Banting Elementary

Banting Elementary operates as a sprawling elementary school in Waukesha, Wisconsin, part of Waukesha School District. Current enrollment sits at 486 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 50% larger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Within Waukesha School District, which oversees 27 schools and 10,922 students, Banting Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Banting Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 38% White, 8% Asian, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 6%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Banting Elementary shows 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Waukesha County (around 17%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Banting Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.1%, the actual is 56.7%, a residual of +9.6 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Waukesha County put the typical household earns roughly $106,076 per year, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Banting Elementary is one of 113 public schools in Waukesha County (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students).

The closest other public school is Horning Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Banting Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 56.6%.

Banting Elementary operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 473 students in 2018 compared to 486 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 53% to 41% over that span.

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