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Washington Elementary

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Washington Elementary ranks 309 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a small PK–8 school in Waterford, Wisconsin, serving 192 students as the only school in the Washington-Caldwell School District. Its most recent ranking is 309th of 1,039 Wisconsin schools for 2025–2026 — the 70th percentile with 4 stars — placing it solidly above the state median. The school has been higher before: it sat in the 88th percentile in 2015–2016 and the 86th in 2021–2022, slipped to the 53rd–54th percentile in 2017–2020, then recovered to 70th. With only about 192 students, individual grade results swing widely — 8th grade science moved from 30.77% to 78.57% in one year — so single-year changes deserve caution.

Academically, Washington Elementary beat the Wisconsin proficiency rate in 14 of 16 grade-and-subject comparisons in 2025–2026. Averages were about 66.7% in ELA (state 54.0%), 62.2% in math (state 53.7%), 74.4% in social studies (state 65.1%), and 71.1% in science (state 52.7%). Highlights include 3rd grade ELA at 78.95%, 7th grade ELA at 80.95%, and 8th grade science at 78.57%. Only 5th grade ELA (52.17% vs. 53.63%) and 7th grade math (52.38% vs. 55.67%) fell below state. Against neighbors, though, Washington trails several higher-ranked schools: Big Bend Elementary, Mill Valley Elementary, Bay Lane Elementary, and Clarendon Avenue Elementary all rank in the 90th percentile or above, while Washington outranks North Cape Elementary (60th) and Trailside Elementary (54th).

Chronic absenteeism is 9.7% — much better than Wisconsin's 17.3%, but higher than Clarendon (1.0%), Big Bend (1.6%), Mill Valley (4.3%), Bay Lane (4.8%), and Lakeview Elementary (5.2%), and up from 1.3% in 2020–2021. Dropout has stayed at 0.0% for five straight years. The clearest concern is equity: in 2024–2025 the school overall ranked in the 66th percentile, but its low-socioeconomic-status subgroup ranked 763rd of 870 — the 12th percentile, 1 star. Gender results also flipped recently, with female students rising from the 50th to the 76th percentile while male students fell from the 77th to the 57th. Per-student spending is $15,729 with a 13.6 student-teacher ratio.

192

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,729

Per pupil spending ?

11.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 88th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (66% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

309^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

143^rd of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

102^nd of 432Washington-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
2026	70.2	309 of 1039	70.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	73.3	240 of 986	75.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	60.5	422 of 989	57.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	51.2	354 of 697	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	143 of 643	77.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	79.5	84 of 572	85.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	60.6	227 of 575	60.5%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)76th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)57th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-21 vs school

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

Middle school

Female (2026)85th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies75%+10 vs state

Science69%+17 vs state

English Language Arts66%+12 vs state

Mathematics63%+9 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
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%)	70.2	309^th of 1039 public elementary schools	70.3%		67.3	360^th of 1044 public elementary schools	65.5%	51	79.0	54.6	52.2	61.9	81.0	71.4	63.2	63.6	65.2	71.4	52.4	57.1	77.3	71.4	63.6	78.6	$15,729	$265	$15,464
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%)	79.5	170^th of 1039 public elementary schools	83.6%		85.9	75^th of 1044 public elementary schools	92.8%	95	75.9	67.1					88.9	79.5					78.1		57.5		$16,461	$379	$16,083
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%)	90.6	31^st of 1039 public elementary schools	97.0%		89.4	37^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.5%	6	83.3	80.3	87.9	70.7			88.3	91.6	84.5	73.3			87.3		84.5		$13,508	$403	$13,105
Trailside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	615 N Milwaukee Street	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%)								(n/a)																	$14,655	$396	$14,259
Evergreen Elementary	Public	4-5	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%)	73.9	257^th of 1039 public elementary schools	75.3%		65.2	380^th of 1044 public elementary schools	63.6%	123		64.2	51.6					72.9	64.8				81.5		68.9		$15,003	$345	$14,658
Woodfield Elementary	Public	2-3	905 Barnes Drive	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%)								(n/a)	58.5						62.3										$14,412	$335	$14,077
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%)	84	102^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	90.2%		88.5	48^th of 1044 public elementary schools	95.4%	54	75.0	67.9					82.9	82.9					80.7		68.6		$15,054	$200	$14,854
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%)	89.9	37^th of 1039 public elementary schools	96.4%		88.1	53^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	94.9%	16	82.8	81.5					79.3	80.4					89.1		77.2		$16,683	$208	$16,475
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%)	80.4	152^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	85.4%		72	287^th of 1044 public elementary schools	72.5%	135	80.0	80.0	83.3	87.5	66.7		80.0	60.0	66.7	62.5	77.8		93.3		53.3		$14,298	$224	$14,074
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%)	83.9	104^th of 1039 public elementary schools	90.0%		80	156^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.1%	52	76.1	70.7	71.6	70.3			82.1	76.0	74.1	75.7			80.0		69.3		$13,606	$610	$12,996

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Washington-Caldwell School District

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 schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Waterford High

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 309^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

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

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