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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BERLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551047001373
Orchard Lane Elementary
2015 S Sunnyslope Rd, New Berlin, WI 53151 · (262) 789-6500 · Waukesha County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
85 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 | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 30% smaller than its 6th grade class (86).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
64.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
70.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 65 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 are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.8% | 70.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.8% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Orchard Lane Elementary
Orchard Lane Elementary's state test result (67.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Lane Elementary this school | 453 | 18.8% | 67.6% |
| 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% |
| Riverside Elementary Ringle | 487 | 18.3% | 72.6% |
| MacArthur Elementary Germantown | 486 | 22.0% | 68.5% |
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 Orchard Lane Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #239 of 982 | #42 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #187 of 992 ▲ 25 | #41 of 56 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #242 of 992 ▲ 40 | #42 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #230 of 1,157 | #27 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #642 of 901 | #32 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #350 of 901 | #20 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #903 of 1,064 | #21 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #577 of 664 | #25 of 27 |
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
453
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 453 | 31.3 | 14.5:1 | 19% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 30.8 | 15.2:1 | 20% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 31.7 | 14.6:1 | 17% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 16% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 31.8 | 15.0:1 | 11% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 16% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 19 | 18.4:1 | 14% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 4% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 363 | 25 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchard Lane Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (476 to 453); teachers down 2% (31.8 to 31.3).
About Orchard Lane Elementary
Orchard Lane Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in New Berlin, Wisconsin. The school offers pre-K through 6 and enrolls 453 students. That puts enrollment 40% above the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
New Berlin School District enrolls 4,334 students in 6 schools, including Orchard Lane Elementary.
More than half of the students at Orchard Lane Elementary are White (71%). Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 8% multiracial. In Waukesha County overall, about 87% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Orchard Lane Elementary scores 47%.
A staff of 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.5:1. That is in line with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. By family income, 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Waukesha County is close, at 17%.
Orchard Lane Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Test results at Orchard Lane Elementary are 1.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (67.6% actual, 66.1% predicted).
In Waukesha County, median household income comes to about $106,076, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The county's public schools total 113, with about 60,032 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Nathan Hale High, is about 1.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Orchard Lane Elementary ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Orchard Lane Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 4% across 4 years, from 470 in 2020-21 to 453 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Orchard Lane Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in New Berlin School District
- Eisenhower Middle/HighHigh · 1,095 students
- New Berlin West Middle/HighHigh · 1,036 students
- Ronald Reagan ElementaryElementary · 669 students
- Elmwood ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- Poplar Creek ElementaryElementary · 514 students
Other schools in New Berlin
- Eisenhower Middle/HighHigh · 1,095 students
- New Berlin West Middle/HighHigh · 1,036 students
- Ronald Reagan ElementaryElementary · 669 students
- Elmwood ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- Poplar Creek ElementaryElementary · 514 students
- Hoover ElementaryElementary · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Nathan Hale High1.7 mi · 1,134
- Hoover Elementary1.8 mi · 335
- Walker Elementary1.8 mi · 371
- Poplar Creek Elementary2.4 mi · 514
- Irving Elementary2.5 mi · 375
- Deeper Learning Virtual Academy2.5 mi · 88
Frequently asked questions
About Orchard Lane ElementaryHow large is Orchard Lane Elementary?
Orchard Lane Elementary enrolls approximately 453 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Orchard Lane Elementary serve?
Orchard Lane Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Orchard Lane Elementary?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Orchard Lane Elementary.
How diverse is Orchard Lane Elementary?
Orchard Lane Elementary reports a student body of 71% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Orchard Lane Elementary public or private?
Orchard Lane Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Berlin School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.