Photo: Chris Favero from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Brookfield’s public schools outscore 76% of Wisconsin districts
51% of students in Brookfield’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Brookfield, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.
From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Brookfield’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1266 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brookfield’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 76% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 48% and math 51% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Waukesha spends $14,495 per student and Elmbrook $14,762, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Brookfield’s grade
A−: better than 76% of Wisconsin school districts, #107 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brookfield, with each school’s own grade.
Brookfield runs its own schools through grade 12 (Waukesha School District). From grade PK, students attend the Elmbrook School District, shared with Brookfield and Elm Grove. Its elementary school is in Brookfield. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Brookfield
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Brookfield vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Brookfield’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Brookfield | A− | Waukesha PK–12 · Elmbrook PK–12 |
| Brookfield (city) | A | Elmbrook |
| Waukesha | B− | Waukesha |
| New Berlin | A | New Berlin |
| Pewaukee | B | Pewaukee PK–12 · Waukesha PK–12 · Arrowhead Union High 9–12 |
| Lisbon | A+ | Hamilton PK–12 · Merton PK–8 · Arrowhead Union High 9–12 |
| Menomonee Falls | A | Menomonee Falls PK–12 · Hamilton PK–12 |
2 of the 6 neighbors share Waukesha with Brookfield for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Brookfield
27 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Brookfield’s schools
Are Brookfield’s schools good?
By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Brookfield children attend outscore 76% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #107 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Brookfield in?
Two districts: Waukesha School District runs grades PK–12, and Elmbrook School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Brookfield and Elm Grove.
Where do Brookfield kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Brookfield East High, Brookfield Central High, West High, North High and South High.
What is Brookfield’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Waukesha School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Brookfield spend per student?
$14,495 in Waukesha School District and $14,762 in Elmbrook School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Brookfield families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.