Waubesa Intermediate

Waubesa Intermediate is a sprawling elementary school in McFarland, Wisconsin, part of McFarland School District. The school caters to 489 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts it 51% above the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Within McFarland School District, which oversees 9 schools and 5,921 students, Waubesa Intermediate is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Waubesa Intermediate lists that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Waubesa Intermediate tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dane County (around 32%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Waubesa Intermediate tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.7%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Dane County) records that the typical household earns roughly $89,975 per year, about 55% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Waubesa Intermediate is one of 169 public schools in Dane County (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students).

4K McFarland is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 536 students in 2018 compared to 489 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 86% to 82%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.