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B+

Menomonee Falls School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Menomonee Falls, and parts of Lannon.

Menomonee Falls’ School Grade A better than 86% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
3,876
Schools
6
Spent per student
$14,359
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
16%
Debt
$17.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Menomonee Falls School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 72% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the WI average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $17.9M, about $4,630 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 72% 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
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
AMenomonee Falls 41,291

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Menomonee Falls. Grade by grade →

PK–23 elementary schoolsThis district
3–53 elementary schoolsHamilton School District
6–8North MiddleThis district
9–12Menomonee Falls HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency52%
State average 38.7% · 1,855 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 38.1% · 1,857 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 90.5% · 316 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
$14,359 per student · 13% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 43%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,897’20
3,937’21
3,914’22
3,928’23
3,876’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Two or more races 9%Black 8%Asian 8%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Menomonee Falls
526 students14:1
Shady Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Menomonee Falls
461 students14:1
Riverside Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Menomonee Falls
A
455 students14:1
Valley View Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Menomonee Falls
A
369 students13:1
North Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Menomonee Falls
B+
804 students14:1
Menomonee Falls High
High · Grades 9–12 · Menomonee Falls
B+
1,261 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Arrowhead Union High School DistrictLisbon, Pewaukee
$14,371per student
Hamilton School DistrictButler, Lisbon
$13,357per student
Elmbrook School DistrictBrookfield, Brookfield
$14,762per student
Merton Community School DistrictLisbon
$12,062per 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.