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Elmbrook School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Brookfield, Brookfield and Elm Grove.

Brookfield’s School Grade A better than 94% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
7,845
Schools
10
Spent per student
$14,762
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
9%
Debt
$20.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Elmbrook School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 94% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the WI average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $20.1M, about $2,568 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 94% of the 441 Wisconsin school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ABrookfield 41,448A−Brookfield 6,515AElm Grove 6,354

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brookfield. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Wisconsin Hills MiddleThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency66%
State average 38.7% · 3,849 students tested
Reading / language arts62%
State average 38.1% · 3,844 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)98%
State average 90.5% · 631 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,762 per student · 10% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 44%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
7,280’20
7,727’21
7,781’22
7,863’23
7,845’24

Up 7.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 69%Asian 15%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

10 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools.

Burleigh Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookfield
A
927 students16:1
Swanson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookfield
A
778 students15:1
Dixon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookfield
A
658 students16:1
Brookfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookfield
A+
641 students16:1
Tonawanda Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elm Grove
A+
533 students15:1
Fairview South
High · Grades 5–12 · Brookfield
9 students1:1
Pilgrim Park Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elm Grove
A
898 students15:1
Wisconsin Hills Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brookfield
A
812 students14:1
Brookfield East High
High · Grades 9–12 · Brookfield
A
1,374 students18:1
Brookfield Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Brookfield
A
1,215 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Hamilton School DistrictButler, Lisbon, Menomonee Falls
$13,357per student
Arrowhead Union High School DistrictLisbon, Pewaukee
$14,371per student
Menomonee Falls School DistrictMenomonee Falls
$14,359per student
New Berlin School DistrictNew Berlin
$16,119per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Wisconsin.