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Waukesha School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Waukesha, Pewaukee, Waukesha, Genesee and Brookfield, and parts of Brookfield, Delafield and Wales.

Waukesha’s School Grade B− better than 46% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
10,922
Schools
27
Spent per student
$14,495
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$16.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Waukesha School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 46% of Wisconsin districts
  • Spends 12% less per student than the WI average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $16.7M, about $1,533 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 46% of the 441 Wisconsin school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Waukesha. Grade by grade →

PK–511 elementary schoolsThis district
6–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 38.7% · 5,513 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 38.1% · 5,507 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 90.5% · 1,117 in the class

92% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,495 per student · 12% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 49%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
12,159’20
11,883’21
11,855’22
11,318’23
10,922’24

Down 10.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 60%Hispanic 25%Two or more races 6%Black 6%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

27 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools.

Rose Glen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukesha
A
490 students16:1
Banting Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukesha
C
486 students11:1
Summit View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukesha
A−
449 students14:1
Bethesda Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukesha
A−
401 students13:1
Prairie Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukesha
A−
348 students13:1
Lowell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukesha
B−
347 students11:1
Hadfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukesha
D
338 students9:1
Heyer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukesha
C−
328 students11:1
Hawthorne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukesha
C−
321 students10:1
White Rock School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waukesha
A
286 students
Meadowbrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukesha
A
243 students13:1
Hillcrest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukesha
A−
239 students12:1
White Rock Campus
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Waukesha
167 students22:1
eAchieve Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waukesha
C−
111 students18:1
Waukesha STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Waukesha
A
580 students14:1
Butler Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waukesha
B−
786 students14:1
eAchieve Academy - Wisconsin
High · Grades 6–12 · Waukesha
C+
639 students23:1
Les Paul Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waukesha
B
547 students12:1
Horning Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waukesha
C
534 students11:1
Waukesha East Alternative School
High · Grades 6–12 · Waukesha
D
74 students8:1
Riverview School
High · Grades 6–12 · Waukesha
5 students5:1
West High
High · Grades 9–12 · Waukesha
B
1,167 students17:1
North High
High · Grades 9–12 · Waukesha
C−
911 students16:1
South High
High · Grades 9–12 · Waukesha
C−
833 students12:1
Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Waukesha
A
144 students
Waukesha Academy of Health Professions
High · Grades 9–12 · Waukesha
B−
112 students
Waukesha Transition Academy
High · Grades 12 · Waukesha
36 students6:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Wisconsin.