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La Casa de Esperanza Charter School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

939^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

La Casa de Esperanza Charter School is a PK–8 charter school in Waukesha, WI, serving 310 students in its own district, La Casa De Esperanza Inc, alongside nearby schools in the Waukesha School District. In 2025–2026, it ranked 939th out of 1,039 Wisconsin schools (10th percentile, 0 stars), and its district ranked 423rd out of 432 districts. This places it at the bottom among nearby schools, which range from the 22nd to the 93rd percentile.

Compared with nearby schools, the school serves a high-poverty population—72.26% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025—but poverty alone does not explain the results. Hadfield Elementary has nearly identical poverty (73.67%) yet ranks much higher and posts much stronger scores: 53.85% of its 4th graders were proficient in math versus 9.68% at the school, while the state average is 52.87%. The school’s 5th grade ELA proficiency was 14.81%, compared with 38–89% at nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism is 24.2%, above the 17.3% state average and higher than every nearby school shown. Its student-teacher ratio is 15.8, compared with 9.0 at Hadfield, and its older spending figure ($10,175 in 2020–2021) is below current per-pupil spending at comparable Waukesha schools.

There are some bright spots. Grade 7 math (38.89%) is the school’s highest 2025–2026 score, and grade 8 science (35.00%) and social studies (40.00%) are relatively stronger. ELA improved in grades 3, 4, and 8 from the prior year. The English Language Learner subgroup ranked in the 49th percentile, far above the school’s overall 10th percentile. Still, grade 4 math fell from 32.00% to 9.68%, and middle-school math remains far below nearby PK–8 schools: grade 8 math was 30.00% at the school, compared with 81.19% at Waukesha STEM Academy and 65.22% at White Rock School. The reported 8.3% dropout rate for 2024–2025 is also a red flag, though it may be a reporting anomaly for a PK–8 school. Parents should note that math, science, attendance, and middle-school achievement need the most attention.

310

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

72.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

410 Arcadian Ave
Waukesha, WI 53186-5005

(262) 547-0887

District: La Casa De Esperanza Inc

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.5%

African American:

22.3%

White:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2023 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (25% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Wisconsin average (8% vs 1%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

939^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 6 pts since 2023

From bottom 16% (2023) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

558^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 9 pts since 2023

From bottom 22% (2023) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

423^rd of 432La Casa De Esperanza Inc among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	939 of 1039	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	934 of 1044	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	879 of 1061	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	897 of 1067	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	124 of 245	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.2	159 of 255	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.8	43 of 269	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	907 of 986	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	876 of 1001	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	819 of 1011	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	277 of 347	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	244 of 322	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	158 of 331	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	177 of 290	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	743 of 848	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	797 of 870	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	652 of 866	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	875 of 989	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	905 of 1000	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	833 of 1012	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	617 of 791	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.6	387 of 802	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	558 of 643	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	519 of 628	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	527 of 641	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	500 of 640	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	521 of 572	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	51.7	308 of 580	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	161 of 236	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.3	129 of 237	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	482 of 575	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	517 of 585	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies37%-28 vs state

English Language Arts26%-28 vs state

Mathematics22%-32 vs state

Science22%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
La Casa de Esperanza Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	410 Arcadian Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	La Casa De Esperanza Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(262) 547-0887	310	20	15.8	72.3%	30 (9.7%)	69 (22.3%)	200 (64.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	9.1	939^th of 1039 public elementary schools	9.6%		11.3	934^th of 1044 public elementary schools	10.5%	5	34.4	29.0	14.8	14.8	33.3	35.0	31.3	9.7	11.1	18.5	38.9	30.0	35.5	40.0	12.9	35.0
White Rock School	Public	PK, KG-8	1150 Whiterock Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-2705	286	1	381.3	11.5%	209 (73.1%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.7%)	22 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.8%)	72.7	275^th of 1039 public elementary schools	73.5%		74.4	245^th of 1044 public elementary schools	76.5%	30	67.7	84.9	88.9	76.9	89.5	91.3	51.6	54.6	37.0	53.9	68.4	65.2	84.9	91.3	78.8	87.0			$4,448	$391	$4,057
Hadfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	733 Linden St	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1505	338	37	9.0	73.7%	169 (50.0%)	44 (13.0%)	80 (23.7%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.8%)	39.2	730^th of 1039 public elementary schools	29.7%		35.4	765^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.7%	35	41.2	51.3	40.7				44.0	53.9	27.8				69.2		51.3		90%		$18,522	$2,442	$16,080
eAchieve Elementary	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-5	301 Hyde Park Avenue	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(262) 970-1069	111	6	18.4	45.0%	61 (55.0%)	14 (12.6%)	22 (19.8%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.8%)	61.8	424^th of 1039 public elementary schools	59.2%		56.9	501^st of 1044 public elementary schools	52.0%	77	52.6	64.7	60.0				52.6	58.8	66.7				70.6		52.9				$4,448	$391	$4,057
Waukesha STEM Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1103 S East Avenue	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 970-2305	580	42	13.6	25.0%	404 (69.7%)	23 (4.0%)	82 (14.1%)	31 (5.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	82.8	118^th of 1039 public elementary schools	88.6%		84.6	99^th of 1044 public elementary schools	90.5%	19	76.0	69.1	75.9	70.9	80.3	71.3	78.0	72.7	67.2	75.5	88.9	81.2	83.6	70.3	65.5	78.2	85%		$14,819	$393	$14,426
Banting Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2019 Butler Dr	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1205	486	42	11.4	49.8%	184 (37.9%)	36 (7.4%)	197 (40.5%)	37 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	58.7	457^th of 1039 public elementary schools	56.0%		60.3	455^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.4%	2	47.4	59.7	50.0				74.1	62.1	58.6				66.7		47.8		81%		$15,562	$853	$14,709
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1111Maitland Dr	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1610	321	33	9.6	64.5%	94 (29.3%)	23 (7.2%)	182 (56.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	28.1	815^th of 1039 public elementary schools	21.6%		21.2	868^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.9%	53	31.4	36.1	38.3				49.0	52.8	27.1				52.8		30.6		80%		$17,543	$1,109	$16,434
Heyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1209 Heyer Dr	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1705	328	31	10.7	54.0%	126 (38.4%)	8 (2.4%)	174 (53.0%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	35.1	762^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	26.7%		55.5	524^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.8%	238	26.5	37.7	59.2				49.0	52.8	44.9				49.1		30.2		92%		$16,411	$857	$15,554
Lowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	140 N Grandview Blvd	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1905	347	31	11.1	55.6%	210 (60.5%)	24 (6.9%)	80 (23.1%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	45.5	656^th of 1039 public elementary schools	36.9%		42.2	696^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.3%	40	51.0	42.2	42.2				69.4	51.6	46.7				59.4		45.3		≥ 95%		$16,816	$1,319	$15,497
Summit View Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2100 Summit Ave	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	Yes	No	No	(262) 970-2605	449	31	14.3	29.4%	310 (69.0%)	31 (6.9%)	54 (12.0%)	18 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	78.1	194^th of 1039 public elementary schools	81.3%		80.9	145^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.1%	49	68.7	69.2	60.9				77.6	76.9	60.9				81.5		66.2		87%		$14,637	$454	$14,183

Frequently Asked Questions about La Casa de Esperanza Charter School

What is the racial makeup of La Casa de Esperanza Charter School?

Students at La Casa de Esperanza Charter School are 65% Hispanic, 22% African American, 10% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend La Casa de Esperanza Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended La Casa de Esperanza Charter School.

Is La Casa de Esperanza Charter School a good school?

La Casa de Esperanza Charter School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is La Casa de Esperanza Charter School in?

La Casa De Esperanza Inc

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