Summary:
Elementary schools in the Wauwatosa School District include 11 schools with a combined enrollment of 3,093 students. Most serve grades PK–5, while Wauwatosa STEM serves K–5 and Wauwatosa Montessori School serves PK–8, so its data includes middle-school grades. The district ranks 142 of 432 in Wisconsin, placing it in the 67th percentile with a 3-star rating. School sizes vary widely, from 127 students at Wauwatosa STEM to 396 at Roosevelt Elementary.
Top performers include Wauwatosa STEM, the clearest standout: 5 stars in 2025–26, a rank of 91 of 1,039, the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 3.15%, and scores including 95% in 5th-grade ELA and 100% in 4th-grade Social Studies. Lincoln Elementary is highly consistent, earning 5 stars and ranking 52 of 1,039, with the lowest chronic absenteeism at 3.0%. McKinley Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary, Wauwatosa Montessori School, and Washington Elementary also earned 4 or 5 stars. At the other end, Madison Elementary ranked 802 of 1,039 with 1 star and scores as low as 6.9% in 4th-grade math; Eisenhower Elementary and Underwood Elementary also ranked in the bottom third, and Jefferson Elementary earned 3 stars.
As a group, average proficiency was above the state in every subject and grade tested, and chronic absenteeism averaged 7.6% — well below the state's 17.3% — with every school below that state figure. Schools with higher poverty rates generally performed lower, but Roosevelt Elementary has a 26.26% free/reduced lunch rate and still ranks in the 87th percentile. Per-pupil spending and student-teacher ratio show no simple link to achievement: Jefferson Elementary spends the most ($18,861) but ranks 429 of 1,039, while Roosevelt Elementary spends the least ($14,451) yet ranks 131 of 1,039. Wauwatosa STEM has the highest ratio at 31.7 yet the strongest outcomes.
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