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What's the biggest difference between Section Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUKWONAGO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551006002307
Section Elementary
W318S8430 County Road EE, Mukwonago, WI 53149 · (262) 363-6260 · Waukesha County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
14.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
31 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 | 7 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Mukwonago School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
83.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
85.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.1% | 85.7% |
| 2023-24 | 81.6% | 81.6% |
% 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
82.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Section Elementary
Section Elementary's state test result (82.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section Elementary this school | 438 | 7.1% | 82.7% |
| North Greenville Elementary Greenville | 423 | 7.8% | 81.2% |
| Parkview Elementary Cedarburg | 504 | 8.1% | 88.0% |
| Big Bend Elementary Big Bend | 455 | 11.9% | 78.4% |
| Lodi Primary Lodi | 385 | 10.1% | N/A |
| Sunnyside Elementary Sobieski | 497 | 9.3% | 63.9% |
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 Section Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #21 of 982 | #6 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #19 of 992 ▲ 33 | #4 of 56 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #16 of 992 ▲ 9 | #3 of 56 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #264 of 1,157 | #30 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #602 of 901 | #29 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.1% | #752 of 901 | #53 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.1% | #1,032 of 1,064 | #56 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #554 of 664 | #23 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
438
-37 (-8%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 438 | 31 | 14.1:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 10% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 7% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 29.9 | 15.6:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 9% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 8% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 4% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 32 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Section Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (465 to 438); teachers up 4% (29.9 to 31).
About Section Elementary
Among the schools in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, is Section Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 438 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 6. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 36% bigger than that.
The Mukwonago School District system has 9 schools and 4,835 students.
The student body at Section Elementary is 89% White. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 87% White share among all Waukesha County residents. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Section Elementary is 31 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.1:1. That matches the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin fairly closely. Around 7% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Waukesha County averages 17%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Section Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Section Elementary's results are 9.4 points above predicted: 82.7% against 73.3%.
Federal survey data for Waukesha County show that the median household income is $106,076, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 113 public schools in Waukesha County, enrolling about 60,032 students in all.
Rolling Hills Elementary is the closest public school, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Section Elementary. Section Elementary places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Section Elementary is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment is down 8% from 2020-21, when Section Elementary had 475 students, to 2024-25, when it had 438. The ratio was 15.8:1 in 2020-21 and 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Mukwonago School District
- Mukwonago HighHigh · 1,604 students
- Park View MiddleMiddle · 721 students
- Clarendon Avenue ElementaryElementary · 511 students
- Big Bend ElementaryElementary · 455 students
- Rolling Hills ElementaryElementary · 455 students
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 417 students
Other schools in Mukwonago
- Mukwonago HighHigh · 1,604 students
- Park View MiddleMiddle · 721 students
- Clarendon Avenue ElementaryElementary · 511 students
- Rolling Hills ElementaryElementary · 455 students
- District 4KElementary · 139 students
- Norris Academy Virtual SchoolCombined · 21 students
Nearby schools
- Rolling Hills Elementary1.1 mi · 455
- Mukwonago High2.1 mi · 1,604
- Prairie View Elementary2.7 mi · 417
- Park View Middle2.7 mi · 721
- District 4K2.9 mi · 139
- Clarendon Avenue Elementary3.0 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Section ElementaryHow many students attend Section Elementary?
Section Elementary enrolls approximately 438 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Section Elementary serve?
Section Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Section Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Section Elementary is approximately 14.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Section Elementary?
At Section Elementary, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Section Elementary?
Section Elementary is overseen by Mukwonago School District in Waukesha County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.