Summary:
Waunakee, Wisconsin is served by a single public high school, Waunakee High, which enrolls about 1,335 students in grades 9 through 12 as part of the Waunakee Community School District. Because the district operates only one high school, the school and district figures are identical in every academic measure reported here, giving parents an unusually clear, unmasked view of how one building performs against the statewide benchmark.
Waunakee High stands out on nearly every dimension. It earned 5 stars in each of the last three years, ranking 8th of 533 Wisconsin high schools in 2025-2026 — the top 1.5% — after ranking 42nd of 431 and 17th of 431 in the two prior years. In 2025-2026, proficiency reached 78.40% in mathematics, 76.23% in social studies, 75.96% in English language arts, and 72.70% in science, running roughly 27 to 35 points above the state in all four subjects. English language arts posted the largest one-year gain, climbing from 54.12% to 75.96%, though a swing that size is worth watching for another year before treating it as a lasting trend. The district itself ranks 27th of 432 districts statewide.
Completion outcomes are equally strong: a 98.7% graduation rate versus 92.0% statewide, paired with a 0.0% dropout rate versus 1.1%. Chronic absenteeism sits at 13.1% — better than the state's 17.3% but slightly above the district's 11.6%, the only measure where the school trails its own district. The school reports 9.06% free/reduced-price lunch participation, $16,843 in per-student spending, and a 12.9:1 student-teacher ratio.
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