Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BEND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551629002132
McLane Elementary
833 Chestnut St, West Bend, WI 53095 · (262) 335-5487 · Washington County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
120 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (69).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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 West Bend School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
74.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.6% | 74.8% |
| 2023-24 | 75.2% | 70.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 McLane Elementary
McLane Elementary's state test result (74.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLane Elementary this school | 340 | 35.3% | 74.1% |
| Decorah Elementary West Bend | 349 | 34.7% | 66.0% |
| Dunwiddie Elementary Port Washington | 324 | 32.7% | 76.5% |
| Washington Elementary Marshfield | 316 | 32.9% | 65.2% |
| Random Lake Elementary Random Lake | 292 | 35.3% | 44.1% |
| Reedsville Elementary Reedsville | 320 | 35.6% | 57.7% |
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 McLane Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #120 of 982 | #7 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #128 of 992 ▲ 85 | #9 of 18 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #110 of 992 ▼ 33 | #5 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #482 of 1,157 | #14 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #494 of 901 | #8 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.2% | #435 of 901 | #7 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #651 of 1,064 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.3% | #36 of 664 | #1 of 13 |
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
340
-60 (-15%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
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 | 340 | 25.3 | 13.4:1 | 35% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 24.5 | 14.3:1 | 33% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 25.3 | 15.0:1 | 33% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 32% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 33.7 | 16.1:1 | 22% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 32 | 16.6:1 | 27% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 32 | 18.6:1 | 31% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 12% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 30 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McLane Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (542 to 340); teachers down 25% (33.7 to 25.3).
About McLane Elementary
Located in West Bend, Wisconsin, McLane Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 4, with a total enrollment of 340 students.
McLane Elementary is one school in a 12-school district, West Bend School District, which enrolls 5,365 students.
White students account for 76% of enrollment at McLane Elementary. Other students are 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 91% White share among all Washington County residents. McLane Elementary has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
McLane Elementary counts 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.4 students for each one. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. About 35% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Washington County average 23%.
McLane Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 74.1%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Wisconsin are predicted to post 56.0%, so the school is 18.1 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
County data help place the school in context: in Washington County, median household income is about $96,359, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Washington County number 34 and enroll about 17,746.
The closest public school to McLane Elementary is Badger Middle, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 62.0%, lower than McLane Elementary's 74.1%.
NCES describes the area around McLane Elementary as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 400 in 2020-21 and 340 in 2024-25, a decrease of 60 students.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 West Bend School District
- West HighHigh · 1,085 students
- East HighHigh · 854 students
- Badger MiddleMiddle · 714 students
- Silverbrook IntermediateMiddle · 704 students
- Decorah ElementaryElementary · 349 students
- Fair Park ElementaryElementary · 345 students
Other schools in West Bend
- West HighHigh · 1,085 students
- East HighHigh · 854 students
- Badger MiddleMiddle · 714 students
- Silverbrook IntermediateMiddle · 704 students
- Decorah ElementaryElementary · 349 students
- Fair Park ElementaryElementary · 345 students
Other McLane Elementary schools
One other US public school is named McLane Elementary. McLane Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- McLane Elementary SchoolOLYMPIA, WA · 407 students
Nearby schools
- Badger Middle0.4 mi · 714
- West Bend School District 4K0.5 mi · 285
- Rolf's Early Childhood Center0.5 mi · 44
- Silverbrook Intermediate0.5 mi · 704
- Fair Park Elementary0.9 mi · 345
- Washington Street School1.0 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About McLane ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at McLane Elementary?
McLane Elementary enrolls approximately 340 students in grades KG-04.
Is McLane Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
McLane Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does McLane Elementary have?
McLane Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McLane Elementary?
At McLane Elementary, the student body is approximately 76% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees McLane Elementary?
McLane Elementary is overseen by West Bend School District in Washington County.
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