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If you had an hour of school board time for Swallow Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
432
Elementary
STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWALLOW SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550924002267
Swallow Elementary
W299N5614 County Road E, Hartland, WI 53029 · (262) 367-2000 · Waukesha County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
29 FTE teachers
STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
12 students
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 | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 10% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
89.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
90.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 90.8% |
| 2023-24 | 87.7% | 89.0% |
% 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
88.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 →
Where Swallow Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.5% | #3 of 982 | #1 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.8% | #3 of 992 | #1 of 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #2 of 992 | #1 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #282 of 1,157 | #31 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #667 of 901 | #38 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #705 of 901 | #48 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #279 of 664 | #16 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
432
-89 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.3:1
% White
88%
was 84%
% Hispanic
2%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
6%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 432 | 29.3 | 14.7:1 | 3% (12) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 30.4 | 14.6:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 29.5 | 15.7:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 2% (10) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swallow Elementary.
About Swallow Elementary
Swallow Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Hartland, Wisconsin. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 432 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll about 323 students on average.
Swallow Elementary is part of Swallow School District.
A large majority of enrollment at Swallow Elementary is White, at 88%. Other reported shares: 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. Among Waukesha County residents, the White share is about 87%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Swallow Elementary scores 23%.
Its ratio of 14.7:1 is based on 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. In all, 3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 17% average for public schools in Waukesha County.
In Wisconsin, Swallow Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 88.5% actual against a predicted 75.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Waukesha County show that median household income comes to about $106,076, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Waukesha County counts 113 public schools with about 60,032 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Arrowhead High, is the closest to Swallow Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Swallow Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 17% across 7 years, from 521 in 2017-18 to 432 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Swallow Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Hartland
- Arrowhead HighHigh · 1,950 students
- Merton PrimaryElementary · 526 students
- Lake Country SchoolElementary · 447 students
- North ElementaryElementary · 405 students
- Merton IntermediateMiddle · 368 students
- North Lake ElementaryElementary · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Arrowhead High0.3 mi · 1,950
- North Elementary0.9 mi · 405
- Merton Primary2.2 mi · 526
- Merton Intermediate2.3 mi · 368
- South Elementary2.3 mi · 332
- North Shore Middle2.5 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Swallow ElementaryHow many students attend Swallow Elementary?
Swallow Elementary enrolls approximately 432 students in grades PK-08.
Is Swallow Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Swallow Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Swallow Elementary have?
Swallow Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
How diverse is Swallow Elementary?
Swallow Elementary reports a student body of 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Swallow Elementary in?
Swallow Elementary is part of Swallow School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.