Marcy Elementary

As a substantial elementary school in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Marcy Elementary caters to 488 students from grades K through 4, run under Hamilton School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Marcy Elementary sits 51% above that benchmark.

Within Hamilton School District, which oversees 8 schools and 5,131 students, Marcy Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Marcy Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment; the rest reads as 23% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Waukesha County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Marcy Elementary reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. The state averages about 14.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Marcy Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 70.8%; this one delivers 84.3%, a residual of +13.5 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Waukesha County put median household income runs about $106,076, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Waukesha County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students), Marcy Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fairview South, roughly 1.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Marcy Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 77.5%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 20%: 611 students in 2018 compared to 488 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share ticked up from 11% to 23%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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