Brookfield East High

Set in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Brookfield East High is a substantial 9-12 campus, run under Elmbrook School District. It caters to 1,374 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 189% larger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Brookfield East High is one of 10 schools operated by Elmbrook School District, a district that enrolls 7,845 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Brookfield East High reports that White students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 12% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. An estimated 7% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Waukesha County runs at roughly 17%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Brookfield East High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 73.3%, the actual is 69.4%, a residual of -3.9 points.

Across the wider county, Waukesha County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,076 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Waukesha County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students), Brookfield East High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Burleigh Elementary, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brookfield East High at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 67.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brookfield East High has increased 9%, going from 1,256 students in 2018 to 1,374 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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