Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKESHA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551578002011
Hadfield Elementary
733 Linden St, Waukesha, WI 53186 · (262) 970-1505 · Waukesha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
9.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 38.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
249 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
38.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
46.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.6% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 39.2% |
% 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Hadfield Elementary
Hadfield Elementary's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hadfield Elementary this school | 338 | 73.7% | 37.2% |
| Madison Elementary Janesville | 307 | 76.2% | 47.3% |
| Gaston Elementary Beloit | 348 | 75.6% | 26.4% |
| Chegwin Elementary Fond du Lac | 296 | 75.3% | 36.2% |
| Grewenow Elementary Kenosha | 310 | 68.4% | 44.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary Janesville | 291 | 76.3% | 34.6% |
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 Hadfield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #787 of 982 | #54 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #652 of 992 ▲ 100 | #51 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #756 of 992 ▲ 36 | #53 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #492 of 1,157 | #43 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #13 of 901 | #1 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #140 of 901 | #3 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.7% | #155 of 1,064 | #1 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #106 of 240 | #15 of 28 |
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
338
+105 (+45%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 362
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 338 | 37.3 | 9.1:1 | 74% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 42 | 7.9:1 | 72% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 37.5 | 9.8:1 | 76% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 22 | 10.6:1 | 77% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 25.6 | 12.2:1 | 60% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 27 | 12.3:1 | 73% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 50% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 13% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 362 | 24 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hadfield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (311 to 338); teachers up 46% (25.6 to 37.3).
About Hadfield Elementary
Hadfield Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Wisconsin, located in Waukesha. It reports enrollment of 338 students in pre-K through 5.
Waukesha School District has a total of 27 schools and 10,922 students, Hadfield Elementary among them.
White students account for 50% of enrollment at Hadfield Elementary, more than any other group. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Waukesha County, the White share is about 87%. The diversity index for Hadfield Elementary is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 9.1:1. The gap from the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 5.6 students per teacher. By family income, 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 17% average for public schools in Waukesha County is 57 points lower.
Hadfield Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 28% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hadfield Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.2%; the prediction is 32.5%.
In Waukesha County, home to about 411,762 people, median household income comes to about $106,076, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 113 public schools in the county, enrolling about 60,032, Hadfield Elementary among them.
Among nearby public schools, La Casa de Esperanza Charter School is closest at about 0.4 miles. Hadfield Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 60.7% proficiency; Hadfield Elementary posts 37.2%.
Federal data place Hadfield Elementary in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Reported enrollment: 233 (2020-21) and 338 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.6:1 to 9.1:1.
People who know Hadfield Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Waukesha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Other schools in Waukesha
- West HighHigh · 1,167 students
- North HighHigh · 911 students
- South HighHigh · 833 students
- Butler MiddleMiddle · 786 students
- eAchieve Academy - WisconsinHigh · 639 students
- Waukesha STEM AcademyElementary · 580 students
Nearby schools
- La Casa de Esperanza Charter School0.4 mi · 310
- Waukesha Transition Academy0.6 mi · 36
- White Rock Campus0.6 mi · 167
- White Rock School0.6 mi · 286
- Waukesha East Alternative School0.6 mi · 74
- Les Paul Middle0.8 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Hadfield ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hadfield Elementary?
Hadfield Elementary enrolls approximately 338 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hadfield Elementary serve?
Hadfield Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hadfield Elementary have?
Hadfield Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Hadfield Elementary?
Student demographics at Hadfield Elementary are roughly 50% White, 24% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Hadfield Elementary?
Hadfield Elementary is overseen by Waukesha School District in Waukesha County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.