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Lake Bluff Elementary

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Lake Bluff Elementary ranks 110 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Lake Bluff Elementary is a public elementary school located in Shorewood, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 533 students. The school is part of the Shorewood School District, which is ranked 30th out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Lake Bluff Elementary consistently ranks among the top Wisconsin elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 17th to 110th out of over 1,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is exceptional, with 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, 88.71% of 6th-grade students at Lake Bluff Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 79.37% in the Shorewood School District and 53.66% statewide. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, African American students, Hispanic students, White students, multi-racial students, and students with special needs.

Compared to nearby schools, Lake Bluff Elementary significantly outperforms Atwater Elementary, which is also part of the Shorewood School District, as well as the Milwaukee Public Schools in the surrounding area. Additionally, Lake Bluff Elementary has maintained a consistently high level of academic performance over the years, with its rankings and test scores remaining strong across multiple grade levels and subject areas.

531

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,427

Per pupil spending ?

16.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 E Lake Bluff Blvd
Shorewood, WI 53211-1599

(414) 963-6972

District: Shorewood School District

Students who attend Lake Bluff Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shorewood Intermediate
High:	Shorewood High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.6%

Two or more races:

12.2%

Hispanic:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (75% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg74%

Wisconsin avg54%

110^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Shorewood School District

30^th of 426Shorewood 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	83.9	110 of 1044	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	47 of 1061	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	17 of 1067	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	31 of 1067	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	44 of 1050	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.4	110 of 1037	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	28 of 1025	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	87.9	67 of 1071	93.7%	★★★★★
2016	82.4	132 of 1075	87.7%	★★★★☆
2015	81.1	114 of 1076	89.4%	★★★★☆
2014	86.3	52 of 1061	95.1%	★★★★★
2013	89.6	22 of 1053	97.9%	★★★★★
2012	73.7	193 of 1045	81.5%	★★★★☆
2011	78.6	117 of 1046	88.8%	★★★★☆
2010	82.5	65 of 1045	93.8%	★★★★★
2009	83.2	42 of 1030	95.9%	★★★★★
2008	77.2	138 of 1021	86.5%	★★★★☆
2007	77.6	121 of 689	82.4%	★★★★☆
2005	72.4	184 of 632	70.9%	★★★★☆
2004	75.3	139 of 633	78.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	27 of 144	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	3 of 137	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	7 of 133	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	6 of 141	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	66.4	33 of 161	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	7 of 165	95.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	67.0	39 of 110	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	34 of 106	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	28 of 122	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	18 of 107	83.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	81 of 1001	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	45 of 1011	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	14 of 1010	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	24 of 1017	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	33 of 1004	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	80.4	122 of 1002	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	37 of 997	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	28 of 322	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	32 of 331	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	20 of 290	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	32 of 296	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	95.1	7 of 274	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	17 of 271	93.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	337 of 870	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	203 of 866	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	23 of 871	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	25 of 859	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	80.1	78 of 847	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	43.4	520 of 874	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	81.2	67 of 854	92.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	152 of 1000	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	71 of 1012	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	21 of 1011	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	42 of 1017	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	65 of 1003	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	109 of 1002	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	91.6	24 of 997	97.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	12 of 113	89.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	14 of 119	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	15 of 96	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	5 of 77	93.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	19 of 802	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	11 of 790	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	11 of 770	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	47 of 748	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	76.0	99 of 746	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	91.0	19 of 742	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	25 of 721	96.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	31 of 718	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	12 of 727	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	5 of 715	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	8 of 704	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	16 of 699	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	52 of 718	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	18 of 686	97.4%	★★★★★

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 (2025)98th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)96th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2022)65th percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies89%+26 vs state

Mathematics74%+20 vs state

English Language Arts73%+21 vs state

Science69%+18 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 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
Lake Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 E Lake Bluff Blvd	Shorewood	53211	Milwaukee County	Shorewood School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 963-6972	531	32	16.4	16.6%	343 (64.6%)	41 (7.7%)	58 (10.9%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (12.2%)	83.9	110^th of 1044 public elementary schools	89.5%		88.8	47^th of 1061 public elementary schools	95.6%	63	67.6	63.5	76.1	88.7			73.0	67.6	74.6	80.7			89.2		68.9		$13,427	$352	$13,075
Atwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2100 E Capitol Dr	Shorewood	53211	Milwaukee County	Shorewood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 963-6962	474	33	14.1	24.3%	301 (63.5%)	67 (14.1%)	37 (7.8%)	34 (7.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	84.2	104^th of 1044 public elementary schools	90.0%		82.2	131^st of 1061 public elementary schools	87.7%	27	77.4	66.2	78.5	70.3			79.3	72.5	66.7	73.4			84.1		75.4		$14,843	$666	$14,176
Cumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4780 N Marlborough Dr	Whitefish Bay	53211	Milwaukee County	Whitefish Bay School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 963-3943	624	38	16.3		481 (77.1%)	23 (3.7%)	33 (5.3%)	40 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.4%)	89.6	35^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.6%		93.2	14^th of 1061 public elementary schools	98.7%	21	77.1	88.4	79.0				78.1	82.6	75.0				91.3		71.0		$11,182	$355	$10,828
Hartford Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2227 E Hartford Ave	Milwaukee	53211	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 906-4700	256	16	15.6	93.0%	4 (1.6%)	214 (83.6%)	13 (5.1%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.2%)	3.5	997^th of 1044 public elementary schools	4.5%		1.5	1049^th of 1061 public elementary schools	1.1%	52	9.1	15.8	0.0	8.7	18.2	3.5	8.3	5.3	3.7	17.4	0.0	3.6	21.1	20.7	21.1	0.0	$13,201	$2,093	$11,107
Fratney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3255 N Fratney St	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1100	459	23	19.8	62.3%	45 (9.8%)	65 (14.2%)	333 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	7.6	954^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.6%		12.7	935^th of 1061 public elementary schools	11.9%	19	14.6	20.0	27.6				12.3	13.0	20.0				31.1		19.6		$15,670	$2,766	$12,905
Gaenslen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1250 E Burleigh St	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-5700	641	55	11.6	88.3%	19 (3.0%)	521 (81.3%)	58 (9.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	1.3	1040^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.4%		1.4	1051^st of 1061 public elementary schools	0.9%	11	3.7	0.0	3.8	2.3	15.8	10.0	5.6	2.2	3.8	0.0	5.2	6.0	6.7	8.0	0.0	8.0	$19,592	$2,455	$17,137
King Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3275 N 3rd St	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1500	277	18	15.0	92.1%	0 (0.0%)	243 (87.7%)	20 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	2.8	1010^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.3%		2	1040^th of 1061 public elementary schools	2.0%	30	11.1	16.7	7.4	19.1	7.1	4.8	5.6	0.0	0.0	4.8	6.7	0.0	20.8	9.5	8.3	4.8	$17,347	$3,705	$13,642
Riverwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2765 N Fratney St	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-4400	244	15	16.2	88.5%	12 (4.9%)	179 (73.4%)	38 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	3.1	1006^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.6%		2.5	1028^th of 1061 public elementary schools	3.1%	22	17.1	13.9	12.1				8.6	5.6	6.1				16.7		8.3		$15,537	$3,748	$11,789
Richards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5812 N Santa Monica Blvd	Whitefish Bay	53217	Milwaukee County	Whitefish Bay School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 963-3951	680	37	18.2		536 (78.8%)	5 (0.7%)	39 (5.7%)	30 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.3%)	95.3	6^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.4%		95.4	5^th of 1061 public elementary schools	99.5%	1	85.9	90.2	88.2				87.0	92.2	87.1				93.1		87.3		$11,208	$360	$10,848
LaFollette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3239 N 9th St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-5200	216	11	20.0	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	191 (88.4%)	15 (6.9%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	1.4	1037^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.7%		1.4	1052^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	0.8%	15	0.0	10.0	0.0	3.6	0.0	6.3	0.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.3	10.0	6.3	$20,323	$4,533	$15,790

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Bluff Elementary

How many students attend Lake Bluff Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Lake Bluff Elementary.

What district is Lake Bluff Elementary in?

Shorewood School District

Is Lake Bluff Elementary a good school?

Lake Bluff Elementary ranks 110^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lake Bluff Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lake Bluff Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shorewood Intermediate
High : Shorewood High

What is the racial makeup of Lake Bluff Elementary?

Students at Lake Bluff Elementary are 65% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Asian.

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