Park Lawn Elementary

Park Lawn Elementary is an elementary-level community of mid-tier scale in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, part of Oconomowoc Area School District, instructing 383 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Within Oconomowoc Area School District, which oversees 8 schools and 4,928 students, Park Lawn Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Park Lawn Elementary reports that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Park Lawn Elementary shows 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Park Lawn Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Park Lawn Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Waukesha County put median household income runs about $106,076, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Waukesha County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students), Park Lawn Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lake Country Classical Academy Inc, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Park Lawn Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 71.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 431 students in 2018 compared to 383 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.