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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,036
-83 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.1:1
% White
78%
was 84%
% Hispanic
13%
was 6%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
4%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About New Berlin West Middle/High
New Berlin West Middle/High is a high school of sizable scale in New Berlin, Wisconsin, operated by New Berlin School District, educateing 1,036 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 118% above the state mean of about 475.
New Berlin School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 4,334 students; New Berlin West Middle/High is among them.
On the student-mix side, New Berlin West Middle/High lists that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Waukesha County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, New Berlin West Middle/High records 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), New Berlin West Middle/High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.5%, the actual is 72.4%, a residual of +4.9 points.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Waukesha County) logs that median household earnings sit near $106,076, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Waukesha County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students), New Berlin West Middle/High is one campus in the mix.
Poplar Creek Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, New Berlin West Middle/High comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 72.4%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New Berlin West Middle/High has edged down 7%, going from 1,119 students in 2018 to 1,036 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 6% to 13%.
On this page, the feed for New Berlin West Middle/High typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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.