Summary:
Waunakee, Wisconsin has 6 schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, all within the Waunakee Community School District, which ranks 27th of 432 Wisconsin districts (94th percentile, 5 stars) and enrolls about 4,166 students across three elementary schools, two middle-grade schools, and one high school.
Waunakee High is the clearest standout, ranking 8th of 533 Wisconsin high schools (98th percentile, 5 stars), up from 42nd the prior year, with a 98.7% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate. Its math proficiency of 78.4% against a state figure of 42.93% is the largest test gap in the group. Arboretum Elementary ranks 45th of 1,039 elementaries (96th percentile), posting the highest average proficiency of any listed school, about 80.87%, along with the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 3.22%. Waunakee Middle ranks 29th of 643, improving steadily from 49th two years earlier, and has the lowest student-teacher ratio in the group at 10.1.
Among the rest, Waunakee Heritage Elementary ranks 106th of 1,039 (4 stars) despite the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 15.64% and the highest per-student spending at $17,867, showing poverty does not determine outcomes here. Waunakee Prairie Elementary ranks 192nd of 1,039 (4 stars) with the lowest chronic absenteeism at 7.0%, though its test scores trail the other elementaries. Waunakee Intermediate has no rank history but strong scores, alongside the highest chronic absenteeism at 14.8%. Notably, every reported 2025-2026 proficiency rate exceeds its state average, and every school sits below Wisconsin's 17.3% chronic absenteeism rate.
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