Hadfield Elementary

Summary:

Hadfield Elementary is a public elementary school located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 366. Despite being part of the Waukesha School District, which is ranked 198 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin, Hadfield Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Wisconsin elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 5 school years.

Hadfield Elementary struggles with significant achievement gaps across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quartile for White students and Special Education students. The school also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.5% to 28.9% over the past 5 school years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Hadfield Elementary's proficiency rates on the Forward Exam are consistently lower than the Waukesha School District and Wisconsin state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with a particularly low 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 41.67% in the 2023-2024 school year.

When comparing Hadfield Elementary to other nearby schools within the Waukesha School District, such as Hillcrest Elementary and Waukesha STEM Academy, it becomes evident that Hadfield is an outlier in terms of academic performance. The high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients and the elevated chronic absenteeism rates at Hadfield Elementary may be contributing factors to the school's underperformance, suggesting a need for targeted interventions and support to address the specific challenges faced by the school and improve student learning and academic achievement.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 733 Linden St
       Waukesha, WI  53186-5161


(262) 970-1505

District: Waukesha School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
873rd of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,379 Help


Students who attend Hadfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Horning Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  7.8 Help
Number of students:  331

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.3%
Hispanic:
25.4%
African American:
14.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hadfield Elementary ranks worse than 82.3% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 13th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Waukesha School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.51. (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 Student population at Hadfield Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (48.3%), Hispanic (25.4%), African American (14.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 71.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Waukesha School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hadfield Elementary is 7.8, which is the lowest among 15 elementary schools in the Waukesha School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hadfield Elementary is $11,379, which is the 5th highest among 14 elementary schools in the Waukesha School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hadfield Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hadfield Elementary 873rd of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Hadfield Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Waukesha School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Waukesha School District 198th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hadfield Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hadfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 25.25 520th 633 17.9%
2006 45.03 492nd 712 30.9%
2007 44.50 487th 689 29.3%
2008 46.40 698th 1021 31.6%
2009 50.92 617th 1030 40.1%
2010 48.75 698th 1045 33.2%
2011 44.65 752nd 1046 28.1%
2012 33.00 857th 1045 18.0%
2013 31.68 845th 1053 19.8%
2014 37.47 802nd 1061 24.4%
2015 26.30 894th 1076 16.9%
2016 34.23 787th 1075 26.8%
2017 37.04 756th 1071 29.4%
2018 28.06 817th 1025 20.3%
2019 14.30 911th 1037 12.2%
2021 12.54 930th 1050 11.4%
2022 24.25 869th 1067 18.6%
2023 19.01 898th 1067 15.8%
2024 21.51 873rd 1061 17.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hadfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.37 511th 721 29.1%
2019 21.96 637th 742 14.2%
2021 21.63 636th 746 14.7%
2022 16.49 694th 748 7.2%
2023 42.87 426th 770 44.7%
2024 28.79 589th 790 25.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hadfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.40 701st 854 17.9%
2019 12.46 832nd 874 4.8%
2021 17.55 767th 847 9.4%
2022 37.59 578th 859 32.7%
2023 21.08 771st 871 11.5%
2024 23.11 741st 866 14.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Hadfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.90 795th 997 20.3%
2019 15.42 881st 1002 12.1%
2021 19.33 849th 1004 15.4%
2022 45.71 615th 1017 39.5%
2023 23.71 827th 1010 18.1%
2024 25.93 812th 1011 19.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Hadfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.71 784th 997 21.4%
2019 16.91 872nd 1002 13.0%
2021 13.06 886th 1003 11.7%
2022 14.37 897th 1017 11.8%
2023 17.96 856th 1011 15.3%
2024 19.91 853rd 1012 15.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Hadfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 31.68 92nd 138 33.3%
2024 63.92 35th 137 74.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hadfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.17 71st 271 73.8%
2019 38.51 157th 266 41.0%
2021 38.03 167th 274 39.1%
2023 36.49 184th 290 36.6%
2024 32.24 231st 331 30.2%
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Rank History for White students at Hadfield Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.25 576th 686 16.0%
2019 13.62 657th 718 8.5%
2021 11.95 667th 699 4.6%
2022 15.31 644th 704 8.5%
2023 17.18 645th 715 9.8%
2024 16.53 657th 727 9.6%
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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.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Hadfield Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 308 1 n/a 27 3 n/a n/a 0 339
1990 326 5 7 30 3 n/a n/a 0 371
1991 320 5 4 24 9 n/a n/a 0 362
1992 295 2 3 42 1 n/a n/a 0 343
1993 351 7 3 26 7 n/a n/a 0 394
1994 370 4 2 31 5 n/a n/a 0 412
1995 361 4 1 45 2 n/a n/a 0 413
1996 361 4 1 45 2 n/a n/a 0 413
1997 343 4 1 42 4 n/a n/a 0 394
1998 331 2 2 36 3 n/a n/a 0 374
1999 308 2 1 39 6 n/a n/a 0 356
2000 283 2 0 43 5 n/a n/a 0 333
2001 269 3 1 48 6 n/a n/a 0 327
2002 256 6 3 51 6 n/a n/a 0 322
2003 256 6 3 51 6 n/a n/a 0 322
2004 248 6 2 45 4 n/a n/a 0 305
2005 261 10 6 56 3 n/a n/a 0 336
2006 269 8 7 57 0 n/a n/a 0 341
2007 251 10 11 76 1 n/a n/a 0 349
2008 280 8 12 67 1 n/a n/a 0 368
2009 239 7 16 62 1 n/a n/a 0 325
2010 285 9 17 64 1 n/a n/a 0 376
2011 283 28 21 80 0 0 4 0 416
2012 289 19 22 106 1 1 17 0 455
2013 233 20 16 105 1 0 17 0 392
2014 195 26 14 80 2 0 25 0 342
2015 188 38 11 78 2 1 23 0 341
2016 180 35 11 84 1 1 21 0 333
2017 197 32 9 77 1 1 24 0 341
2018 174 34 7 71 1 1 23 0 311
2019 164 31 5 76 1 0 19 0 296
2020 156 24 1 61 1 0 22 0 265
2021 131 21 4 60 1 0 16 0 233
2022 117 22 2 55 1 0 19 0 216
2023 161 64 9 93 1 1 37 0 366
2024 160 47 9 84 0 0 31 0 331

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 Hadfield Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 339 21.6 15.6 0
1990 371 22.7 16.3 0
1991 362 24.6 14.7 0
1992 343 26.9 12.7 n/a
1993 394 25.1 15.7 0
1994 412 24.5 16.8 0
1995 413 27.7 14.9 8.7
1996 413 27.7 14.9 8.7
1997 394 27.1 14.5 8.6
1998 374 27.3 13.7 8.6
1999 356 24.8 14.4 12.6
2000 333 22.8 14.6 11.7
2001 327 22.9 14.3 13.1
2002 322 24.4 13.2 28.9
2003 322 24.4 13.2 28.9
2004 305 22.9 13.3 29.5
2005 336 23.7 14.2 n/a
2006 341 22.8 15.0 n/a
2007 349 24.1 14.5 38.7
2008 368 22.0 16.7 34.5
2009 325 22.8 14.3 42.8
2010 376 28.3 13.2 43.4
2011 416 28.0 14.8 49.5
2012 455 24.1 18.8 49.5
2013 392 25.4 15.3 61.2
2014 342 27.1 12.5 71.1
2015 341 n/a n/a 70.4
2016 333 27.0 12.3 73.3
2017 341 28.5 11.9 65.1
2018 311 25.5 12.1 60.1
2019 296 23.2 12.7 68.2
2020 265 24.6 10.7 67.5
2021 233 22.8 10.1 77.3
2022 216 23.8 9.0 76.4
2023 366 37.5 9.7 76.2
2024 331 42.0 7.8 71.9

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 Hadfield Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 339 21.6 15.6 0
1990 371 22.7 16.3 0
1991 362 24.6 14.7 0
1992 343 26.9 12.7 n/a
1993 394 25.1 15.7 0
1994 412 24.5 16.8 0
1995 413 27.7 14.9 8.7
1996 413 27.7 14.9 8.7
1997 394 27.1 14.5 8.6
1998 374 27.3 13.7 8.6
1999 356 24.8 14.4 12.6
2000 333 22.8 14.6 11.7
2001 327 22.9 14.3 13.1
2002 322 24.4 13.2 28.9
2003 322 24.4 13.2 28.9
2004 305 22.9 13.3 29.5
2005 336 23.7 14.2 n/a
2006 341 22.8 15.0 n/a
2007 349 24.1 14.5 38.7
2008 368 22.0 16.7 34.5
2009 325 22.8 14.3 42.8
2010 376 28.3 13.2 43.4
2011 416 28.0 14.8 49.5
2012 455 24.1 18.8 49.5
2013 392 25.4 15.3 61.2
2014 342 27.1 12.5 71.1
2015 341 n/a n/a 70.4
2016 333 27.0 12.3 73.3
2017 341 28.5 11.9 65.1
2018 311 25.5 12.1 60.1
2019 296 23.2 12.7 68.2
2020 265 24.6 10.7 67.5
2021 233 22.8 10.1 77.3
2022 216 23.8 9.0 76.4
2023 366 37.5 9.7 76.2
2024 331 42.0 7.8 71.9

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 Hadfield Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,062 (7.6%) $12,822 (92.4%) $13,883
2020 $980 (7.3%) $12,440 (92.7%) $13,419
2021 $1,126 (9.9%) $10,253 (90.1%) $11,379

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Hadfield Elementary

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 911th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 898th of 1067 Elementary schools
 3.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hadfield Elementary)19.611.4
 8.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Waukesha School District)41.240.9
 0.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hadfield Elementary)32.627.3
 5.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Waukesha School District)53.555
 1.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Hadfield Elementary)15.828.9
 13.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Waukesha School District)45.649.4
 3.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hadfield Elementary)7.938.5
 30.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Waukesha School District)50.153.3
 3.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Hadfield Elementary)26.340.4
 14.1%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Waukesha School District)52.163.4
 11.4%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Hadfield Elementary)18.434.6
 16.2%
   4th Grade Science (Waukesha School District)52.954.2
 1.2%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Hadfield Elementary)23.54.1
 19.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Waukesha School District)4446.3
 2.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hadfield Elementary)35.320.4
 14.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Waukesha School District)55.552.6
 3%
   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 Students296366
 23.6%
African American3164
 106.5%
American Indian11
Asian59
 80%
Hispanic7693
 22.4%
Pacific Islander01
White164161
 1.8%
Two or More Races1937
 94.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients68.2%76.2%
 8%


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Hadfield Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.7% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 331 students attended Hadfield Elementary.

Students who attend Hadfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Horning Middle

Students at Hadfield Elementary are 48% White, 25% Hispanic, 14% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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