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Enrollment
889
High
STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERFORD UHS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551560001988
Waterford High
611 W Main Street, Waterford, WI 53185 · (262) 534-3189 · Racine County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL889 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
68 FTE teachers
STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
120 students
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 9 | 214 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 212 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 241 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 222 | 25% |
Student demographics
26%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Waterford High
Waterford High's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford High this school | 889 | 13.5% | 65.7% |
| Kettle Moraine High Wales | 869 | 11.5% | 52.3% |
| Union Grove High Union Grove | 1,032 | 11.7% | 43.6% |
| River Falls High River Falls | 1,062 | 15.4% | 56.2% |
| Central High Salem | 1,309 | 12.3% | 46.7% |
| Slinger High Slinger | 1,065 | 14.7% | 65.8% |
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 Waterford High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Racine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #28 of 402 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 889 | #109 of 532 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #86 of 325 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.6% | #193 of 325 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.5% | #390 of 418 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #39 of 203 | N/A |
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
889
-59 (-6%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 889 | 68.2 | 13.0:1 | 13% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 890 | 67.6 | 13.2:1 | 14% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 952 | 70.2 | 13.6:1 | 11% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 948 | 71 | 13.3:1 | 15% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 1,100 | 74.9 | 14.7:1 | 9% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 1,108 | 68 | 16.3:1 | 12% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 1,055 | 67 | 15.8:1 | 8% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 991 | 65 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 649 | 41 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waterford High.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,100 to 889); teachers down 9% (74.9 to 68.2).
About Waterford High
Waterford High is a large high school in Waterford, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Waterford UHS School District. The student body numbers 889 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Wisconsin) has about 475 students.
Waterford UHS School District is responsible for Waterford High.
Waterford High's enrollment is 86% White. The school is also 10% Hispanic. That is higher than the 72% White share among all Racine County residents. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1 at Waterford High, with 68.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.6 below the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 13%. The average for public schools in Racine County is 48%.
A school with Waterford High's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 69.4%. Waterford High scores 65.7%, 3.7 points below that line.
In the county around the school, Racine County, the median household income is $78,096, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 54 public schools in Racine County, enrolling about 25,901 students in all.
The school nearest to Waterford High is Evergreen Elementary, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. By average proficiency, Waterford High is 4th among 7 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment decrease, from 948 in 2020-21 to 889 in 2024-25.
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Racine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,532
Census ACS
Median income
$78,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
25,901 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waterford
- Fox River MiddleMiddle · 510 students
- Trailside ElementaryElementary · 331 students
- Woodfield ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Evergreen ElementaryElementary · 310 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 192 students
Other Waterford High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Waterford High. Waterford High is the largest of the 4.
- Waterford High SchoolWaterford, CT · 713 students
- Waterford HighWaterford, CA · 582 students
- Waterford High SchoolWaterford, OH · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Evergreen Elementary0.3 mi · 310
- Woodfield Elementary0.4 mi · 322
- Fox River Middle0.5 mi · 510
- Trailside Elementary1.1 mi · 331
- Lakeview Elementary4.9 mi · 290
- Washington Elementary5.5 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Waterford HighWhat is the total enrollment at Waterford High?
Waterford High enrolls approximately 889 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Waterford High serve?
Waterford High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Waterford High?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Waterford High.
What is the student diversity at Waterford High?
Student demographics at Waterford High are roughly 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Waterford High in?
Waterford High is part of Waterford UHS School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.