.0	90.0	64.3	62.5	58.3	70.0	87.5	100.0	$10,697	$499	$10,198
Thorson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W51N932 Keup Rd	Cedarburg	53012	Ozaukee County	Cedarburg School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 376-6700	529	33	15.9	6.6%	489 (92.4%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (1.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	93.3	12^th of 1044 public elementary schools	98.9%		92.6	17^th of 1061 public elementary schools	98.4%	5	82.7	84.4	83.0		85.3	86.5	84.1		91.7	79.2	$10,410	$589	$9,821
Ozaukee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Highland Dr	Fredonia	53021	Ozaukee County	Northern Ozaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 692-2401	344	25	13.5	27.9%	289 (84.0%)	4 (1.2%)	33 (9.6%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	74.3	247^th of 1044 public elementary schools	76.3%		62.9	442^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	58.3%	195	65.9	74.6	51.1		65.9	61.8	48.9		89.1	80.0	$10,812	$465	$10,347
Parkview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W72N853 Harrison Ave	Cedarburg	53012	Ozaukee County	Cedarburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 376-6800	504	32	15.9	8.1%	430 (85.3%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	95.5	5^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.5%		94.9	6^th of 1061 public elementary schools	99.4%	1	91.5	89.3	85.3		94.9	94.7	85.3		94.7	81.3	$10,739	$506	$10,233
Westlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W64N319 Madison Ave	Cedarburg	53012	Ozaukee County	Cedarburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 376-6900	297	20	14.8	14.8%	266 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	89.9	33^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	96.8%		93.3	13^th of 1061 public elementary schools	98.8%	20	81.6	81.5	84.8		86.8	79.6	73.9		92.6	66.7	$12,333	$493	$11,840

Frequently Asked Questions about Dunwiddie Elementary

Is Dunwiddie Elementary a good school?

Yes. Dunwiddie Elementary ranks in the top 5.6% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Dunwiddie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dunwiddie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle
High : Port Washington High

What is the racial makeup of Dunwiddie Elementary?

Students at Dunwiddie Elementary are 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Dunwiddie Elementary in?

Port Washington-Saukville School District

How many students attend Dunwiddie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Dunwiddie Elementary.

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