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Enrollment
580
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKESHA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551578002023
Waukesha STEM Academy
1103 S East Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186 · (262) 970-2305 · Waukesha County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 38.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
145 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 54% smaller than its 8th grade class (76).
Student demographics
49%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Waukesha School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
71.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
76.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.1% | 76.8% |
| 2023-24 | 67.4% | 73.8% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
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
62.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 STEM Academy
Waukesha STEM Academy's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waukesha STEM Academy this school | 580 | 25.0% | 72.4% |
| Susie C Altmayer Elementary De Pere | 525 | 24.2% | 78.9% |
| Poplar Creek Elementary New Berlin | 514 | 22.4% | 74.3% |
| Granite Ridge School Cottage Grove | 470 | 21.5% | 58.9% |
| Summit View Elementary Waukesha | 449 | 29.4% | 69.6% |
| Hales Corners Elementary Hales Corners | 520 | 30.4% | 68.0% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary 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 STEM Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #142 of 982 | #37 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #99 of 992 ▲ 55 | #29 of 56 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #127 of 992 ▲ 82 | #34 of 56 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #73 of 1,157 | #9 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #534 of 901 | #22 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #329 of 901 | #19 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.0% | #812 of 1,064 | #15 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.0% | #124 of 664 | #9 of 27 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
580
-124 (-18%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 580 | 42.3 | 13.7:1 | 25% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 42.7 | 14.0:1 | 26% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 42.1 | 15.3:1 | 25% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 704 | 43 | 16.4:1 | 22% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 784 | 45.9 | 17.1:1 | 10% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 816 | 45 | 18.1:1 | 11% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | 36 | 20.5:1 | 20% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 13% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 335 | 17 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waukesha STEM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (784 to 580); teachers down 8% (45.9 to 42.3).
About Waukesha STEM Academy
Waukesha STEM Academy runs as a large elementary school in Waukesha, Wisconsin. It covers kindergarten through 8, with a total enrollment of 580 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.
Waukesha STEM Academy is among 27 schools run by Waukesha School District, which serves 10,922 students.
At 70%, White students outnumber all other groups at Waukesha STEM Academy combined. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. County-wide, 87% of Waukesha County residents are White. By the diversity index, Waukesha STEM Academy comes in at 49%.
Federal staffing data show 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Waukesha STEM Academy and a ratio of 13.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 25% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Waukesha STEM Academy an A. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Waukesha STEM Academy scores 72.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 62.3%.
Waukesha County has about 411,762 residents, and median household income is about $106,076, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 113 public schools in Waukesha County, with a combined enrollment of about 60,032.
The next-closest public school is South High, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Waukesha STEM Academy's average proficiency of 72.4% compares with 50.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Waukesha STEM Academy is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Waukesha STEM Academy is one of the charter schools in Wisconsin.
The number of students declined from 704 to 580 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 16.4 in 2020-21 to 13.7 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Waukesha STEM Academy, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Waukesha School District
- West HighHigh · 1,167 students
- North HighHigh · 911 students
- South HighHigh · 833 students
- Butler MiddleMiddle · 786 students
- eAchieve Academy - WisconsinHigh · 639 students
- Les Paul MiddleMiddle · 547 students
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
- Les Paul MiddleMiddle · 547 students
Nearby schools
- South High0.1 mi · 833
- Waukesha Academy of Health Professions0.2 mi · 112
- Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy0.2 mi · 144
- Heyer Elementary0.8 mi · 328
- Les Paul Middle1.1 mi · 547
- Prairie Elementary1.3 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Waukesha STEM AcademyHow large is Waukesha STEM Academy?
Waukesha STEM Academy enrolls approximately 580 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Waukesha STEM Academy serve?
Waukesha STEM Academy serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waukesha STEM Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waukesha STEM Academy is approximately 13.7:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waukesha STEM Academy?
At Waukesha STEM Academy, the student body is approximately 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Waukesha STEM Academy public or private?
Waukesha STEM 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.