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McLane Elementary

Q: Is McLane Elementary a good school?

McLane Elementary ranks 111 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

McLane Elementary is a public elementary school located in West Bend, Wisconsin, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 351 students. The school is part of the West Bend School District, which is ranked 106 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

McLane Elementary consistently ranks among the top Wisconsin elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 13 and 213 over the past 10 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, 74.65% of 3rd graders and 70.31% of 4th graders at McLane Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 62.35% and 62.96% for the West Bend School District, and 52.14% and 52.21% for the state of Wisconsin.

McLane Elementary has consistently high rankings for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, white students, multi-racial students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, McLane Elementary ranked 79 out of 1,000 Wisconsin elementary schools for male students, and 12 out of 290 schools for Hispanic students, both with a 5-star rating. While the school has seen fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, it has also increased spending per student and decreased its student-teacher ratio, indicating a commitment to providing more resources and personalized attention to students.

340

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,602

Per pupil spending ?

35.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

833 Chestnut St
West Bend, WI 53095-3299

(262) 335-5487

District: West Bend School District

Students who attend McLane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Badger Middle
	Silverbrook Intermediate
High:	East High
	West High

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.2%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (74% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg66%

Wisconsin avg55%

111^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the West Bend School District

106^th of 426West Bend 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	83.8	111 of 1044	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	138 of 1061	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	114 of 1067	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	213 of 1067	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	90.0	51 of 1050	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	35 of 1037	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	13 of 1025	98.7%	★★★★★
2017	90.5	38 of 1071	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	77.0	191 of 1075	82.2%	★★★★☆
2015	73.6	224 of 1076	79.2%	★★★★☆
2014	83.3	90 of 1061	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	85.5	52 of 1053	95.1%	★★★★★
2012	72.0	233 of 1045	77.7%	★★★★☆
2011	69.6	274 of 1046	73.8%	★★★★☆
2010	73.6	208 of 1045	80.1%	★★★★☆
2009	77.8	141 of 1030	86.3%	★★★★☆
2008	78.1	131 of 1021	87.2%	★★★★☆
2007	83.8	47 of 689	93.2%	★★★★★
2006	84.6	53 of 712	92.6%	★★★★★
2005	80.9	68 of 632	89.2%	★★★★☆
2004	77.0	127 of 633	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	156 of 1001	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	173 of 1011	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	146 of 1010	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	356 of 1017	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.6	106 of 1004	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	31 of 1002	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	11 of 997	98.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	92.7	12 of 290	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	78.1	48 of 296	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.3	18 of 274	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	140 of 870	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	193 of 866	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	175 of 871	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	71 of 859	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	16 of 847	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	20 of 874	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	13 of 854	98.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	79 of 1000	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	118 of 1012	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	81 of 1011	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	131 of 1017	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	91.5	26 of 1003	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	45 of 1002	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	18 of 997	98.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	95.6	2 of 76	97.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	90 of 802	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	41 of 790	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	79.3	80 of 770	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	53 of 748	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	69.5	144 of 746	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	22 of 742	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	7 of 721	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	123 of 718	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	209 of 727	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	135 of 715	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	207 of 704	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	37 of 699	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	45 of 718	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	11 of 686	98.4%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2019)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)96th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies81%+18 vs state

Mathematics75%+20 vs state

English Language Arts73%+20 vs state

Science70%+19 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 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
McLane Elementary	Public	K-4	833 Chestnut St	West Bend	53095	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 335-5487	340	25	13.4	35.3%	259 (76.2%)	9 (2.6%)	39 (11.5%)	7 (2.1%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	83.8	111^th of 1044 public elementary schools	89.4%		81.6	138^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.0%	27	74.7	70.3		76.1	73.4		81.3	70.3	$12,602	$463	$12,140
Fair Park Elementary	Public	K-4	519 N Indiana Ave	West Bend	53090	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 335-5516	345	26	13.3	41.4%	260 (75.4%)	6 (1.7%)	36 (10.4%)	8 (2.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.3%)	68.1	344^th of 1044 public elementary schools	67.0%		63.7	425^th of 1061 public elementary schools	59.9%	81	61.4	58.6		60.0	67.1		70.0	62.9	$13,185	$393	$12,793
Decorah Elementary	Public	K-4	1225 Sylvan Way	West Bend	53095	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 335-5476	349	27	13.1	34.7%	244 (69.9%)	23 (6.6%)	42 (12.0%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	31 (8.9%)	67.4	356^th of 1044 public elementary schools	65.9%		74.5	240^th of 1061 public elementary schools	77.4%	116	49.2	67.6		52.5	67.6		78.9	60.6	$13,291	$275	$13,016
Green Tree Elementary	Public	K-4	1330 Green Tree Rd	West Bend	53090	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 335-5521	334	25	13.4	42.5%	239 (71.6%)	16 (4.8%)	41 (12.3%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.8%)	60.8	448^th of 1044 public elementary schools	57.1%		66.4	384^th of 1061 public elementary schools	63.8%	64	57.3	49.2		52.0	67.2		72.1	59.0	$13,132	$572	$12,561
Addison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 Indian Rd	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Slinger School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 644-8037	441	27	16.6	12.7%	390 (88.4%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (5.0%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	79.2	172^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	83.5%		79	173^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	83.7%	1	74.2	69.7	59.4	84.9	75.8	63.8	74.2	63.6	$10,750	$201	$10,549
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-4	W204N16850 Jackson Dr	Jackson	53037	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 335-5474	306	24	12.7	26.8%	264 (86.3%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	79.1	174^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.3%		81.9	134^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.4%	40	69.8	69.0		77.4	74.1		75.9	60.3	$13,119	$264	$12,856
Allenton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	228 Weis St	Allenton	53002	Washington County	Slinger School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 629-5546	417	26	16.2	17.3%	389 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	88.9	41^st of 1044 public elementary schools	96.1%		92.1	20^th of 1061 public elementary schools	98.1%	21	72.4	70.6	84.5	93.1	92.7	84.5	79.4	69.1	$9,455	$321	$9,134
Kewaskum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 Bilgo Ln	Kewaskum	53040	Washington County	Kewaskum School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 626-3101	497	32	15.6	26.8%	449 (90.3%)	14 (2.8%)	15 (3.0%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	76.6	212^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.7%		76.4	212^th of 1061 public elementary schools	80.0%		63.5	70.5	52.1	68.3	75.6	65.8	83.3	66.7	$10,590	$347	$10,243
Farmington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8736 Boltonville Rd	Kewaskum	53040	Washington County	Kewaskum School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 626-3102	262	18	14.7	22.5%	251 (95.8%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	85.5	84^th of 1044 public elementary schools	92.0%		86	73^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	93.1%	11	67.5	81.8	70.0	65.0	86.4	72.5	84.1	81.8	$11,135	$293	$10,842
Slinger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Polk St	Slinger	53086	Washington County	Slinger School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 644-6669	571	35	16.2	24.7%	498 (87.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (6.0%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	88.6	46^th of 1044 public elementary schools	95.6%		90.8	28^th of 1061 public elementary schools	97.4%	18	91.6	76.9	71.4	94.7	89.0	78.0	78.0	64.8	$9,416	$256	$9,160

Frequently Asked Questions about McLane Elementary

What schools do graduates of McLane Elementary attend?

Students who attend McLane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Badger Middle
Middle : Silverbrook Intermediate
High : East High
High : West High

Is McLane Elementary a good school?

McLane Elementary ranks 111^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is McLane Elementary in?

West Bend School District

What is the racial makeup of McLane Elementary?

Students at McLane Elementary are 76% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend McLane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended McLane Elementary.

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