Meadowview Elementary, Oak Creek WI

Original Research by School Decision on Meadowview Elementary

Meadowview Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Oak Creek, a fast-growing Milwaukee County suburb that has seen substantial residential and commercial development in recent years. The school is part of the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, and its enrollment of roughly three hundred students makes it a mid-sized elementary school for the area.

The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population making up the next largest share, followed by smaller Asian, two-or-more-races, and Black populations. About one in five students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that places the school in a moderate range for economic need. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not available in the source material.

On state assessments, Meadowview Elementary shows a pattern of performance that varies by grade and subject. In third grade, a solid majority of students met or exceeded the bar in both math and English language arts. By fourth grade, proficiency rates dipped in both subjects, with about half of students reaching the proficient level. Fifth graders rebounded, with a strong majority meeting the standard in English language arts and a solid majority doing so in math. In science, fourth graders posted a rate similar to their math and English results that year. Social studies, tested only in fourth grade, saw a higher share of students meeting the bar. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint when compared with other districts in Milwaukee County.

Meadowview Elementary is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. It does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. The school's location in Oak Creek places it in a community that has been one of the faster-growing cities in Wisconsin, with substantial residential and commercial development along the I-94 corridor. Major employers include large distribution centers and retail operations, and the city has invested in a new civic center and mixed-use town square. The housing market in the area reflects a typical suburban pattern, with home values and rents that are moderate relative to national benchmarks. The district itself did not have any parent-relevant changes publicly reported in the recent period that met the bar for inclusion.

For a family considering Meadowview Elementary, the picture is one of a school with solid academic results that sit above the middle of the pack among Milwaukee County districts. The student body is economically diverse but not high-poverty, and the school serves a community that has been growing and adding new commercial and civic infrastructure. The school is a straightforward neighborhood elementary, not a magnet or charter, and its grade span means families will be looking ahead to middle school placement within the district. The academic data shows some variation by grade, with fourth grade being a relative soft spot in both math and English, something a parent may want to ask the school about. Overall, the school offers a stable, above-average academic foundation in a suburban setting that has been expanding rapidly.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 369%

School 69% · District 65% · ▲ 5 pts above district

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

Grade 456%

School 56% · District 57% · ▼ 1 pts below district

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

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 59% · ▲ 4 pts above district

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

English language arts

Grade 368%

School 68% · District 65% · ▲ 3 pts above district

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

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 56% · ▼ 2 pts below district

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

Grade 574%

School 74% · District 59% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 46 pts above county median

Science

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 51% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 470%

School 70% · District 69% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 31 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-income45%Higher-income79%34 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income20%Higher-income64%44 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income36%Higher-income83%47 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income55%Higher-income76%21 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income30%Higher-income64%34 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income36%Higher-income69%33 pp gap