Elementary · Wisconsin

Waukesha STEM Academy

Charter

Waukesha STEM Academy, a public elementary school in Waukesha, Wisconsin: grades k–8, 580 students, 13.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Waukesha School District.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 580
Teachers (FTE): 42.3
Students per teacher: 13.7
Grades: K–8; Elementary

More students per teacher than 62% of elementary schools in Wisconsin

Median 12.9 · 1,090 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 60% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 93% of elementary schools in Wisconsin

Median 322 · 1,092 schools compared

Larger than 78% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

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%

71%proficient

A higher share proficient than 87% of elementary schools in Wisconsin

Median 53% · 1,034 elementary schools compared

438 students tested, grades 3–8 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Wisconsin: 54%

77%proficient

A higher share proficient than 89% of elementary schools in Wisconsin

Median 56% · 1,034 elementary schools compared

438 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.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Area: Small city
Run by: Waukesha School District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Waukesha School District.

Location

Address: 1103 S East Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186
Phone: (262)970-2305
City or town: Waukesha
County: Waukesha County

Website Quality of life in Waukesha Schools in Waukesha

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Heyer Elementary	Pre-K–5	328	10.8	49%	55%	0.8 mi
Prairie Elementary	Pre-K–5	348	13.3	70%	74%	1.3 mi
Hadfield Elementary	Pre-K–5	338	9.1	40%	48%	1.3 mi
La Casa de Esperanza Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	310	15.8	21%	31%	1.4 mi
White Rock School	Pre-K–8	286	—	81%	58%	1.7 mi
eAchieve ElementaryCharterFully virtual	Pre-K–5	111	18.4	69%	58%	1.8 mi

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.

Sources

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).
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.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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