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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALMYRA-EAGLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551135001513

Eagle Elementary

810 E Main St, Eagle, WI 53119 · (262) 594-2148 · Waukesha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
94 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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-K3314%
Kindergarten2912%
Grade 12812%
Grade 23214%
Grade 34519%
Grade 43917%
Grade 52812%

This year's kindergarten class (29) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (28).

Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
19784%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
2511%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
42%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Two+
73%
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
10846%
Female
12654%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Eagle Elementary→Palmyra-Eagle Middle→Palmyra-Eagle High
Based on grade levels within Palmyra-Eagle Area 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
49.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -7.5pp since 2023
Math
40.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -11.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2549.5%40.4%
2023-2457.0%52.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Eagle Elementary

Eagle Elementary's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Eagle Elementary this school23440.2%52.4%
Waller Elementary
Burlington
24738.5%65.1%
Hillsboro Elementary
Hillsboro
22044.5%48.6%
Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Monroe
26743.8%61.0%
Theresa Elementary
Theresa
22135.3%72.8%
Cashton Elementary
Cashton
29240.4%58.4%
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 Eagle Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Waukesha County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
52.4%#582 of 982#49 of 56
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
40.4%#732 of 992
▼ 135
#52 of 56
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.5%#581 of 992
▼ 145
#49 of 56
▼ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
234#818 of 1,157#59 of 65
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.1:1#57 of 901#3 of 60
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
27.9%#612 of 901#37 of 60
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
40.2%#570 of 1,064#8 of 63
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
234
-30 (-11%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 309
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2523423.210.1:140% (94)
2023-2425322.211.4:138% (96)
2022-2326522.911.6:137% (98)
2020-212641913.9:140% (105)
2017-1815212.212.5:126% (40)
2015-161601213.3:123% (37)
2010-113122114.9:118% (57)
2000-013252115.5:116% (52)
1990-913091619.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eagle Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 54% (152 to 234); teachers up 90% (12.2 to 23.2).

About Eagle Elementary

In Eagle, Wisconsin, Eagle Elementary is a small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 234 students. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students, which makes this school 28% below average.

Eagle Elementary is run by Palmyra-Eagle Area School District, whose 4 schools enroll 521 students.

White students are 84% of those enrolled at Eagle Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Waukesha County, where about 87% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 28, compared with 70 nationally.

Teacher count: 23.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, 14.7:1, is higher. Roughly 40% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Waukesha County, the average eligibility rate is 17%.

Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Eagle Elementary's results are within a point of predicted: 52.4% against 53.0%.

The school is in Waukesha County, where the median household earns about $106,076 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Across Waukesha County, 113 public schools serve about 60,032 students.

Eagleville Charter School, about 2.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Eagle Elementary, there are 4 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 71.2%; Eagle Elementary's is 52.4%, ranking 8th of 8.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 234, down from 264 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.9 to 10.1 over 4 years.

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Waukesha County at a glance

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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
Eagle Elementary
District
Palmyra-Eagle Area School District
Address
810 E Main St, Eagle, WI 53119
Phone
(262) 594-2148
County
Waukesha County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
234
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
10.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
94 (40%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
551135001513
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Eagle Elementary. Eagle Elementary is the 7th largest of the 7.

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Frequently asked questions

About Eagle Elementary
How many students attend Eagle Elementary?
Eagle Elementary enrolls approximately 234 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Eagle Elementary serve?
Eagle Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Eagle Elementary?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Eagle Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Eagle Elementary?
Student demographics at Eagle Elementary are roughly 84% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Eagle Elementary public or private?
Eagle Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Palmyra-Eagle Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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