Shady Lane Elementary

Shady Lane Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Enrollment stands at 461 students, covering pre-K through 2. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have about 323 students on average; enrollment here is 43% higher.

Menomonee Falls School District is the local district for Shady Lane Elementary. It runs 6 schools with 3,876 students.

The largest group at Shady Lane Elementary is White students, at 73%. Other groups make up 10% multiracial, 7% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 5% Black. County-wide, 87% of Waukesha County residents are White. The diversity index for Shady Lane Elementary is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The school had 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. The school's 14.0:1 compares with an average of 14.7:1 for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 11%.

For Waukesha County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $106,076 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Shady Lane Elementary, Waukesha County has 113 public schools.

Among nearby public schools, North Middle is closest at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Shady Lane Elementary.

Locale data from NCES put Shady Lane Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Shady Lane Elementary had a net loss of 27 students, or 6%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.7:1 in 2020-21, and 14.0:1 in 2024-25.

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