Enrollment
310
Elementary
STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA CASA DE ESPERANZA INC·NCES 550007303031
La Casa de Esperanza Charter School
410 Arcadian Ave, Waukesha, WI 53186 · (262) 547-0887 · Waukesha County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.8:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
224 students
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 | 38 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 163% larger than its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
21.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -12.0pp since 2023
Math
31.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 33.9% |
% 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 La Casa de Esperanza Charter School
La Casa de Esperanza Charter School's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Casa de Esperanza Charter School this school | 310 | 72.3% | 31.1% |
| Southside Elementary School Madison | 336 | 75.6% | 19.0% |
| Fratney Elementary Milwaukee | 459 | 62.3% | 23.5% |
| Hawthorne Elementary Waukesha | 321 | 64.5% | 33.0% |
| Doty Elementary Green Bay | 298 | 71.5% | 28.6% |
| Abbotsford Elementary Abbotsford | 374 | 70.6% | 20.3% |
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 La Casa de Esperanza Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #835 of 982 | #56 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #814 of 992 ▼ 12 | #54 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #892 of 992 ▼ 84 | #56 of 56 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #589 of 1,157 | #51 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #758 of 901 | #51 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #288 of 901 | #14 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.3% | #166 of 1,064 | #2 of 63 |
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
310
+113 (+57%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 310 | 19.6 | 15.8:1 | 72% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 19.6 | 13.5:1 | 70% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 17.6 | 12.8:1 | 3% (7) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | 9 | 21.9:1 | 11% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 146 | 8 | 18.3:1 | 9% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 82 | 4 | 20.5:1 | 12% (10) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Casa de Esperanza Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 112% (146 to 310); teachers up 145% (8 to 19.6).
About La Casa de Esperanza Charter School
La Casa de Esperanza Charter School is a mid-sized elementary school in Waukesha, Wisconsin, one of the schools in La Casa De Esperanza Inc. The school enrolls 310 students in pre-K through 8.
The local education agency for La Casa de Esperanza Charter School is La Casa De Esperanza Inc.
About 65% of the student body at La Casa de Esperanza Charter School is Hispanic. Other students are 22% Black, 10% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Waukesha County residents are about 6% Hispanic. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at La Casa de Esperanza Charter School are from different groups.
There are 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at La Casa de Esperanza Charter School, giving a ratio of 15.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1. A total of 224 students, or 72%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Waukesha County averages 17%, lower than here.
La Casa de Esperanza Charter School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 15% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for La Casa de Esperanza Charter School is 33.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.1%.
Census data for Waukesha County show median household income comes to about $106,076, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 113 public schools in the county, enrolling about 60,032, La Casa de Esperanza Charter School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Waukesha East Alternative School is about 0.3 miles from La Casa de Esperanza Charter School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, La Casa de Esperanza Charter School is behind the 57.7% nearby average, ranking 4th of 4.
La Casa de Esperanza Charter School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small. La Casa de Esperanza Charter School is a public charter school.
La Casa de Esperanza Charter School reported 197 students in 2020-21 and 310 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.8:1, from 21.9:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About La Casa de Esperanza Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at La Casa de Esperanza Charter School?
La Casa de Esperanza Charter School enrolls approximately 310 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does La Casa de Esperanza Charter School serve?
La Casa de Esperanza Charter School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at La Casa de Esperanza Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at La Casa de Esperanza Charter School is approximately 15.8:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is La Casa de Esperanza Charter School?
La Casa de Esperanza Charter School reports a student body of 10% White, 65% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is La Casa de Esperanza Charter School public or private?
La Casa de Esperanza Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by La Casa De Esperanza Inc.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.