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Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEQUON-THIENSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550913001083
Donges Bay Elementary
2401 W Donges Bay Rd, Mequon, WI 53092 · (262) 238-7925 · Ozaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- ATest 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
13.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
38 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 | 76 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
71.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
73.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 are down about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.9% | 73.6% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 79.7% |
% 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
75.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Donges Bay Elementary
Donges Bay Elementary's state test result (75.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donges Bay Elementary this school | 539 | 7.1% | 75.6% |
| Parkview Elementary Cedarburg | 504 | 8.1% | 88.0% |
| Waunakee Prairie Elementary Waunakee | 531 | 5.3% | 71.7% |
| Stormonth Elementary Milwaukee | 473 | 6.3% | 83.2% |
| Hudson Prairie Elementary Hudson | 481 | 10.0% | 74.1% |
| Tonawanda Elementary Elm Grove | 533 | 7.3% | 80.4% |
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 Donges Bay Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Ozaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #92 of 982 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #149 of 992 ▼ 71 | #9 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #118 of 992 ▲ 42 | #11 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #107 of 1,157 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #521 of 901 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #562 of 901 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.1% | #1,033 of 1,064 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.9% | #58 of 240 | #3 of 8 |
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
539
+156 (+41%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 539 | 39.6 | 13.6:1 | 7% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 38.2 | 13.5:1 | 8% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 35.4 | 14.2:1 | 10% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 7% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 29.4 | 15.5:1 | 6% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 7% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 6% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 3% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | 24 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Donges Bay Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (457 to 539); teachers up 35% (29.4 to 39.6).
About Donges Bay Elementary
Donges Bay Elementary operates as a large elementary school in Mequon, Wisconsin. It reported 539 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students, which makes this school 67% bigger than average.
Mequon-Thiensville School District counts 3,553 students in its 6 schools, and Donges Bay Elementary is one of them.
Roughly 83% of students at Donges Bay Elementary are White. Other students are 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Donges Bay Elementary scores 30%.
Donges Bay Elementary reports a ratio of 13.6 students per teacher, from 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.7:1. Lunch program data show 7% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 16% average for public schools in Ozaukee County, the school's rate is lower.
Donges Bay Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 74% 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 Donges Bay Elementary, the prediction is 73.3% and the result is 75.6%.
The school's county is Ozaukee County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $96,996, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 26 public schools in the county, enrolling about 12,422, Donges Bay Elementary among them.
Donges Bay Elementary's nearest public school is Lake Shore Middle (about 0.9 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 76.4%; Donges Bay Elementary's is 75.6%, ranking 6th of 9.
Donges Bay Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Federal data put enrollment at 383 in 2020-21 and 539 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years.
People who know Donges Bay Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Ozaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,966
Census ACS
Median income
$96,996
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
12,422 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mequon-Thiensville School District
- Homestead HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- Oriole Lane ElementaryElementary · 499 students
- Steffen MiddleMiddle · 418 students
- Lake Shore MiddleMiddle · 335 students
Other schools in Mequon
- Homestead HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- Oriole Lane ElementaryElementary · 499 students
- Steffen MiddleMiddle · 418 students
- Lake Shore MiddleMiddle · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Shore Middle0.9 mi · 335
- Homestead High2.0 mi · 1,204
- Indian Hill School2.3 mi · 223
- Bayside Middle2.6 mi · 340
- Wilson Elementary2.7 mi · 558
- Steffen Middle2.8 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Donges Bay ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Donges Bay Elementary?
Donges Bay Elementary enrolls approximately 539 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Donges Bay Elementary serve?
Donges Bay Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Donges Bay Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Donges Bay Elementary is approximately 13.6:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Donges Bay Elementary?
Student demographics at Donges Bay Elementary are roughly 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Donges Bay Elementary public or private?
Donges Bay Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mequon-Thiensville School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.