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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Elm Dale Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550594000651
Elm Dale Elementary
5300 S Honey Creek Dr, Greenfield, WI 53221 · (414) 281-7100 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
215 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 75 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Based on grade levels within Greenfield School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
67.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 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 down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.2% | 67.2% |
| 2023-24 | 57.4% | 57.9% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Elm Dale Elementary
Elm Dale Elementary's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Dale Elementary this school | 477 | 45.1% | 61.4% |
| Forest Ridge Elementary Oak Creek | 435 | 52.0% | 47.8% |
| Martin Elementary Green Bay | 363 | 45.2% | 43.7% |
| Stephens Elementary Madison | 447 | 44.1% | 52.4% |
| Sauk Trail Elementary Middleton | 360 | 41.9% | 58.1% |
| Maple Grove Elementary Greenfield | 427 | 49.6% | 37.1% |
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 Elm Dale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #375 of 982 | #31 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #251 of 992 ▲ 230 | #23 of 174 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #460 of 992 ▼ 41 | #45 of 174 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #187 of 1,157 | #39 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #400 of 901 | #27 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #124 of 901 | #34 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #497 of 1,064 | #130 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #642 of 664 | #128 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
477
+19 (+4%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 477 | 37.1 | 12.9:1 | 45% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 36.9 | 12.6:1 | 48% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 37.5 | 12.9:1 | 44% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 35% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 29.9 | 16.1:1 | 39% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 28 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 25 | 21.4:1 | 35% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 22% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 15 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elm Dale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (483 to 477); teachers up 24% (29.9 to 37.1).
About Elm Dale Elementary
Elm Dale Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Greenfield, Wisconsin. Federal data show 477 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students, which makes this school 48% bigger than average.
Greenfield School District operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,380 students.
The largest group at Elm Dale Elementary is White students, at 49%. After that, the student body is 25% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census estimates put Milwaukee County at about 51% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Elm Dale Elementary scores 68%.
There are about 12.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Elm Dale Elementary, which has 37.1. The school's 12.9:1 compares with an average of 14.7:1 for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 45%. That is 19 points below the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County.
Elm Dale 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 73% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 50.0% at Elm Dale Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.4%.
Milwaukee County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $64,435 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Elm Dale Elementary shares Milwaukee County with 283 other public schools.
Elm Dale Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Garland Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Elm Dale Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 4%, from 458 to 477. By 2024-25, the school had 12.9 students per teacher, compared with 14.3 in 2020-21.
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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 Greenfield School District
- Greenfield HighHigh · 1,140 students
- Greenfield MiddleMiddle · 704 students
- Maple Grove ElementaryElementary · 427 students
- Edgewood ElementaryElementary · 325 students
- Glenwood ElementaryElementary · 307 students
Other schools in Greenfield
- Greenfield HighHigh · 1,140 students
- Whitnall HighHigh · 821 students
- Greenfield MiddleMiddle · 704 students
- Whitnall MiddleMiddle · 558 students
- Maple Grove ElementaryElementary · 427 students
- Edgewood ElementaryElementary · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Garland Elementary0.8 mi · 541
- Greenfield Middle0.8 mi · 704
- Edgewood Elementary0.9 mi · 325
- Time 4 Learning Charter School1.0 mi · 88
- Highland View Elementary1.0 mi · 336
- Cooper Elementary1.2 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About Elm Dale ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Elm Dale Elementary?
Elm Dale Elementary enrolls approximately 477 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Elm Dale Elementary serve?
Elm Dale Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elm Dale Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elm Dale Elementary is approximately 12.9:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Elm Dale Elementary?
Elm Dale Elementary reports a student body of 49% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Elm Dale Elementary in?
Elm Dale Elementary is part of Greenfield School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.