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How has Country Dale Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550483000520
Country Dale Elementary
7380 S North Cape Rd, Franklin, WI 53132 · (414) 529-8240 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% 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.
- C+Beats 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
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
88 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 53 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Country Dale Elementary→Forest Park Middle
Based on grade levels within Franklin Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
67.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.4% | 67.4% |
| 2023-24 | 65.4% | 67.3% |
% 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
67.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% 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 Country Dale Elementary
Country Dale Elementary's state test result (67.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Dale Elementary this school | 437 | 20.1% | 67.9% |
| Robinwood Elementary Franklin | 437 | 22.2% | 69.4% |
| Pleasant View Elementary Franklin | 422 | 24.6% | 68.7% |
| Southwood Glen Elementary Franklin | 370 | 15.1% | 70.0% |
| Maple Avenue Elementary Sussex | 457 | 17.9% | 83.4% |
| Van Hise Elementary Madison | 396 | 16.7% | 76.5% |
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 Country Dale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #235 of 982 | #20 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #248 of 992 ▲ 30 | #22 of 174 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #165 of 992 ▲ 81 | #23 of 174 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #265 of 1,157 | #49 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #671 of 901 | #62 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #251 of 901 | #62 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #890 of 1,064 | #163 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #417 of 664 | #88 of 133 |
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
437
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 437 | 29.5 | 14.8:1 | 20% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 30.9 | 14.4:1 | 20% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 28.2 | 15.8:1 | 18% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 25 | 17.6:1 | 17% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 24.6 | 20.0:1 | 15% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 24 | 20.7:1 | 12% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 14% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 10% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 22 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Country Dale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (492 to 437); teachers up 20% (24.6 to 29.5).
About Country Dale Elementary
Country Dale Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school located in Franklin, Wisconsin. It reported 437 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have about 323 students on average; enrollment here is 35% higher.
Franklin Public School District is made up of 8 schools with 4,666 students in all.
At Country Dale Elementary, 63% of students are White. The remaining students are 15% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Milwaukee County is about 51% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Country Dale Elementary is 14.8:1, based on 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Country Dale Elementary counts 20% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County, the school's rate is lower.
Country Dale Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 62% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Country Dale Elementary, the prediction is 65.3% and the result is 67.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Milwaukee County show that median household income comes to about $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 284, with about 122,496 students.
Country Dale Elementary's nearest public school is Robinwood Elementary (about 0.9 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Country Dale Elementary places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Country Dale Elementary as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 437, starting from 441. The school's ratio dropped from 17.6:1 to 14.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Country Dale Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin Public School District
- Franklin HighHigh · 1,605 students
- Forest Park MiddleMiddle · 1,056 students
- Robinwood ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Pleasant View ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Southwood Glen ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Ben Franklin ElementaryElementary · 308 students
Other schools in Franklin
- Franklin HighHigh · 1,605 students
- Forest Park MiddleMiddle · 1,056 students
- Robinwood ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Pleasant View ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Southwood Glen ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Ben Franklin ElementaryElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Robinwood Elementary0.9 mi · 437
- Muskego Lakes Middle0.9 mi · 676
- Hales Corners Elementary2.0 mi · 520
- Elmwood Elementary2.2 mi · 567
- Ben Franklin Elementary2.3 mi · 308
- Forest Park Middle2.6 mi · 1,056
Frequently asked questions
About Country Dale ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Country Dale Elementary?
Country Dale Elementary enrolls approximately 437 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Country Dale Elementary serve?
Country Dale Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Country Dale Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Country Dale Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Country Dale Elementary?
Student demographics at Country Dale Elementary are roughly 63% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 15% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Country Dale Elementary public or private?
Country Dale Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.