Enrollment
144
High
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKESHA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551578002688
Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy
401 E Roberta Ave, Waukesha, WI 53186 · (262) 970-3880 · Waukesha County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL144 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
48.0:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.5:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
32 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 38 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 44 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 25% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy
Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy's state test result (75.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy this school | 144 | 22.2% | 75.7% |
| Tesla Engineering Charter School Appleton | 147 | 21.8% | 73.0% |
| Renaissance School Appleton | 151 | 25.2% | 72.0% |
| Elk Mound High Elk Mound | 348 | 27.0% | 52.5% |
| Cambridge High Cambridge | 277 | 20.9% | 50.8% |
| Ozaukee High Fredonia | 199 | 20.1% | 52.9% |
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 Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #4 of 402 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 144 | #379 of 532 | #17 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.2% | #327 of 418 | #3 of 18 |
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
144
-42 (-23%) vs 2020
+109% since 2010-11, when it was 69
Student : Teacher
48.0:1
was 46.5:1
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 | 144 | 3 | 48.0:1 | 22% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 2 | 75.0:1 | 22% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 148 | 4 | 37.0:1 | 16% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 186 | 4 | 46.5:1 | 19% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 185 | 2.6 | 72.0:1 | 12% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 175 | 3 | 58.3:1 | 19% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 69 | 1 | 69.0:1 | 14% (10) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (185 to 144); teachers up 17% (2.6 to 3).
About Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy
This page covers Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy, a very small high school in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 144 students. By comparison, high schools in Wisconsin enroll about 475 students on average.
Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy is part of a district of 27 schools: Waukesha School District, with 10,922 students.
White students are 74% of those enrolled at Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy. Other reported shares: 17% Hispanic and 6% Asian. That compares with about 87% White among all Waukesha County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
With 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 48.0:1. High schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 14.6:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy, 22% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
A school with Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 64.0%. Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy scores 75.7%, 11.7 points above that line.
For Waukesha County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $106,076 a year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Waukesha County number 113, with about 60,032 students.
Waukesha Academy of Health Professions is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 75.7% versus a 50.5% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Charter status: Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy is a public charter school.
The school shrank from 186 students in 2020-21 to 144 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 46.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 48.0:1.
The allk12 page for Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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- West HighHigh · 1,167 students
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Other schools in Waukesha
- West HighHigh · 1,167 students
- North HighHigh · 911 students
- South HighHigh · 833 students
- Butler MiddleMiddle · 786 students
- eAchieve Academy - WisconsinHigh · 639 students
- Waukesha STEM AcademyElementary · 580 students
Nearby schools
- Waukesha Academy of Health Professions0.0 mi · 112
- South High0.1 mi · 833
- Waukesha STEM Academy0.2 mi · 580
- Heyer Elementary0.6 mi · 328
- Les Paul Middle1.1 mi · 547
- Hadfield Elementary1.2 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About Waukesha Engineering Preparatory AcademyHow large is Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy?
Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 144 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy serve?
Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy?
Approximately 48.0:1 students per teacher at Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy?
At Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy, the student body is approximately 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy public or private?
Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Waukesha School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.