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Clarendon Avenue Elementary

915 Clarendon Ave, Mukwonago, WI 53149 · (262) 363-6286 · Waukesha County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools

Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
102 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K306%
Kindergarten5411%
Grade 16112%
Grade 26513%
Grade 37615%
Grade 48016%
Grade 57314%
Grade 67214%

This year's kindergarten class (54) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (72).

Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
44787%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
387%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
112%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
133%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
26852%
Female
24348%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Clarendon Avenue Elementary→Park View Middle→Mukwonago High
Based on grade levels within Mukwonago School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
69.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
72.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2569.6%72.0%
2023-2468.4%73.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Clarendon Avenue Elementary

Clarendon Avenue Elementary's state test result (71.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Clarendon Avenue Elementary this school51120.0%71.1%
Wrightstown Elementary
Wrightstown
54020.6%72.3%
Oostburg Elementary
Oostburg
47918.0%76.5%
Luxemburg-Casco Primary
Luxemburg
50817.7%N/A
Luxemburg-Casco Intermediate
Luxemburg
55217.0%77.1%
Malone Elementary
Prescott
45722.1%71.4%
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 Clarendon Avenue Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Waukesha County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
71.1%#167 of 982#39 of 56
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
72.0%#172 of 992
▼ 13
#39 of 56
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
69.6%#143 of 992
▲ 44
#38 of 56
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
511#137 of 1,157#16 of 65
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.5:1#648 of 901#34 of 60
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
22.8%#706 of 901#49 of 60
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
20.0%#893 of 1,064#20 of 63
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.2%#644 of 664#26 of 27
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 2024-25
Enrollment
511
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 779
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2551135.214.5:120% (102)
2023-2453237.714.1:120% (106)
2022-2352537.114.2:117% (88)
2020-215103614.2:123% (118)
2017-1851734.714.9:116% (84)
2015-165313216.6:123% (124)
2010-115473217.1:122% (122)
2000-015433615.1:14% (20)
1990-917794716.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarendon Avenue Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (517 to 511); teachers up 1% (34.7 to 35.2).

About Clarendon Avenue Elementary

Clarendon Avenue Elementary sits in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment totals 511 students across pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 58% above the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.

Mukwonago School District runs 9 schools with a combined 4,835 students. Clarendon Avenue Elementary is one of them.

At Clarendon Avenue Elementary, 87% of students are White. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. 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, Clarendon Avenue Elementary scores 23%.

The school had 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is similar, at 14.7:1. The school reported 20% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Waukesha County is close, at 17%.

Clarendon Avenue Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.

Clarendon Avenue Elementary is 5.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (71.1% versus 65.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.

For the population of Waukesha County, the median household earns about $106,076 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Clarendon Avenue Elementary shares Waukesha County with 112 other public schools.

Of the public schools around it, Clarendon Avenue Elementary is closest to District 4K, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 72.8% on proficiency, and Clarendon Avenue Elementary is below that at 71.1%.

By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 510 to 511, a small change.

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Waukesha County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Clarendon Avenue Elementary
District
Mukwonago School District
Address
915 Clarendon Ave, Mukwonago, WI 53149
Phone
(262) 363-6286
County
Waukesha County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
511
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
102 (20%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
551006001316
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Clarendon Avenue Elementary
How large is Clarendon Avenue Elementary?
Clarendon Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 511 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Clarendon Avenue Elementary serve?
Clarendon Avenue Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Clarendon Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Clarendon Avenue Elementary.
How diverse is Clarendon Avenue Elementary?
Clarendon Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Clarendon Avenue Elementary public or private?
Clarendon Avenue Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mukwonago School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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