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Wauwatosa, WI
Public School Ratings




Wauwatosa Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Wauwatosa School District details

Wauwatosa School District
12121 W North Ave
Wauwatosa, WI 53226

6,935 Students enrolled in District

17 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Wauwatosa School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Wisconsin

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.7% of all WI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.8% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
41%
55%
41%
50%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
East High School
7500 Milwaukee Ave
Wauwatosa, WI, 53213
09-12
Eisenhower Elementary School
11600 W Center St
Wauwatosa, WI, 53222
PK-05
Jefferson Elementary School
6927 Maple Ter
Wauwatosa, WI, 53213
PK-05
Lincoln Elementary School
1741 N Wauwatosa Ave
Wauwatosa, WI, 53213
PK-05
Longfellow Middle School
7600 W North Ave
Wauwatosa, WI, 53213
06-08
Madison Elementary School
9925 W Glendale Ave
Wauwatosa, WI, 53225
PK-05
Mckinley Elementary School
2435 N 89th St
Wauwatosa, WI, 53226
PK-05
Roosevelt Elementary School
2535 N 73rd St
Wauwatosa, WI, 53213
PK-05
Underwood Elementary School
11132 W Potter Rd
Wauwatosa, WI, 53226
PK-05
Vel R Phillips School
10201 W Watertown Plank Rd
Wauwatosa, WI, 53226
KG-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.5% 70.6%
Black 20.4% 9.2%
Hispanic 9.4% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.4% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 21.2% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 19.3% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.9% 4.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,136 $56,426,000 33.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $591 $4,096,000 2.4%
Staff $781 $5,415,000 3.2%
General Administration $136 $945,000 0.6%
School Administration $796 $5,519,000 3.3%
Operation $1,376 $9,541,000 5.7%
Transportation $105 $725,000 0.4%
Other $869 $6,028,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,653 $32,269,000 19.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $11,490 $79,684,000 47.3%
Total Expenditures $24,280 $168,379,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,015 $6,599,040,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $609,761,000 4.4%
Staff $829 $682,423,000 4.9%
General Administration $295 $242,657,000 1.8%
School Administration $700 $575,935,000 4.2%
Operation $1,400 $1,153,005,000 8.3%
Transportation $442 $364,261,000 2.6%
Other $736 $606,191,000 4.4%
Total Support $5,143 $4,234,233,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $3,013,152,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $16,818 $13,846,425,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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