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What's the most underrated thing about Big Bend Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUKWONAGO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551006001315
Big Bend Elementary
W230S8695 Big Bend Dr, Big Bend, WI 53103 · (262) 363-4401 · Waukesha County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
54 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 39% smaller than its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Mukwonago School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
78.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
77.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.3% | 77.2% |
| 2023-24 | 74.7% | 80.3% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
78.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Big Bend Elementary
Big Bend Elementary's state test result (78.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend Elementary this school | 455 | 11.9% | 78.4% |
| Addison Elementary Hartford | 441 | 12.7% | 70.6% |
| Rolling Hills Elementary Mukwonago | 455 | 12.7% | 80.3% |
| Netherwood Knoll Elementary Oregon | 419 | 13.1% | 75.7% |
| Summit Elementary Oconomowoc | 504 | 11.5% | 81.5% |
| Mount Horeb Intermediate Mount Horeb | 508 | 14.4% | 68.6% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Big Bend Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #49 of 982 | #19 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #93 of 992 ▼ 25 | #27 of 56 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #46 of 992 ▲ 34 | #14 of 56 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #228 of 1,157 | #25 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #538 of 901 | #23 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #763 of 901 | #54 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.9% | #992 of 1,064 | #38 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #120 of 240 | #19 of 28 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
455
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 613
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 455 | 33.2 | 13.7:1 | 12% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 34.4 | 14.2:1 | 14% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 34 | 14.0:1 | 15% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 14% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 28.4 | 14.9:1 | 13% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 14% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 420 | 29 | 14.5:1 | 19% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 4% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 613 | 39 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Big Bend Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (423 to 455); teachers up 17% (28.4 to 33.2).
About Big Bend Elementary
Big Bend Elementary runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Big Bend, Wisconsin. The school offers pre-K through 6 and enrolls 455 students. That puts enrollment 41% above the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Across its 9 schools, Mukwonago School District enrolls 4,835 students. Big Bend Elementary is one of those schools.
At Big Bend Elementary, 90% of students are White. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Waukesha County at about 87% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Big Bend Elementary scores 19%.
Big Bend Elementary has 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. The gap from the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 1.0 students per teacher. At Big Bend Elementary, 12% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
In Wisconsin, Big Bend Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 78.4% actual against a predicted 70.4%.
In the wider Waukesha County area, median household income comes to about $106,076, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Waukesha County counts 113 public schools with about 60,032 students.
Big Bend Elementary's nearest public school is Lake Denoon Middle (about 2.7 miles). There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Big Bend Elementary is 2nd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Big Bend Elementary as Rural: Fringe.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 455, from 440 in 2020-21.
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Waukesha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
411,762
Census ACS
Median income
$106,076
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
60,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mukwonago School District
- Mukwonago HighHigh · 1,604 students
- Park View MiddleMiddle · 721 students
- Clarendon Avenue ElementaryElementary · 511 students
- Rolling Hills ElementaryElementary · 455 students
- Section ElementaryElementary · 438 students
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 417 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Denoon Middle2.7 mi · 673
- Norris Academy2.8 mi · 10
- Norris Academy Virtual School2.8 mi · 21
- Washington Elementary3.2 mi · 192
- Muskego High3.3 mi · 1,634
- Mill Valley Elementary3.9 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About Big Bend ElementaryHow many students attend Big Bend Elementary?
Big Bend Elementary enrolls approximately 455 students in grades PK-06.
Is Big Bend Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Big Bend Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Big Bend Elementary have?
Big Bend Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Big Bend Elementary?
At Big Bend Elementary, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Big Bend Elementary?
Big Bend Elementary is overseen by Mukwonago School District in Waukesha County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.