Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day House · Photo: Freekee at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Wauwatosa’s public schools outscore 59% of Wisconsin districts
On the state reading tests, 49% of Wauwatosa’s students scored proficient, above the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Wauwatosa, 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 96% 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.
Wauwatosa’s schools, in brief
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $16,467 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Wauwatosa STEM, St. Jude the Apostle School (private), Christ King School (private), St. John's Evangelical Lutheran School (private), Pilgrim Lutheran School (private), Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School (private), Our Redeemer Lutheran School (private), Kradwell School (private) and Children's Workshop (private) are in town. Wauwatosa Virtual Academy, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. 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 Wauwatosa’s grade
B: better than 59% of Wisconsin school districts, #190 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Test scores are above the Wisconsin average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wauwatosa, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Wauwatosa · depends on your address
Longfellow Middle
Grades 6–8 · 782 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Whitman Middle
Grades 6–8 · 570 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Wauwatosa Montessori School
Grades PK–8 · 176 students · 16:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Wauwatosa · depends on your address
Longfellow Middle
Grades 6–8 · 782 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Whitman Middle
Grades 6–8 · 570 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Wauwatosa Montessori School
Grades PK–8 · 176 students · 16:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Wauwatosa · depends on your address
Longfellow Middle
Grades 6–8 · 782 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Whitman Middle
Grades 6–8 · 570 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Wauwatosa Montessori School
Grades PK–8 · 176 students · 16:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Wauwatosa · depends on your address
East High
Grades 9–12 · 1,043 students · 15:1 students per teacher
West High
Grades 9–12 · 986 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Wauwatosa · depends on your address
East High
Grades 9–12 · 1,043 students · 15:1 students per teacher
West High
Grades 9–12 · 986 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Wauwatosa · depends on your address
East High
Grades 9–12 · 1,043 students · 15:1 students per teacher
West High
Grades 9–12 · 986 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Wauwatosa · depends on your address
East High
Grades 9–12 · 1,043 students · 15:1 students per teacher
West High
Grades 9–12 · 986 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Wauwatosa’s public schools are run by Wauwatosa School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Wauwatosa vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Wauwatosa’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wauwatosa | B | Wauwatosa |
| Milwaukee | D− | Milwaukee |
| Brookfield | A | Elmbrook |
Every school in Wauwatosa
25 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 Wauwatosa’s schools
Are Wauwatosa’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Wisconsin: the public schools Wauwatosa children attend outscore 59% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #190 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 56%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wauwatosa in?
Wauwatosa School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,704 students in 17 schools (2024–25).
Where do Wauwatosa kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: East High and West High.
What is Wauwatosa’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Wauwatosa School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Wauwatosa spend per student?
$16,467 in Wauwatosa School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Wauwatosa?
Yes: St. Jude the Apostle School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 425 students), Christ King School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 284 students), St. John's Evangelical Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 265 students), Pilgrim Lutheran School (religious, grades K–8, 236 students), Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School (religious · all-boys, grades 9–12, 218 students), Our Redeemer Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 103 students), Kradwell School (nonsectarian, grades 7–12, 45 students) and Children's Workshop (nonsectarian, grades K, 2 students). Wauwatosa also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Wauwatosa 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.