MacArthur Elementary

Summary:

MacArthur Elementary is a public elementary school in Germantown, Wisconsin, serving 485 students in grades PK-5 and part of the highly-ranked Germantown School District.

MacArthur Elementary is a standout school, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools. Its students excel academically, with 76.39% of 5th-graders scoring proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, far exceeding the state averages. The school's performance is particularly impressive across diverse student groups, including Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, who all rank among the top schools in the state. However, the school's special education students have struggled, ranking in the bottom 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools, an area that may need improvement.

While MacArthur Elementary outperforms other Germantown School District schools, it faces stiffer competition from the higher-performing Mequon-Thiensville and Hamilton school districts, where schools like Wilson Elementary and Lannon Elementary excel. Additionally, MacArthur experienced a concerning spike in chronic absenteeism during the 2021-2022 school year, an issue the school will need to address to maintain its otherwise strong attendance record.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 W154N11492 Fond du Lac Ave
       Germantown, WI  53022-3499


(262) 253-3468

District: Germantown School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
241st of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,397 Help


Students who attend MacArthur Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Kennedy Middle
High:    Germantown High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.6 Help
Number of students:  484

Racial breakdown:

White:
67.1%
African American:
8.9%
Two or more races:
8.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  23.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details MacArthur Elementary ranks better than 77.3% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Germantown School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.49. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details MacArthur Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Germantown School District. Racial makeup is: White (67.1%), African American (8.9%), two or more races (8.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 23.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Germantown School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at MacArthur Elementary is 15.6. 2 elementary schools in the Germantown School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at MacArthur Elementary is $11,397, which is the 2nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Germantown School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

MacArthur Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks MacArthur Elementary 241st of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See MacArthur Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Germantown School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Germantown School District 65th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for MacArthur Elementary

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Rank History for all students at MacArthur Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 84.41 46th 633 92.7%
2006 89.23 6th 712 99.2%
2007 85.06 34th 689 95.1%
2008 86.32 15th 1021 98.5%
2009 85.83 20th 1030 98.1%
2010 86.37 17th 1045 98.4%
2011 81.91 66th 1046 93.7%
2012 79.78 78th 1045 92.5%
2013 91.66 12th 1053 98.9%
2014 90.43 13th 1061 98.8%
2015 39.73 773rd 1076 28.2%
2016 87.11 69th 1075 93.6%
2017 85.37 93rd 1071 91.3%
2018 83.59 108th 1025 89.5%
2019 73.34 232nd 1037 77.6%
2021 64.70 359th 1050 65.8%
2022 71.71 261st 1067 75.5%
2023 74.43 229th 1067 78.5%
2024 74.49 241st 1061 77.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at MacArthur Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.35 152nd 721 78.9%
2019 59.56 238th 742 67.9%
2021 50.56 319th 746 57.2%
2022 35.45 492nd 748 34.2%
2023 23.23 635th 770 17.5%
2024 31.84 559th 790 29.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at MacArthur Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.36 47th 854 94.5%
2019 61.53 272nd 874 68.9%
2021 31.37 635th 847 25.0%
2022 54.07 373rd 859 56.6%
2023 65.22 231st 871 73.5%
2024 58.69 334th 866 61.4%
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Rank History for Female students at MacArthur Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.16 203rd 997 79.6%
2019 72.89 229th 1002 77.1%
2021 66.07 316th 1004 68.5%
2022 74.20 219th 1017 78.5%
2023 77.42 179th 1010 82.3%
2024 82.55 91st 1011 91.0%
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Rank History for Male students at MacArthur Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.95 50th 997 95.0%
2019 71.61 238th 1002 76.2%
2021 62.24 382nd 1003 61.9%
2022 67.16 302nd 1017 70.3%
2023 68.42 297th 1011 70.6%
2024 58.30 479th 1012 52.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at MacArthur Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 86.31 19th 122 84.4%
2022 84.62 19th 110 82.7%
2024 77.65 31st 123 74.8%
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Rank History for African American students at MacArthur Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.40 46th 161 71.4%
2023 90.31 6th 138 95.7%
2024 65.15 32nd 137 76.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at MacArthur Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 87.26 19th 274 93.1%
2022 89.00 18th 296 93.9%
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Rank History for White students at MacArthur Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.72 88th 686 87.2%
2019 66.52 207th 718 71.2%
2021 54.10 311th 699 55.5%
2022 60.51 265th 704 62.4%
2023 65.27 215th 715 69.9%
2024 74.12 155th 727 78.7%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for MacArthur Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 214 3 n/a n/a 1 n/a n/a 0 218
1990 219 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 221
1991 188 8 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 198
1992 268 7 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 281
1993 305 9 2 9 0 n/a n/a 0 325
1994 358 7 8 8 0 n/a n/a 0 381
1995 403 11 6 8 6 n/a n/a 0 434
1996 403 11 6 8 6 n/a n/a 0 434
1997 400 10 7 10 2 n/a n/a 0 429
1998 390 10 11 8 3 n/a n/a 0 422
1999 381 16 9 8 3 n/a n/a 0 417
2000 381 13 13 0 2 n/a n/a 0 409
2001 377 10 15 11 3 n/a n/a 0 416
2002 366 5 18 5 2 n/a n/a 0 396
2003 366 5 18 5 2 n/a n/a 0 396
2004 357 7 16 10 2 n/a n/a 0 392
2005 354 11 25 9 0 n/a n/a 0 399
2006 354 14 35 9 0 n/a n/a 0 412
2007 345 14 37 6 1 n/a n/a 0 403
2008 339 22 41 12 0 n/a n/a 0 414
2009 354 26 35 13 0 n/a n/a 0 428
2010 331 20 30 13 0 n/a n/a 0 394
2011 302 7 25 20 0 0 30 0 384
2012 321 9 23 28 0 0 29 0 410
2013 332 10 22 29 1 0 27 0 421
2014 311 14 22 27 1 0 21 0 396
2015 300 20 28 26 1 1 26 0 402
2016 299 16 30 23 0 1 23 0 392
2017 280 20 31 24 1 0 23 0 379
2018 267 20 26 26 1 0 26 0 366
2019 292 25 26 21 1 1 23 0 389
2020 290 23 34 25 1 1 22 0 396
2021 290 28 25 29 1 1 26 0 400
2022 309 33 34 33 1 1 35 0 446
2023 325 46 37 33 1 1 42 0 485
2024 325 43 39 33 1 1 42 0 484

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at MacArthur Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 218 11.8 18.4 7.3
1990 221 11.8 18.7 5.9
1991 198 14.6 13.5 3.5
1992 281 17.9 15.6 3.2
1993 325 19.8 16.4 3.1
1994 381 22.3 17.1 2.9
1995 434 24.0 18.1 3.2
1996 434 24.0 18.1 3.2
1997 429 24.5 17.5 2.6
1998 422 25.0 16.9 2.4
1999 417 29.3 14.2 4.1
2000 409 29.2 14.0 4.4
2001 416 27.2 15.3 4.6
2002 396 26.5 14.9 8.1
2003 396 26.5 14.9 8.1
2004 392 23.5 16.7 5.4
2005 399 24.9 16.0 n/a
2006 412 24.1 17.1 n/a
2007 403 24.5 16.4 15.1
2008 414 25.0 16.6 16.9
2009 428 25.7 16.7 17.8
2010 394 24.5 16.0 19.5
2011 384 24.7 15.5 23.7
2012 410 24.6 16.6 25.1
2013 421 25.7 16.3 26.6
2014 396 25.7 15.4 25.3
2015 402 n/a n/a 26.6
2016 392 26.0 15.0 23
2017 379 26.2 14.4 17.7
2018 366 26.2 13.9 16.7
2019 389 28.8 13.5 18.5
2020 396 29.5 13.3 19.2
2021 400 27.1 14.7 25.8
2022 446 30.4 14.6 24
2023 485 32.2 15.0 22.9
2024 484 30.8 15.6 23.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio MacArthur Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 218 11.8 18.4 7.3
1990 221 11.8 18.7 5.9
1991 198 14.6 13.5 3.5
1992 281 17.9 15.6 3.2
1993 325 19.8 16.4 3.1
1994 381 22.3 17.1 2.9
1995 434 24.0 18.1 3.2
1996 434 24.0 18.1 3.2
1997 429 24.5 17.5 2.6
1998 422 25.0 16.9 2.4
1999 417 29.3 14.2 4.1
2000 409 29.2 14.0 4.4
2001 416 27.2 15.3 4.6
2002 396 26.5 14.9 8.1
2003 396 26.5 14.9 8.1
2004 392 23.5 16.7 5.4
2005 399 24.9 16.0 n/a
2006 412 24.1 17.1 n/a
2007 403 24.5 16.4 15.1
2008 414 25.0 16.6 16.9
2009 428 25.7 16.7 17.8
2010 394 24.5 16.0 19.5
2011 384 24.7 15.5 23.7
2012 410 24.6 16.6 25.1
2013 421 25.7 16.3 26.6
2014 396 25.7 15.4 25.3
2015 402 n/a n/a 26.6
2016 392 26.0 15.0 23
2017 379 26.2 14.4 17.7
2018 366 26.2 13.9 16.7
2019 389 28.8 13.5 18.5
2020 396 29.5 13.3 19.2
2021 400 27.1 14.7 25.8
2022 446 30.4 14.6 24
2023 485 32.2 15.0 22.9
2024 484 30.8 15.6 23.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for MacArthur Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $252 (2.1%) $11,602 (97.9%) $11,854
2020 $245 (2.0%) $11,781 (98.0%) $12,026
2021 $308 (2.7%) $11,089 (97.3%) $11,397

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on MacArthur Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 232nd of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 229th of 1067 Elementary schools
 0.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (MacArthur Elementary)51.564.2
 12.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Germantown School District)46.647.1
 0.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (MacArthur Elementary)72.170.2
 1.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Germantown School District)70.963.5
 7.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (MacArthur Elementary)4745.3
 1.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Germantown School District)50.557.3
 6.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (MacArthur Elementary)68.257.3
 10.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Germantown School District)74.662.7
 11.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (MacArthur Elementary)68.268
 0.2%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Germantown School District)70.970.4
 0.5%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (MacArthur Elementary)62.153.3
 8.8%
   4th Grade Science (Germantown School District)67.564.2
 3.2%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (MacArthur Elementary)5063.5
 13.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Germantown School District)51.254.2
 3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (MacArthur Elementary)58.667.6
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Germantown School District)59.667.2
 7.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students389485
 24.7%
African American2546
 84%
American Indian11
Asian2637
 42.3%
Hispanic2133
 57.1%
Pacific Islander11
White292325
 11.3%
Two or More Races2342
 82.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients18.5%22.9%
 4.4%


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Students at MacArthur Elementary are 67% White, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic.

MacArthur Elementary ranks 241st of 1061 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend MacArthur Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kennedy Middle
High : Germantown High

In the 2023-24 school year, 484 students attended MacArthur Elementary.


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