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What's the one class at Summit View Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKESHA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551578000261
Summit View Elementary
2100 Summit Ave, Waukesha, WI 53188 · (262) 970-2605 · Waukesha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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.
- A-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
14.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 38.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
132 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 42 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
65.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
74.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.9% | 74.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 71.6% |
% 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
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Summit View Elementary
Summit View Elementary's state test result (69.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit View Elementary this school | 449 | 29.4% | 69.6% |
| Prairie Lane Elementary Pleasant Prairie | 451 | 28.4% | 76.9% |
| Stoner Prairie Elementary Fitchburg | 407 | 29.2% | 65.0% |
| Pioneer Elementary Green Bay | 495 | 29.1% | 67.6% |
| Westside Elementary Kimberly | 408 | 30.6% | 63.2% |
| Hales Corners Elementary Hales Corners | 520 | 30.4% | 68.0% |
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 Summit View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #198 of 982 | #41 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #140 of 992 ▲ 63 | #34 of 56 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #216 of 992 ▲ 134 | #41 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #239 of 1,157 | #28 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #626 of 901 | #31 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #319 of 901 | #16 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.4% | #743 of 1,064 | #12 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #148 of 664 | #11 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
449
-61 (-12%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 449 | 31.4 | 14.3:1 | 29% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 31 | 14.5:1 | 32% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 30.9 | 15.3:1 | 29% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 28% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 37.3 | 15.9:1 | 17% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 24% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | 33 | 20.8:1 | 16% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 13% (73) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summit View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (592 to 449); teachers down 16% (37.3 to 31.4).
About Summit View Elementary
At 2100 Summit Ave in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Summit View Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 449 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 39% higher than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
Summit View Elementary reports to Waukesha School District, which has 27 schools and 10,922 students.
White students account for 69% of enrollment at Summit View Elementary. Other students are 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, and 4% Asian. That is lower than the 87% White share among all Waukesha County residents. Summit View Elementary has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have a similar average ratio of 14.7:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 29%. The rate at public schools in Waukesha County averages 17%, lower than here.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Summit View Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Summit View Elementary, the prediction is 59.6% and the result is 69.6%.
Summit View Elementary is located in Waukesha County, where median household income is about $106,076, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Summit View Elementary is one of 113 public schools in Waukesha County, which together enroll about 60,032 students.
The closest other public school is North High, about 0.4 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Summit View Elementary is 1st of 6 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Summit View Elementary as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 449 was 12% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 510.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Summit View Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Waukesha School District
- West HighHigh · 1,167 students
- North HighHigh · 911 students
- South HighHigh · 833 students
- Butler MiddleMiddle · 786 students
- eAchieve Academy - WisconsinHigh · 639 students
- Waukesha STEM AcademyElementary · 580 students
Other schools in Waukesha
- West HighHigh · 1,167 students
- North HighHigh · 911 students
- South HighHigh · 833 students
- Butler MiddleMiddle · 786 students
- eAchieve Academy - WisconsinHigh · 639 students
- Waukesha STEM AcademyElementary · 580 students
Other Summit View Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Summit View Elementary. Summit View Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Summit View ElementaryTucson, AZ · 403 students
- Summit View Elementary SchoolHIGHLANDS RANCH, CO · 350 students
Nearby schools
- North High0.4 mi · 911
- Lowell Elementary0.6 mi · 347
- Hawthorne Elementary0.7 mi · 321
- Butler Middle0.9 mi · 786
- eAchieve Elementary1.2 mi · 111
- eAchieve Academy - Wisconsin1.2 mi · 639
Frequently asked questions
About Summit View ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Summit View Elementary?
Summit View Elementary enrolls approximately 449 students in grades PK-05.
Is Summit View Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Summit View Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Summit View Elementary have?
Summit View Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Summit View Elementary?
Student demographics at Summit View Elementary are roughly 69% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Summit View Elementary public or private?
Summit View Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Waukesha School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.