Edgewood Elementary, Oak Creek WI

Original Research by School Decision on Edgewood Elementary

Edgewood Elementary is a regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Oak Creek, part of the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District. It is one of several elementary schools in a district that feeds into a single middle and high school. The school’s enrollment is moderate for its grade band, and its student body is predominantly White, with a substantial Hispanic population and smaller shares of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. About two-fifths of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that places the school in a middle range economically relative to the county.

Academically, Edgewood Elementary performs above the midpoint among districts in Milwaukee County on an overall proficiency index that averages results across tested subjects and grades. That is a meaningful strength. On the state Forward assessments, reading and math proficiency rates vary by grade. In third grade, a solid majority of students met or exceeded expectations in both reading and math. By fourth and fifth grades, the rates dip in reading, with just over half of students scoring proficient, while math holds fairly steady in the mid to high fifties and low sixties. Science proficiency in fourth grade also sits near the sixty percent mark. Social studies, tested only in fourth grade, stands out with a clear majority of students reaching proficiency. The pattern suggests that younger grades perform more strongly in literacy, and that social studies is a relative area of strength across the school.

The school’s testing participation rates were high, above ninety-eight percent in all reported grades, which makes the results reliable. Data on special education and English learner populations was not reported, so a parent may want to inquire directly about how the school supports those groups.

Oak Creek itself is a fast-growing suburban city along the I-94 corridor south of Milwaukee. It has seen substantial residential and commercial development in recent years, anchored by the mixed-use Drexel Town Square that includes the civic center, library, and a public park. Major employers in the area include large retail and distribution centers such as Amazon and IKEA, as well as a community hospital. The city is largely car-dependent with limited walkability and bike infrastructure, though Drexel Town Square was designed as a pedestrian-friendly hub. Home values in the ZIP code tend to run above the state average, and the local housing market has been active, with inventory rising and days on market relatively short. For families moving into the area, the elementary school sits in a neighborhood of single-family homes a short drive from the civic core.

The district itself did not have any recent major changes reported, so the school appears to operate in a stable administrative context. No programs or course access data were available for Edgewood Elementary, which is typical for a primary school; such offerings usually expand at the middle and high school levels. There is no graduation rate to report, as the school only serves elementary grades.

For a family considering Edgewood, the picture is of a suburban elementary that performs in the upper half of a large urban county on overall proficiency. The school’s social studies results are notably strong, while reading proficiency in the upper elementary grades is an area where some families may want to follow up with teachers or look at year-over-year trends. The community is expanding quickly, with a mix of long-time residents and newcomers drawn by economic growth. The school fits families who value a conventional public elementary in a growing suburban setting with solid, though not uniformly high, academic outcomes.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 65% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 465%

School 65% · District 57% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

Grade 558%

School 58% · District 59% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 364%

School 64% · District 65%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 56% · ▼ 4 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 554%

School 54% · District 59% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Science

Grade 460%

School 60% · District 51% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 478%

School 78% · District 69% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

This schoolOak Creek-Franklin Joint 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-income56%Higher-income69%13 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income41%Higher-income62%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income58%8 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income44%Higher-income62%18 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income55%Higher-income74%18 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income53%Higher-income64%11 pp gap