28 public K-12 schools in Waukesha from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
National city placement
According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Waukesha has more public-school enrollment than 83% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Waukesha's average Resource Investment Index ranks above most listed cities even though its student-teacher ratio is on the more crowded side of the national city distribution. That is a useful mismatch, not a contradiction: counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance can lift the composite while classroom staffing remains comparatively tight. Families should inspect the component scores on each school profile instead of reading the city index as a shorthand for small classes.
19 of Waukesha's 28 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.
7 of 28 listed Waukesha campuses are reported as charters, so district-run and charter records occupy substantial shares of the same city view. They may follow different governance, enrollment, and program structures even when their mailing city matches. The 55-point gap between Waukesha Academy of Health Professions and White Rock Campus should be read within that context, not as a single-system league table. Check charter status and district affiliation before comparing two nearby schools, and verify current admissions rules with the operator.
Waukesha school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 1,167 students (highest), a spread of 1,162 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Waukesha is typically wider than the Waukesha-aggregate figure suggests.
25% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
| # | School | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Waukesha Academy of Health Professions | 70 |
| 2. | Prairie Elementary | 60 |
| 3. | Meadowbrook Elementary | 60 |
| 4. | Summit View Elementary | 59 |
| 5. | Rose Glen Elementary | 58 |
| 6. | Hadfield Elementary | 58 |
| 7. | Heyer Elementary | 57 |
| 8. | Bethesda Elementary | 55 |
| 9. | Riverview School | 55 |
| 10. | Banting Elementary | 54 |
| 11. | Hawthorne Elementary | 54 |
| 12. | Hillcrest Elementary | 53 |
| 13. | Waukesha East Alternative School | 53 |
| 14. | Lowell Elementary | 52 |
| 15. | White Rock School | 49 |
| 16. | Les Paul Middle | 47 |
| 17. | South High | 45 |
| 18. | Waukesha Stem Academy | 45 |
| 19. | Eachieve Elementary | 45 |
| 20. | West High | 44 |
| 21. | Horning Middle | 44 |
| 22. | Butler Middle | 42 |
| 23. | North High | 41 |
| 24. | Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy | 35 |
| 25. | Eachieve Academy - Wisconsin | 32 |
| 26. | La Casa De Esperanza Charter School | 32 |
| 27. | Waukesha Transition Academy | 25 |
| 28. | White Rock Campus | 15 |
Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.
Waukesha Academy of Health Professions has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Waukesha schools in this federal-data comparison at 70/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.
Waukesha has 28 public schools with a total enrollment of 11,232 students. 7 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 17.3:1.
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.
