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If you could change one rule at New Berlin West Middle/High, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,036
High
DISTRICT 1,066 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BERLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551047001372
New Berlin West Middle/High
18695 W Cleveland Ave, New Berlin, WI 53146 · (262) 789-6400 · Waukesha County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,036 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Wisconsin public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
172 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 159 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 165 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 186 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 162 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 187 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 177 | 17% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
67.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
73.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 73.6% |
| 2023-24 | 66.4% | 77.9% |
% 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
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 New Berlin West Middle/High
New Berlin West Middle/High's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Berlin West Middle/High this school | 1,036 | 16.6% | 72.4% |
| Monona Grove High Monona | 1,170 | 19.3% | 45.7% |
| De Forest High DeForest | 1,137 | 16.2% | 56.0% |
| West High Waukesha | 1,167 | 21.3% | 57.3% |
| West De Pere High De Pere | 1,050 | 19.7% | 61.0% |
| Oregon High Oregon | 1,339 | 16.9% | 40.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 New Berlin West Middle/High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #9 of 402 | #7 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #4 of 64 ▼ 1 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #5 of 64 ▼ 3 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,036 | #84 of 532 | #11 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #194 of 325 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #120 of 325 | #9 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.6% | #374 of 418 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #123 of 203 | #5 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,036
-50 (-5%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 1,036 | 69.3 | 14.9:1 | 17% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 1,028 | 68.2 | 15.1:1 | 19% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 1,047 | 69.8 | 15.0:1 | 17% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 1,086 | 67 | 16.2:1 | 18% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 1,119 | 74.2 | 15.1:1 | 11% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 1,137 | 74 | 15.4:1 | 18% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 1,165 | 69 | 16.9:1 | 16% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 824 | 56 | 14.7:1 | 4% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 50 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Berlin West Middle/High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,119 to 1,036); teachers down 7% (74.2 to 69.3).
About New Berlin West Middle/High
New Berlin West Middle/High is one of the public schools in New Berlin, Wisconsin. It is a large high school. The school had 1,036 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Wisconsin) has about 475 students.
New Berlin West Middle/High is one of the 6 schools that make up New Berlin School District (4,334 students in total).
At New Berlin West Middle/High, White students make up 78% of the student body. It is also 13% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Waukesha County is roughly 87% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 69.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.9:1. That matches the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin fairly closely. Eligible students account for 17% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 17% average for public schools in Waukesha County.
New Berlin West Middle/High is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of Wisconsin public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Wisconsin, New Berlin West Middle/High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 72.4% actual against a predicted 67.5%.
Waukesha County has about 411,762 residents, and the median household income is $106,076, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. In all, Waukesha County has 113 public schools and roughly 60,032 students.
Poplar Creek Elementary is the public school closest to New Berlin West Middle/High, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. New Berlin West Middle/High's average proficiency of 72.4% compares with 72.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
New Berlin West Middle/High's enrollment declined from 1,086 in 2020-21 to 1,036 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 16.2 in 2020-21 to 14.9 in 2024-25.
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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 New Berlin School District
- Eisenhower Middle/HighHigh · 1,095 students
- Ronald Reagan ElementaryElementary · 669 students
- Elmwood ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- Poplar Creek ElementaryElementary · 514 students
- Orchard Lane ElementaryElementary · 453 students
Other schools in New Berlin
- Eisenhower Middle/HighHigh · 1,095 students
- Ronald Reagan ElementaryElementary · 669 students
- Elmwood ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- Poplar Creek ElementaryElementary · 514 students
- Orchard Lane ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Hoover ElementaryElementary · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Poplar Creek Elementary0.8 mi · 514
- Ronald Reagan Elementary1.7 mi · 669
- Orchard Lane Elementary3.1 mi · 453
- Hillcrest Elementary3.2 mi · 239
- Swanson Elementary3.2 mi · 778
- Eisenhower Middle/High3.3 mi · 1,095
Frequently asked questions
About New Berlin West Middle/HighWhat is the total enrollment at New Berlin West Middle/High?
New Berlin West Middle/High enrolls approximately 1,036 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does New Berlin West Middle/High serve?
New Berlin West Middle/High serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does New Berlin West Middle/High have?
New Berlin West Middle/High employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at New Berlin West Middle/High?
Student demographics at New Berlin West Middle/High are roughly 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is New Berlin West Middle/High public or private?
New Berlin West Middle/High is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Berlin School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.