Photo: Awkwafaba · CC BY-SA 3.0Pewaukee’s public schools outscore 64% of Wisconsin districts
In Pewaukee, 45% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Pewaukee, 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.
Pewaukee’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 887 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pewaukee’s, its schools beat 58%, lower than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 45% across its 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
Arrowhead Union High spends $14,371 per student and Pewaukee $13,342, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
13 elementary schools, then five middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 10% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Christian Education Leadership Academ (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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 Pewaukee’s grade
B: better than 64% of Wisconsin school districts, #170 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 Pewaukee, with each school’s own grade.
Parts of Pewaukee (6% and 4% of its land) are served by Hamilton and Richmond instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Pewaukee
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
Pewaukee vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Pewaukee’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Pewaukee | B | Pewaukee PK–12 · Waukesha PK–12 · Arrowhead Union High 9–12 |
| Pewaukee (village) | A | Pewaukee |
| Waukesha | B− | Waukesha |
| Delafield | — | Kettle Moraine PK–12 · Hartland-Lakeside Joint No. 3 PK–8 · Arrowhead Union High 9–12 |
| Lisbon | A+ | Hamilton PK–12 · Merton PK–8 · Arrowhead Union High 9–12 |
| Brookfield | A− | Waukesha PK–12 · Elmbrook PK–12 |
| Menomonee Falls | A | Menomonee Falls PK–12 · Hamilton PK–12 |
2 of the 6 neighbors share Waukesha with Pewaukee for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Pewaukee
23 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 Pewaukee’s schools
Are Pewaukee’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Wisconsin: the public schools Pewaukee children attend outscore 64% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #170 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 58%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Pewaukee in?
Arrowhead Union High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,950 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Pewaukee are served by Hamilton and Richmond.
Where do Pewaukee kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Arrowhead High, West High, North High, Pewaukee High and South High.
What is Pewaukee’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Waukesha School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Pewaukee spend per student?
$14,371 in Arrowhead Union High School District, $13,342 in Pewaukee School District and $14,495 in Waukesha School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Pewaukee?
Yes: Christian Education Leadership Academ (religious, grades PK–8, 377 students).
Parents talk
What Pewaukee families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Pewaukee → They have their own page.
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.