The top reported proficiency rate is 87% in Social studies. The lowest is 80% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Maple Avenue Elementary
Maple Avenue Elementary serves kindergarten through fourth grade in the Hamilton School District, located in the suburban village of Sussex, about a half-hour northwest of Milwaukee. It is a regular public school, one of four elementary buildings in a district that continues to a standalone intermediate school for fifth and sixth grades, a middle school, and a high school. For families with children in the early elementary years, this is the kind of school where academic results stand out clearly against the surrounding county.
On Wisconsin’s Forward assessments, Maple Avenue’s students post proficiency rates that, across the tested subjects and grades, place the school in the top quartile relative to districts in Waukesha County. In third grade, proficiency in English language arts and in math is very strong; the fourth-grade results are similarly high in math and in social studies, and science proficiency is also solid. The fourth-grade English language arts result, while lower than the others, still reflects a majority of students meeting the state’s proficient-or-above threshold. Participation rates on the tests are effectively complete, so the results give a clear picture of the school’s performance. There is no high school here, so there is no graduation rate to report; the school’s grade band stops before any such measure applies.
The enrollment is moderate for an elementary serving kindergarten through fourth, with grades each holding a similar number of students. The student body is predominantly white, with a noticeable Asian population and smaller shares of Hispanic, Black, and multiracial students. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the profile, so a parent may want to ask the school about those supports directly.
Sussex itself is a growing suburban village with a mix of single-family homes, duplexes, and apartments. The housing market reflects the area’s desirability: home values are above the national median, and the village has seen steady population growth in recent years. The largest employer is Quad, the printing and marketing company headquartered in Sussex. The Bugline Trail, a paved rail trail, runs through the village, and the community maintains an active park system and a public library. The built environment is car-dependent, with a mean commute that is typical for the Milwaukee suburbs.
The Hamilton School District, of which Maple Avenue is a part, received voter approval a few years ago for a non-recurring operational referendum that provided additional funding for programs and expenses over a set period. That kind of local support suggests a community invested in its schools. The district’s elementary buildings are spread across Sussex rather than clustered in a single campus, so Maple Avenue draws from its own attendance area.
One area where data is missing: the profile includes no chronic absenteeism rate, and no civil rights or discipline figures were available. For a school with strong academic outcomes and high participation on tests, these gaps are not unusual for an early-elementary setting, but a family may want to confirm that attendance patterns and student support systems are where they hope them to be.
Maple Avenue Elementary fits a family looking for a suburban public school with consistently high early-grade academic performance, a manageable school size, and a community that backs its district with referenda. The village of Sussex offers a growing housing market, a commuter-friendly location near Milwaukee, and recreational amenities. For parents of children in kindergarten through fourth grade, this is a school where the state test results are above the norm for Waukesha County, and the setting is a stable, family-oriented suburb.
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