Dixon Elementary, Brookfield WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Dixon Elementary

Dixon Elementary serves prekindergarten through fifth grade in Brookfield, a suburban city of Waukesha County that blends residential neighborhoods with office parks and the Brookfield Square shopping corridor. The school is part of the Elmbrook School District, a system that district sources describe as consistently ranked among the top five in Wisconsin on standardized achievement data, with both high schools regularly placing in the top ten statewide for ACT performance. That district-wide reputation shapes what families can expect at the elementary level, though Dixon’s own state test results show a slightly more nuanced picture.

On the Wisconsin Forward assessments, math proficiency across grades 3 through 5 ran at a strong rate, with roughly four out of five students scoring at the proficient or advanced level. English language arts results were less uniform: third graders posted a high proficiency rate, fifth graders were close behind, but fourth graders’ ELA performance landed notably lower than the other two grades. Science and social studies are tested only in fourth grade, and those results fell in a moderate range, slightly below the school’s math and early literacy marks. When the school is measured against all districts in Waukesha County on an overall proficiency index that averages tested subjects and grades, it sits just below the county midpoint. That placement does not signal weak performance in absolute terms—most schools in the county are strong—but it does mean Dixon’s composite score trails a slight majority of its peers in this high-performing suburban corridor.

The student body of roughly 670 children is predominantly white, with a substantial Asian enrollment and smaller shares of students who are Hispanic, Black, or of two or more races. About one in nine students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a low poverty rate that aligns with the area’s affluent character. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not reported in the available records, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those support structures. The school is a regular public elementary, not a charter or magnet, and no Title I status was indicated.

Brookfield itself is a car-dependent city with no traditional downtown; commercial life centers on malls, strip retail, and office parks along Bluemound Road and I-94. Home values in the area are markedly above the state average, consistent with an affluent suburban housing market that commands a premium. The city’s largest employers include Fiserv and FedEx’s SmartPost unit, and the employment base is concentrated in health care, manufacturing, and professional services. Parks and bike paths are present, but street-level walkability is limited. For families relocating to the area, the housing market is competitive and expensive; the median listing price in the county has been rising steadily.

Within the district, a voter-approved referendum from prior years funded pool renovations at both high schools, completed in 2022, which enhanced aquatic and co-curricular facilities. That infrastructure work, along with the district’s sustained academic ranking, is among the most concrete changes parents would encounter when moving into the attendance area.

Dixon Elementary fits a family seeking a suburban elementary school within a well-regarded district, where the peer group is largely affluent and the academic bar is high. The school’s test results are solid overall, though the fourth-grade ELA dip and the county-relative position suggest there are nearby elementary schools with slightly stronger aggregate scores. A parent weighing options may want to compare Dixon’s specific grade-level results with those of other Elmbrook elementaries, as district-wide averages can mask school-to-school variation. Beyond academics, the setting offers the amenities of a prosperous Milwaukee suburb—good parks, short commutes to major employers, and a residential environment designed around cars rather than sidewalks.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 378%

School 78% · District 84% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 22 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 485%

School 85% · District 80% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 580%

School 80% · District 84% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 383%

School 83% · District 83%

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 78% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 573%

School 73% · District 78% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Science

Grade 466%

School 66% · District 74% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 474%

School 74% · District 83% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

This schoolElmbrook School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income43%Higher-income86%43 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income25%Higher-income72%47 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income79%45 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income43%Higher-income81%38 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income63%Higher-income87%24 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income67%Higher-income82%15 pp gap