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What advice would you give to incoming students at Brookfield Elementary?
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Enrollment
641
Elementary
DISTRICT 707 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMBROOK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550177000216
Brookfield Elementary
2530 N Brookfield Rd, Brookfield, WI 53045 · (262) 785-3930 · Waukesha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
28 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 | 56 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
84.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 84.7% |
| 2023-24 | 82.1% | 84.2% |
% 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
84.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Brookfield Elementary
Brookfield Elementary's state test result (84.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield Elementary this school | 641 | 4.4% | 84.2% |
| Elmwood Elementary New Berlin | 567 | 9.7% | 73.5% |
| Dixon Elementary Brookfield | 658 | 11.4% | 74.2% |
| Pewaukee Lake Elementary Pewaukee | 748 | 11.6% | N/A |
| Horizon School Pewaukee | 647 | 11.3% | 73.5% |
| County Line Elementary Germantown | 496 | 5.8% | 75.6% |
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 Brookfield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.2% | #11 of 982 | #3 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #26 of 992 ▲ 13 | #6 of 56 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #11 of 992 ▲ 11 | #2 of 56 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #40 of 1,157 | #8 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #798 of 901 | #56 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #381 of 901 | #24 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.4% | #1,048 of 1,064 | #59 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.1% | #73 of 240 | #11 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
641
+52 (+9%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 641 | 39.1 | 16.4:1 | 4% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 676 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 5% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 652 | 40.9 | 15.9:1 | 5% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 7% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 38.4 | 14.6:1 | 3% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 5% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 12% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 389 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 5% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 501 | 33 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookfield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (562 to 641); teachers up 2% (38.4 to 39.1).
About Brookfield Elementary
Brookfield Elementary is a large elementary school for students in Brookfield, Wisconsin. The school enrolls 641 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323, so this school runs 98% above that.
A total of 10 schools make up Elmbrook School District, with 7,845 students enrolled.
Brookfield Elementary's enrollment is 73% White. Enrollment also includes 11% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Waukesha County, the White share is about 87%. The chance that two students picked at random at Brookfield Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 44%.
At Brookfield Elementary, 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.4:1. That ratio is over the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 4% of enrollment. Across public schools in Waukesha County, the average is 17%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Brookfield Elementary is 9.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 84.2%. Predicted: 75.0%.
Waukesha County has these Census figures: median household income is 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%. The public schools of Waukesha County number 113 and enroll about 60,032.
Brookfield Central High is the public school closest to Brookfield Elementary, about 1.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Brookfield Elementary places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 9%, from 589 to 641.
Discussions about Brookfield Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Elmbrook School District
- Brookfield East HighHigh · 1,374 students
- Brookfield Central HighHigh · 1,215 students
- Burleigh ElementaryElementary · 927 students
- Pilgrim Park MiddleMiddle · 898 students
- Wisconsin Hills MiddleMiddle · 812 students
- Swanson ElementaryElementary · 778 students
Other schools in Brookfield
- Brookfield East HighHigh · 1,374 students
- Brookfield Central HighHigh · 1,215 students
- Burleigh ElementaryElementary · 927 students
- Wisconsin Hills MiddleMiddle · 812 students
- Swanson ElementaryElementary · 778 students
- Dixon ElementaryElementary · 658 students
Other Brookfield Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Brookfield Elementary. Brookfield Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Brookfield ElementaryChantilly, VA · 684 students
- BROOKFIELD ELEM.BROOKFIELD, MO · 417 students
- Brookfield Elementary SchoolBrookfield, OH · 378 students
- Brookfield ElementaryBrookfield, MA · 289 students
- Brookfield ElementaryOakland, CA · 133 students
Nearby schools
- Brookfield Central High1.3 mi · 1,215
- Fairview South1.5 mi · 9
- Wisconsin Hills Middle1.7 mi · 812
- Burleigh Elementary1.8 mi · 927
- Dixon Elementary2.0 mi · 658
- Swanson Elementary2.3 mi · 778
Frequently asked questions
About Brookfield ElementaryHow many students attend Brookfield Elementary?
Brookfield Elementary enrolls approximately 641 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Brookfield Elementary serve?
Brookfield Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brookfield Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brookfield Elementary is approximately 16.4:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brookfield Elementary?
At Brookfield Elementary, the student body is approximately 73% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Brookfield Elementary?
Brookfield Elementary is overseen by Elmbrook School District in Waukesha County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.