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Waunakee Community School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 682 students in Waunakee Community School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle School in Waunakee Community School District have an average math proficiency score of 58% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Wisconsin public middle school average of 38% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
7 Schools
741 Schools
# Students
4,408 Students
251,636 Students
# Teachers
339 Teachers
18,271 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Waunakee Community School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 445 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 98% has increased from 96% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#34 out of 450 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
44%
Graduation Rate
98%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.58
# American Indian Students
1 Student
3,671 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
140 Students
11,113 Students
% Asian Students
3%
4%
# Hispanic Students
319 Students
37,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
15%
# Black Students
66 Students
31,302 Students
% Black Students
2%
12%
# White Students
3,695 Students
155,267 Students
% White Students
84%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
169 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
179 Students
12,242 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
263
6,012
# Students in K Grade:
292
6,547
# Students in 1st Grade:
303
6,950
# Students in 2nd Grade:
285
6,974
# Students in 3rd Grade:
310
7,320
# Students in 4th Grade:
311
8,345
# Students in 5th Grade:
294
14,871
# Students in 6th Grade:
341
48,765
# Students in 7th Grade:
329
58,770
# Students in 8th Grade:
353
61,238
# Students in 9th Grade:
310
6,999
# Students in 10th Grade:
318
6,084
# Students in 11th Grade:
348
6,000
# Students in 12th Grade:
351
6,761
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,273 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,831. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,946 is less than the state median of $16,804. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$67 MM
$13,869 MM
Spending
$62 MM
$13,846 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,273
$16,831
Spending / Student
$13,946
$16,804
Best Waunakee Community School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Waunakee Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1001 South St
Waunakee, WI 53597
(608) 849-2060
Waunakee, WI 53597
(608) 849-2060
Grades: 7-8
| 682 students
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