Total enrollment
6,704
-213 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
17 schools in Wauwatosa School District
Wisconsin · 6,704 students · 1 city
Looking at the Wauwatosa School District system: 17 public K-12 schools serving approximately 6,704 students inside Wisconsin, averaging 394 per school.
4-year change in Wauwatosa School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Wauwatosa School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wisconsin | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #60 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,704 | #17 of 290 | #1,410 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 17 | #15 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #123 of 290 | #3,177 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 24.4% | #217 of 289 | #7,118 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #16 of 177 | #1,542 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Wauwatosa School District
State test results across the district's 15 scored schools run from Wauwatosa STEM at 93.3% proficient to Underwood Elementary at 44.5%, a gap of 48.8 points. That is the 9th widest gap among 113 Wisconsin districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 17 district schools that reported both years went from 7,135 to 6,704 students (down 6%) and from 469 to 517 full-time teachers (up 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East High | Wauwatosa | High | 09-12 | 1,043 |
| West High | Wauwatosa | High | 09-12 | 986 |
| Longfellow Middle | Wauwatosa | Middle | 06-08 | 782 |
| Whitman Middle | Wauwatosa | Middle | 06-08 | 570 |
| Roosevelt Elementary | Wauwatosa | Elementary | PK-05 | 396 |
| McKinley Elementary | Wauwatosa | Elementary | PK-05 | 388 |
| Eisenhower Elementary | Wauwatosa | Elementary | PK-05 | 373 |
| Lincoln Elementary | Wauwatosa | Elementary | PK-05 | 336 |
| Underwood Elementary | Wauwatosa | Elementary | PK-05 | 315 |
| Washington Elementary | Wauwatosa | Elementary | PK-05 | 285 |
| Madison Elementary | Wauwatosa | Elementary | PK-05 | 257 |
| Jefferson Elementary | Wauwatosa | Elementary | PK-05 | 222 |
| Wilson Elementary | Wauwatosa | Elementary | PK-05 | 218 |
| Wauwatosa Montessori School | Wauwatosa | Elementary | PK-08 | 176 |
| Vel R Phillips School | Wauwatosa | Combined | KG-12 | 139 |
| Wauwatosa STEM | Wauwatosa | Elementary | KG-05 | 127 |
| Wauwatosa Virtual Academy | Wauwatosa | Combined | KG-12 | 91 |
About Wauwatosa School District
Across 17 schools, Wauwatosa School District instructs about 6,704 students in Wisconsin. By footprint it is a low-population district.
In terms of grade levels, Wauwatosa School District comprises 11 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 3%: 6,917 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,704 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Wauwatosa School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.