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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEQUON-THIENSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550913001090
Wilson Elementary
11001 N Buntrock Ave, Mequon, WI 53092 · (262) 238-4601 · Ozaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
58 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 | 58 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
75.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
80.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 80.2% |
| 2023-24 | 76.5% | 80.6% |
% 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
76.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Wilson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Ozaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #75 of 982 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #60 of 992 | #5 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #79 of 992 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #88 of 1,157 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #666 of 901 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #401 of 901 | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.4% | #1,009 of 1,064 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #560 of 664 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
558
-57 (-9%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 558 | 37.9 | 14.7:1 | 10% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 37.1 | 15.4:1 | 10% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 38.4 | 14.7:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 615 | 43 | 14.3:1 | 10% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 41.1 | 14.4:1 | 11% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 33 | 18.3:1 | 10% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | 33 | 16.7:1 | 8% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 3% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 537 | 28 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson Elementary.
About Wilson Elementary
Wilson Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school for students in Mequon, Wisconsin. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 558 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll about 323 students on average.
Mequon-Thiensville School District has 3,553 students spread across 6 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Wilson Elementary is White: 75%. Other groups make up 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% Asian. Ozaukee County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
Wilson Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1, with 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is similar, at 14.7:1. The school has 10% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 71.3% for Wilson Elementary. The school posts 76.6%, 5.3 points above the prediction.
For Ozaukee County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $96,996 a year, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Public schools in Ozaukee County number 26, with about 12,422 students.
Steffen Middle, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Wilson Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Wilson Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 615 to 558, a 9% decrease.
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Ozaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,966
Census ACS
Median income
$96,996
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
12,422 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mequon-Thiensville School District
- Homestead HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Donges Bay ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Oriole Lane ElementaryElementary · 499 students
- Steffen MiddleMiddle · 418 students
- Lake Shore MiddleMiddle · 335 students
Other schools in Mequon
- Homestead HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Donges Bay ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Oriole Lane ElementaryElementary · 499 students
- Steffen MiddleMiddle · 418 students
- Lake Shore MiddleMiddle · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Steffen Middle0.1 mi · 418
- Homestead High1.1 mi · 1,204
- Lake Shore Middle2.5 mi · 335
- Donges Bay Elementary2.7 mi · 539
- Brown Deer Elementary3.3 mi · 709
- Brown Deer Middle/High3.6 mi · 904
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson ElementaryHow large is Wilson Elementary?
Wilson Elementary enrolls approximately 558 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Wilson Elementary serve?
Wilson Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Wilson Elementary have?
Wilson Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
How diverse is Wilson Elementary?
Wilson Elementary reports a student body of 75% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilson Elementary?
Wilson Elementary is overseen by Mequon-Thiensville School District in Ozaukee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.