School district · Wisconsin
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District in Wisconsin: 15 public schools with 6,615 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,520 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 15
- 1 charter
- Students
- 6,615
- Students per teacher
- 13.7
- WI 13.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $15,520
- WI $16.2K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 484
- Counselors (FTE)
- 18.0
- Students per counselor
- 368
- WI 359 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 6.5
- Librarians (FTE): 12.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Wisconsin's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Wisconsin: 53%41%proficient
A lower share proficient than 87% of school districts in Wisconsin
Median 55% · 431 school districts compared
2,451 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Wisconsin: 54%34%proficient
A lower share proficient than 92% of school districts in Wisconsin
Median 58% · 431 school districts compared
2,460 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 10% · $15.2M
- State
- 57% · $82.9M
- Local
- 32% · $46.6M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,679
- Support services
- $6,775
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $12.1M
- Long-term debt
- $5.7M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Franklin ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 244 | 13.5 | 32% | 29% |
Hoover ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 335 | 13.3 | 42% | 38% |
Horace Mann ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 384 | 13.5 | 26% | 23% |
Irving ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 375 | 11.6 | 43% | 33% |
Jefferson ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 393 | 12.6 | 33% | 24% |
Mitchell ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 267 | 14.8 | 53% | 54% |
Pershing ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 250 | 14.0 | 36% | 36% |
Walker ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 371 | 14.7 | 46% | 48% |
Wilson ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 365 | 13.2 | 37% | 31% |
Frank Lloyd Wright IntermediateFree meals for all | 6–8 | 902 | 12.8 | 47% | 36% |
West Milwaukee IntermediateFree meals for all | 6–8 | 378 | 13.1 | 35% | 29% |
Central HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 961 | 14.5 | — | — |
James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 168 | 12.0 | — | — |
Nathan Hale HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,134 | 16.1 | — | — |
Deeper Learning Virtual AcademyCharterMostly virtual | Pre-K–12 | 88 | 17.6 | 27% | 20% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 9333 W Lincoln Ave, West Allis, WI 53227
- Phone
- (414)604-3000
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.