Meadow View Elementary, Oconomowoc WI

Original Research by School Decision on Meadow View Elementary

Meadow View Elementary is a regular public school in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, serving children from pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. It is one of the elementary schools within the Oconomowoc Area School District and sits in a community that combines a revived historic downtown, lakefront properties, and new master-planned development on the outskirts. The city functions as a center of commerce and industry in the Lake Country area of Waukesha County, with healthcare as a major employment sector.

Academically, Meadow View produces results that are solid overall but land slightly below the midpoint when compared to other districts in Waukesha County. On the state Forward assessments, the school’s third and fourth graders show strong proficiency in math and English language arts, with rates that are broadly in line with each other. Social studies performance in fourth grade is particularly high, while science proficiency is somewhat lower but still in a range many families would consider respectable. Because the school only goes through fourth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and the state testing data reflects only the grades that take those exams. The school achieved full participation on every test.

The student body is around a few hundred children, with the largest group being white students followed by small shares of students who identify as two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and Asian. About one in seven students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that suggests the school serves a relatively higher-income population. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not available in the source material, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the support structures for those groups.

Oconomowoc itself is a place where daily life is shaped by lakes like Fowler Lake and Lac La Belle, a walkable downtown core, and highways that make the broader area car-dependent. Public transit bus routes currently serve the city but are set to be eliminated after September of a recent year, which matters for families who rely on that option. The housing market reflects the area’s desirability: home values are high, rents are correspondingly elevated, and the county market shows moderate turnover with homes typically selling within about a month. The city is experiencing growth, including the largest master-planned development in the state rising on its outskirts, though a recent municipal merger has landlocked the city’s borders, potentially limiting outward expansion.

For a family evaluating Meadow View, the picture is one of an elementary school that delivers consistent proficiency on state tests, in a community that combines historic character with economic vitality and rising housing costs. The school is a typical neighborhood elementary, not a magnet or charter, and its academic performance is a step below the top tier of Waukesha County’s districts but still broadly strong. Families looking for an early elementary experience in a relatively affluent, growing Lake Country setting will find this school fits that profile. Those wanting to dig deeper into special education or English learner services will need to follow up, as those data points were not available in this profile.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 374%

School 74% · District 77% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 476%

School 76% · District 76%

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

English language arts

Grade 374%

School 74% · District 77% · ▼ 3 pts below district

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

Grade 476%

School 76% · District 75% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Science

Grade 464%

School 64% · District 68% · ▼ 4 pts below district

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

Social studies

Grade 482%

School 82% · District 83%

▲ 17 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolOconomowoc Area 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-income58%Higher-income77%18 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income55%Higher-income79%24 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income42%Higher-income79%37 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income46%Higher-income80%35 pp gap