Enrollment
324
Elementary
STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILL CREEK ACADEMY INC·NCES 551724703395
Mill Creek Academy
S46W23850 Lawnsdale Rd, Waukesha, WI 53189 · (262) 422-6020 · Waukesha County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
116 students
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
53.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +10.9pp since 2023
Math
55.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
About Mill Creek Academy
Located at S46W23850 Lawnsdale Rd, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Mill Creek Academy is a reasonably sized primary school that enrolls 324 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Mill Creek Academy Inc.
Mill Creek Academy is a school of Mill Creek Academy Inc, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
In terms of who attends, Mill Creek Academy reports that 57% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 17% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Waukesha County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Waukesha County's rate of about 17%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mill Creek Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.8%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Waukesha County) reports that median household earnings sit near $106,076, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Waukesha County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students), Mill Creek Academy is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Prairie Elementary, roughly 1.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mill Creek Academy. On composite proficiency, Mill Creek Academy comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 58.6%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting. Mill Creek Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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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- West HighHigh · 1,167 students
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Nearby schools
- Prairie Elementary1.8 mi · 348
- Heyer Elementary2.1 mi · 328
- Waukesha STEM Academy2.2 mi · 580
- South High2.2 mi · 833
- Waukesha Academy of Health Professions2.2 mi · 112
- Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy2.2 mi · 144
Frequently asked questions
About Mill Creek AcademyHow many students attend Mill Creek Academy?
Mill Creek Academy enrolls approximately 324 students in grades PK-06.
Is Mill Creek Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mill Creek Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Mill Creek Academy have?
Mill Creek Academy employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Mill Creek Academy?
Student demographics at Mill Creek Academy are roughly 57% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is Mill Creek Academy in?
Mill Creek Academy is part of Mill Creek Academy Inc.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.