Wauwatosa STEM
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Wauwatosa STEM in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin enrolled 127 students in 2024-25 with 4.0 full-time teachers, 31.8 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 66-85% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 80-84% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 33%
131 students in 2022-23, 131 students in 2023-24, 127 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.0 to 4.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 131 | 6.0 | 21.8 |
| 2023-24 | 131 | 6.0 | 21.8 |
| 2024-25 | 127 | 4.0 | 31.8 |
31.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 100 of every 100 Wisconsin elementary schools
Among the 1,085 Wisconsin elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wauwatosa STEM enrolled 135 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent1.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
83.5% of students were White, 7.1% Hispanic, 4.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White83.5%
- Hispanic7.1%
- Two or more races4.7%
- Black2.4%
- Asian2.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Wauwatosa STEM scored proficient or above: 66-85% in reading in 2021-22 and 80-84% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 66‑85% | 49% | 38% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 80‑84% | 48% (2021-22) | 40.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Wauwatosa
11 public elementary schools in Wauwatosa report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Elementary | 396 | 13.4 | 24.5% |
| McKinley Elementary | 388 | 13.1 | 12.4% |
| Eisenhower Elementary | 373 | 11.3 | 31.4% |
| Lincoln Elementary | 336 | 12.7 | 10.4% |
| Underwood Elementary | 315 | 10.9 | 36.8% |
| Washington Elementary | 285 | 12.9 | 15.8% |
| Madison Elementary | 257 | 11.3 | 27.2% |
| Jefferson Elementary | 222 | 10.6 | 26.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Wauwatosa STEM
- Wilson ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 218 students, 9.1 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Jefferson ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 222 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Wauwatosa STEM with Wilson ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wauwatosa School District spends per student$13,809 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,809
- The largest public schools in WisconsinWauwatosa STEM is the number 988 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#988 of 1,087
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher31.8 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.31.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Wauwatosa STEM
How many students attend Wauwatosa STEM?
127 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 131 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wauwatosa, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Wauwatosa STEM?
31.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Wauwatosa STEM a Title I school?
Wauwatosa STEM was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Wauwatosa STEM do on state tests?
The students tested at Wauwatosa STEM scored proficient or above: 66-85% in reading in 2021-22 and 80-84% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Wauwatosa STEM in?
Wauwatosa School District, NCES district ID 5515990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 551599002728 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.