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Washington Elementary

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Washington Elementary ranks 360 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a public elementary school located in Waterford, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 197 students. The school is part of the Washington-Caldwell School District, which is ranked 163 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 151st to 490th out of over 1,000 Wisconsin elementary schools. The school's performance on the Forward Exam varies across grade levels and subject areas, with some grades and subjects performing above the state average, such as 6th and 7th grade English Language Arts and 5th grade Mathematics, while others, like 8th grade Science, lag behind. Compared to the district and state averages, Washington Elementary's performance is generally on par or slightly above in English Language Arts and Mathematics, but trails in Science.

While Washington Elementary has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the school has experienced higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates and slightly elevated dropout rates, which may be impacting student learning and achievement. Compared to higher-performing schools in the surrounding Mukwonago School District and Norway J7 School District, such as Clarendon Avenue Elementary, Bay Lane Elementary, and Drought Elementary, Washington Elementary has room for improvement in several key areas.

192

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,381

Per pupil spending ?

11.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8937 Big Bend Rd
Waterford, WI 53185-1263

(262) 662-3466

District: Washington-Caldwell School District

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

High:

Waterford High

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.1%

Two or more races:

4.7%

Hispanic:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (60% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

360^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

244^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

163^rd of 426Washington-Caldwell 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	360 of 1044	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	332 of 1061	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	292 of 1067	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	151 of 1067	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	56.4	490 of 1050	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	482 of 1037	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	479 of 1025	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	77.6	178 of 1071	83.4%	★★★★☆
2016	82.2	134 of 1075	87.5%	★★★★☆
2015	77.4	158 of 1076	85.3%	★★★★☆
2014	84.1	81 of 1061	92.4%	★★★★★
2013	70.1	243 of 1053	76.9%	★★★★☆
2012	76.3	136 of 1045	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	58.9	500 of 1046	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.0	167 of 1045	84.0%	★★★★☆
2009	81.3	76 of 1030	92.6%	★★★★★
2008	73.5	211 of 1021	79.3%	★★★★☆
2006	85.1	47 of 712	93.4%	★★★★★
2004	60.9	303 of 633	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	307 of 1001	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	509 of 1011	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.9	248 of 1010	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	104 of 1017	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	311 of 1004	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	559 of 1002	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.2	466 of 997	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	763 of 870	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	387 of 1000	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	233 of 1012	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	245 of 1011	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	213 of 1017	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	48.0	591 of 1003	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	512 of 1002	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.4	422 of 997	57.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	343 of 718	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	319 of 727	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	437 of 699	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	440 of 718	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	244 of 628	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	224 of 641	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.2	96 of 640	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	88 of 617	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	45 of 613	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	42 of 594	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.7	67 of 579	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	93.6	14 of 612	97.7%	★★★★★
2016	89.3	29 of 609	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	89.4	11 of 612	98.2%	★★★★★
2014	87.6	20 of 585	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	84.3	37 of 569	93.5%	★★★★★
2012	77.8	54 of 559	90.3%	★★★★★
2011	84.4	9 of 549	98.4%	★★★★★
2010	84.7	14 of 539	97.4%	★★★★★
2009	74.4	80 of 521	84.6%	★★★★☆
2008	63.6	193 of 519	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.7	181 of 324	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	71.2	154 of 580	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	113 of 576	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	30 of 557	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	80.5	58 of 551	89.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	73.6	126 of 585	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	82 of 577	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	94.4	9 of 557	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	75.3	85 of 551	84.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-53 vs school

Middle school

Male (2024)78th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2024)73rd percentile+8 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics65%+11 vs state

English Language Arts61%+8 vs state

Social Studies61%~ state avg

Science42%-8 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
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	8937 Big Bend Rd	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Washington-Caldwell School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 662-3466	192	14	13.6	11.5%	173 (90.1%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	67.3	360^th of 1044 public elementary schools	65.5%		69.3	332^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	68.7%	28	54.2	50.0	65.0	73.9	76.9	46.2	62.5	65.0	75.0	65.2	61.5	53.9	65.0	53.9	50.0	30.8	$14,381	$1,206	$13,175
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-4	26335 Fries Ln	Wind Lake	53185	Racine County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 971-1850	290	22	12.9	15.5%	258 (89.0%)	5 (1.7%)	16 (5.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	85.9	75^th of 1044 public elementary schools	92.8%		92.1	21^st of 1061 public elementary schools	98.0%	54	78.9	73.0					83.1	85.7					77.8		65.1		$13,866	$418	$13,447
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%)	89.4	37^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.5%		86	72^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	93.2%	35	82.7	87.9	72.0	74.2			78.7	87.9	69.3	77.4			91.4		84.5		$12,139	$456	$11,683
Trailside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 N Milwaukee St	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Waterford Graded J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 514-8220	331	25	13.3	32.3%	290 (87.6%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)	58.8	478^th of 1044 public elementary schools	54.2%		70.1	321^st of 1061 public elementary schools	69.7%	157	64.1	44.2	50.9				71.9	55.8	52.6				67.4		44.2		$15,122	$788	$14,334
Evergreen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	817 W Main St	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Waterford Graded J1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 514-8210	310	23	13.6	11.0%	281 (90.6%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	65.2	380^th of 1044 public elementary schools	63.6%		71	299^th of 1061 public elementary schools	71.8%	81	50.0	56.4	54.7				71.1	56.4	64.2				74.4		59.0		$15,350	$660	$14,690
Woodfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	905 Barnes Dr	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Waterford Graded J1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 514-8230	322	25	12.9	15.5%	287 (89.1%)	5 (1.6%)	21 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	76.8	210^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.9%		73.7	258^th of 1061 public elementary schools	75.7%	48	71.4	62.5	55.0				82.1	72.5	60.0				85.0		65.0		$15,172	$751	$14,421
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%)	88.5	48^th of 1044 public elementary schools	95.4%		81.1	150^th of 1061 public elementary schools	85.9%	102	71.4	78.5					82.7	81.0					88.3		72.4		$11,899	$276	$11,624
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%)	88.1	53^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	94.9%		93.8	9^th of 1061 public elementary schools	99.2%	44	75.8	78.5					76.9	81.7					85.0		74.2		$11,901	$242	$11,660
Drought Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	21016 W 7 Mile Rd	Franksville	53126	Racine County	Norway J7 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 895-7778	109	10	10.7	18.3%	82 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	72	287^th of 1044 public elementary schools	72.5%		63.9	423^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	60.1%	136	64.3	75.0	66.7	80.0		81.8	57.1	50.0	70.0	70.0		72.7	75.0	90.9	50.0	72.7	$15,468	$896	$14,572
Clarendon Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	915 Clarendon Ave	Mukwonago	53149	Waukesha County	Mukwonago School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 363-6286	511	35	14.5	20.0%	447 (87.5%)	11 (2.2%)	38 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	80	156^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.1%		82.8	122^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	88.5%	34	79.5	62.0	70.8	66.7			79.5	72.2	68.1	68.1			78.5		63.3		$11,739	$402	$11,336

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Washington-Caldwell School District

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 192 students attended Washington Elementary.

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 360^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Waterford High

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