Oriole Lane Elementary

Summary:

Oriole Lane Elementary is a public elementary school in Mequon, Wisconsin, serving 511 students in grades PK-5. This exceptional school is part of the highly-ranked Mequon-Thiensville School District, which is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Oriole Lane Elementary consistently outperforms state and district averages on the Forward Exam, with an impressive 78.38% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 76.86% in the district and 53.75% statewide. In Mathematics, an outstanding 90.54% of 5th-graders at Oriole Lane were proficient or better, far exceeding the district's 85.15% and the state's 54.24%. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking among the top schools in Wisconsin for female, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students.

Compared to nearby schools in the Mequon-Thiensville district, such as Wilson Elementary and Donges Bay Elementary, Oriole Lane Elementary's academic performance is significantly higher. When compared to schools in lower-performing districts like Brown Deer and Milwaukee, Oriole Lane's excellence becomes even more apparent. With its consistent high performance, low chronic absenteeism, and higher spending per student, Oriole Lane Elementary is truly one of the top-performing elementary schools in Wisconsin.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 12850 N Oriole Ln
       Mequon, WI  53097-2322


(262) 238-4220

District: Mequon-Thiensville School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
46th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,930 Help


Students who attend Oriole Lane Elementary usually attend:

High:    Homestead High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.5 Help
Number of students:  511

Racial breakdown:

White:
78.7%
Asian:
6.7%
Two or more races:
6.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  12.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Oriole Lane Elementary ranks better than 95.7% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Mequon-Thiensville School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.8. (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 Racial makeup is: White (78.7%), Asian (6.7%), two or more races (6.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 12.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Mequon-Thiensville School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oriole Lane Elementary is 14.5. 1 elementary schools in the Mequon-Thiensville School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oriole Lane Elementary is $12,930, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Mequon-Thiensville School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oriole Lane Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Oriole Lane Elementary 46th of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Oriole Lane Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Mequon-Thiensville School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mequon-Thiensville School District 19th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Oriole Lane Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Oriole Lane Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 87.72 17th 632 97.3%
2006 87.38 20th 712 97.2%
2007 89.03 12th 689 98.3%
2008 80.92 75th 1021 92.7%
2009 81.57 72nd 1030 93.0%
2010 83.83 47th 1045 95.5%
2011 87.49 8th 1046 99.2%
2012 80.02 72nd 1045 93.1%
2013 89.12 27th 1053 97.4%
2014 88.04 40th 1061 96.2%
2015 88.97 21st 1076 98.0%
2016 92.45 22nd 1075 98.0%
2017 95.30 6th 1071 99.4%
2018 95.93 5th 1025 99.5%
2019 93.44 15th 1037 98.6%
2021 90.15 46th 1050 95.6%
2022 92.13 23rd 1067 97.8%
2023 92.73 22nd 1067 97.9%
2024 88.80 46th 1061 95.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Oriole Lane Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 70.19 28th 119 76.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Oriole Lane Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.04 5th 287 98.3%
2019 94.01 6th 275 97.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Oriole Lane Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 99.59 3rd 721 99.6%
2019 84.73 45th 742 93.9%
2021 87.37 37th 746 95.0%
2022 87.92 34th 748 95.5%
2023 88.34 37th 770 95.2%
2024 82.69 80th 790 89.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oriole Lane Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.66 23rd 854 97.3%
2019 96.86 6th 874 99.3%
2021 97.17 4th 847 99.5%
2022 96.02 7th 859 99.2%
2023 85.82 42nd 871 95.2%
2024 79.83 92nd 866 89.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Oriole Lane Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.23 14th 997 98.6%
2019 93.52 10th 1002 99.0%
2021 89.97 44th 1004 95.6%
2022 90.43 37th 1017 96.4%
2023 93.36 16th 1010 98.4%
2024 90.86 24th 1011 97.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Oriole Lane Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.48 3rd 997 99.7%
2019 90.79 30th 1002 97.0%
2021 85.88 73rd 1003 92.7%
2022 91.71 24th 1017 97.6%
2023 89.11 42nd 1011 95.8%
2024 82.87 109th 1012 89.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Oriole Lane Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.15 3rd 107 97.2%
2019 93.11 5th 122 95.9%
2021 90.32 13th 106 87.7%
2022 68.12 37th 110 66.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Oriole Lane Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 93.85 13th 331 96.1%
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Rank History for White students at Oriole Lane Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.32 7th 686 99.0%
2019 89.17 36th 718 95.0%
2021 82.47 81st 699 88.4%
2022 88.94 30th 704 95.7%
2023 89.60 28th 715 96.1%
2024 87.57 36th 727 95.0%
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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 Oriole Lane Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 175 23 1 2 n/a n/a n/a 0 201
1989 175 19 1 2 n/a n/a n/a 0 197
1990 196 23 5 4 0 n/a n/a 0 228
1991 209 27 8 4 0 n/a n/a 0 248
1992 222 24 8 3 2 n/a n/a 0 259
1993 269 17 13 3 2 n/a n/a 0 304
1994 374 14 11 1 1 n/a n/a 0 401
1995 361 16 9 2 4 n/a n/a 0 392
1996 361 16 9 2 4 n/a n/a 0 392
1997 366 19 10 2 3 n/a n/a 0 400
1998 325 20 9 2 1 n/a n/a 0 357
1999 307 18 8 5 0 n/a n/a 0 338
2000 293 25 5 8 0 n/a n/a 0 331
2001 275 23 4 7 1 n/a n/a 0 310
2002 299 21 9 8 1 n/a n/a 0 338
2003 299 21 9 8 1 n/a n/a 0 338
2004 317 16 14 10 0 n/a n/a 0 357
2005 299 10 15 7 0 n/a n/a 0 331
2006 397 24 17 8 3 n/a n/a 0 449
2007 406 23 15 8 3 n/a n/a 0 455
2008 407 23 15 10 3 n/a n/a 0 458
2009 373 14 14 13 2 n/a n/a 0 416
2010 367 15 15 22 1 n/a n/a 0 420
2011 349 9 13 22 0 0 9 0 402
2012 343 12 20 25 0 0 8 0 408
2013 325 13 24 27 1 0 10 0 400
2014 339 15 28 24 1 0 11 0 418
2015 321 15 29 24 1 0 14 0 404
2016 353 16 47 20 1 0 21 0 458
2017 348 14 51 23 0 0 22 0 458
2018 373 9 45 22 0 0 27 0 476
2019 383 8 46 22 0 0 28 0 487
2020 413 4 41 22 0 0 26 0 506
2021 366 5 33 20 0 0 26 0 450
2022 359 7 26 26 0 0 37 0 455
2023 402 13 34 28 0 2 32 0 511

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 Oriole Lane Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 201 10.5 19.1 2
1989 197 10.5 18.7 2.5
1990 228 11.3 20.1 2.6
1991 248 14.5 17.1 2.4
1992 259 14.6 17.7 1.9
1993 304 14.4 21.1 2.3
1994 401 20.6 19.5 2
1995 392 22.7 17.3 1.5
1996 392 22.7 17.3 1.5
1997 400 22.8 17.5 2
1998 357 22.3 16.0 1.7
1999 338 23.6 14.3 3.3
2000 331 23.0 14.4 3.3
2001 310 22.3 13.9 3.2
2002 338 19.9 17.0 9.8
2003 338 19.9 17.0 9.8
2004 357 20.7 17.2 7.8
2005 331 20.1 16.5 n/a
2006 449 25.1 17.9 n/a
2007 455 26.3 17.3 7.9
2008 458 27.5 16.7 7.4
2009 416 25.4 16.4 7.7
2010 420 24.4 17.1 6.9
2011 402 25.4 15.8 11.7
2012 408 24.6 16.5 9.1
2013 400 25.5 15.6 13
2014 418 24.5 16.9 12.2
2015 404 n/a n/a 9.9
2016 458 27.0 16.9 11.6
2017 458 28.8 15.9 9.8
2018 476 29.5 16.0 8.4
2019 487 30.1 16.1 12.9
2020 506 30.6 16.5 12.8
2021 450 30.3 14.8 10.9
2022 455 32.4 14.0 10.1
2023 511 35.0 14.5 12.9

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 Oriole Lane Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 201 10.5 19.1 2
1989 197 10.5 18.7 2.5
1990 228 11.3 20.1 2.6
1991 248 14.5 17.1 2.4
1992 259 14.6 17.7 1.9
1993 304 14.4 21.1 2.3
1994 401 20.6 19.5 2
1995 392 22.7 17.3 1.5
1996 392 22.7 17.3 1.5
1997 400 22.8 17.5 2
1998 357 22.3 16.0 1.7
1999 338 23.6 14.3 3.3
2000 331 23.0 14.4 3.3
2001 310 22.3 13.9 3.2
2002 338 19.9 17.0 9.8
2003 338 19.9 17.0 9.8
2004 357 20.7 17.2 7.8
2005 331 20.1 16.5 n/a
2006 449 25.1 17.9 n/a
2007 455 26.3 17.3 7.9
2008 458 27.5 16.7 7.4
2009 416 25.4 16.4 7.7
2010 420 24.4 17.1 6.9
2011 402 25.4 15.8 11.7
2012 408 24.6 16.5 9.1
2013 400 25.5 15.6 13
2014 418 24.5 16.9 12.2
2015 404 n/a n/a 9.9
2016 458 27.0 16.9 11.6
2017 458 28.8 15.9 9.8
2018 476 29.5 16.0 8.4
2019 487 30.1 16.1 12.9
2020 506 30.6 16.5 12.8
2021 450 30.3 14.8 10.9
2022 455 32.4 14.0 10.1
2023 511 35.0 14.5 12.9

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 Oriole Lane Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $204 (1.8%) $10,961 (98.2%) $11,165
2020 $179 (1.6%) $10,996 (98.4%) $11,175
2021 $208 (1.6%) $12,722 (98.4%) $12,930

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Oriole Lane 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 15th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 22nd of 1067 Elementary schools
 0.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Oriole Lane Elementary)66.268.3
 2.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mequon-Thiensville School District)60.267.5
 7.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Oriole Lane Elementary)83.879.3
 4.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Mequon-Thiensville School District)78.780.6
 1.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Oriole Lane Elementary)78.171.8
 6.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Mequon-Thiensville School District)7263.5
 8.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Oriole Lane Elementary)79.780.3
 0.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Mequon-Thiensville School District)77.470.7
 6.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Oriole Lane Elementary)79.780.3
 0.6%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Mequon-Thiensville School District)71.578.8
 7.3%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Oriole Lane Elementary)81.377.5
 3.8%
   4th Grade Science (Mequon-Thiensville School District)75.669.8
 5.8%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Oriole Lane Elementary)70.471.2
 0.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Mequon-Thiensville School District)64.569.9
 5.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Oriole Lane Elementary)77.586.1
 8.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Mequon-Thiensville School District)66.576.3
 9.8%
   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 Students487511
 4.9%
African American813
 62.5%
American Indian00
Asian4634
 26.1%
Hispanic2228
 27.3%
Pacific Islander02
White383402
 5%
Two or More Races2832
 14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients12.9%12.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions about Oriole Lane Elementary

Yes! Oriole Lane Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 46th of 1061 Wisconsin elementary schools.

Students at Oriole Lane Elementary are 79% White, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Students who attend Oriole Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Homestead High

In the 2022-23 school year, 511 students attended Oriole Lane Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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