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Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GERMANTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550516000555
MacArthur Elementary
W154N11492 Fond du Lac Ave, Germantown, WI 53022 · (262) 253-3468 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
107 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 | 54 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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 Germantown School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
70.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.3pp 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 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.5% | 70.8% |
| 2023-24 | 68.1% | 70.5% |
% 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
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 MacArthur Elementary
MacArthur Elementary's state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacArthur Elementary this school | 486 | 22.0% | 68.5% |
| Atwater Elementary Shorewood | 474 | 24.3% | 74.1% |
| Riverside Elementary Menomonee Falls | 455 | 17.6% | 64.3% |
| Poplar Creek Elementary New Berlin | 514 | 22.4% | 74.3% |
| Eastside Elementary Sun Prairie | 408 | 23.8% | 69.8% |
| Traeger Elementary Oshkosh | 423 | 26.7% | 62.4% |
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 MacArthur Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #218 of 982 | #14 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #185 of 992 ▲ 39 | #12 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #187 of 992 ▲ 7 | #10 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #174 of 1,157 | #4 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #706 of 901 | #11 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #281 of 901 | #1 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.0% | #864 of 1,064 | #11 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.8% | #25 of 240 | N/A |
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
486
+86 (+22%) vs 2020
+145% since 1990-91, when it was 198
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 486 | 31.9 | 15.2:1 | 22% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 30.9 | 15.7:1 | 24% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 32.2 | 15.0:1 | 23% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 26% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 26.2 | 13.9:1 | 17% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 23% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 24% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 5% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 198 | 14 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MacArthur Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (366 to 486); teachers up 22% (26.2 to 31.9).
About MacArthur Elementary
The public elementary school MacArthur Elementary is located in Germantown, Wisconsin. There are 486 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 50% bigger than the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Germantown School District, which runs MacArthur Elementary, has 6 schools and 3,835 students.
Federal enrollment data show MacArthur Elementary is 66% White. Other groups make up 10% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 6% Hispanic. Washington County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at MacArthur Elementary are from different groups.
The school lists 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. A total of 107 students, or 22%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 23% average for public schools in Washington County.
MacArthur Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 68.5% and a predicted 64.1%.
The school's county is Washington County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $96,359 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Washington County number 34, with about 17,746 students.
The closest school to MacArthur Elementary is Kennedy Middle, located about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, MacArthur Elementary is ahead of the 64.6% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
MacArthur Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
A 22% rise took enrollment from 400 in 2020-21 to 486 in 2024-25.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,879
Census ACS
Median income
$96,359
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
17,746 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Germantown School District
- Germantown HighHigh · 1,288 students
- Kennedy MiddleMiddle · 865 students
- County Line ElementaryElementary · 496 students
- Amy Belle ElementaryElementary · 356 students
- Rockfield ElementaryElementary · 344 students
Other schools in Germantown
- Germantown HighHigh · 1,288 students
- Kennedy MiddleMiddle · 865 students
- County Line ElementaryElementary · 496 students
- Rockfield ElementaryElementary · 344 students
Other MacArthur Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named MacArthur Elementary. MacArthur Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- MacArthur ElementaryGreen Bay, WI · 223 students
- Macarthur Elementary SchoolGALENA PARK, TX · 556 students
- MacArthur Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 545 students
- MacArthur ElemFort Leavenworth, KS · 424 students
- Macarthur Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Kennedy Middle0.4 mi · 865
- Germantown High1.6 mi · 1,288
- County Line Elementary2.1 mi · 496
- Rockfield Elementary2.7 mi · 344
- Shady Lane Elementary3.4 mi · 461
- North Middle3.6 mi · 804
Frequently asked questions
About MacArthur ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at MacArthur Elementary?
MacArthur Elementary enrolls approximately 486 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MacArthur Elementary serve?
MacArthur Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MacArthur Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MacArthur Elementary is approximately 15.2:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MacArthur Elementary?
At MacArthur Elementary, the student body is approximately 66% White, 6% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is MacArthur Elementary public or private?
MacArthur Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Germantown School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.