Pewaukee Lake Elementary

Pewaukee Lake Elementary, a roomy primary school in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, operated by Pewaukee School District, educates 748 students, covering grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 132% larger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Pewaukee School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,907 students; Pewaukee Lake Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Pewaukee Lake Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages about 14.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Waukesha County shows median household income runs about $106,076, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pewaukee Lake Elementary is one of 113 public schools in Waukesha County (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students).

Horizon School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pewaukee Lake Elementary.

Pewaukee Lake Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 26%: 1,011 students in 2018 compared to 748 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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