Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKESHA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551578002013
Heyer Elementary
1209 Heyer Dr, Waukesha, WI 53186 · (262) 970-1705 · Waukesha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 38.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
177 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.8% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 48.2% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Heyer Elementary
Heyer Elementary's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heyer Elementary this school | 328 | 54.0% | 53.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary Whitewater | 358 | 55.9% | 42.2% |
| Jackson Elementary Green Bay | 382 | 57.6% | 36.2% |
| Hawthorne Elementary Waukesha | 321 | 64.5% | 33.0% |
| Turtle Creek Elementary Delavan | 371 | 65.8% | N/A |
| Sandburg Elementary Madison | 410 | 57.3% | 25.3% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Heyer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #568 of 982 | #48 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #500 of 992 ▲ 145 | #49 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #591 of 992 ▲ 1 | #50 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #532 of 1,157 | #47 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #110 of 901 | #4 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #246 of 901 | #11 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #349 of 1,064 | #6 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #233 of 664 | #15 of 27 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
328
-63 (-16%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 328 | 30.5 | 10.8:1 | 54% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 29.9 | 11.6:1 | 50% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 30.7 | 12.5:1 | 51% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 57% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 31.5 | 12.9:1 | 54% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 66% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 37% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 456 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 13% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 27 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heyer Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (406 to 328); teachers down 3% (31.5 to 30.5).
About Heyer Elementary
Located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Heyer Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 328 students are in pre-K through 5.
Waukesha School District includes 27 schools. Together they enroll 10,922 students.
At 53%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Heyer Elementary combined. The remaining students are 38% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Waukesha County, the Hispanic share is about 6%. By the diversity index, Heyer Elementary comes in at 57%.
The school reports 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.8 students per teacher. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 54%. The gap from the 17% average for public schools in Waukesha County is 37 points.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Heyer Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Heyer Elementary are 8.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (53.0% actual, 44.5% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Waukesha County show that median household income is about $106,076, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 113 public schools in Waukesha County, with a combined enrollment of about 60,032.
The nearest other public school, Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy, is about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Heyer Elementary. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Heyer Elementary is 5th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Enrollment was 391 in 2020-21 and 328 in 2024-25, a decrease of 63 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.5:1 to 10.8:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Waukesha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
411,762
Census ACS
Median income
$106,076
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
60,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waukesha School District
- West HighHigh · 1,167 students
- North HighHigh · 911 students
- South HighHigh · 833 students
- Butler MiddleMiddle · 786 students
- eAchieve Academy - WisconsinHigh · 639 students
- Waukesha STEM AcademyElementary · 580 students
Other schools in Waukesha
- West HighHigh · 1,167 students
- North HighHigh · 911 students
- South HighHigh · 833 students
- Butler MiddleMiddle · 786 students
- eAchieve Academy - WisconsinHigh · 639 students
- Waukesha STEM AcademyElementary · 580 students
Nearby schools
- Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy0.6 mi · 144
- Waukesha Academy of Health Professions0.6 mi · 112
- South High0.7 mi · 833
- Waukesha STEM Academy0.8 mi · 580
- Hadfield Elementary1.4 mi · 338
- Les Paul Middle1.6 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Heyer ElementaryHow large is Heyer Elementary?
Heyer Elementary enrolls approximately 328 students in grades PK-05.
Is Heyer Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heyer Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Heyer Elementary have?
Heyer Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Heyer Elementary?
Student demographics at Heyer Elementary are roughly 38% White, 53% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Heyer Elementary?
Heyer Elementary is overseen by Waukesha School District in Waukesha County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.