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Heyer Elementary

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Heyer Elementary ranks 524 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

524^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Heyer Elementary is a public elementary school in Waukesha, Wisconsin, serving 345 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Waukesha School District, which is ranked 166 out of 426 districts in the state.

Heyer Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past 10 years, with academic performance generally below the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 37.04% of 3rd graders at Heyer Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 60.84% for the Waukesha School District and 52.14% for the state. The school's performance is particularly weak in Mathematics, with only 42.11% of 5th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 60.94% for the district and 52.58% for the state. Heyer Elementary also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11.4% to 19.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Waukesha School District, such as Banting Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary, and Waukesha STEM Academy, Heyer Elementary's academic performance is generally lower, with these nearby schools having higher rankings, better test scores, and lower rates of chronic absenteeism. Addressing the root causes of Heyer Elementary's challenges, such as high rates of chronic absenteeism and supporting students from low-income backgrounds, could be an important focus for the school and district to improve student outcomes.

328

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,946

Per pupil spending ?

54%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1209 Heyer Dr
Waukesha, WI 53186-6899

(262) 970-1705

District: Waukesha School District

Students who attend Heyer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Horning Middle
High:	West High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.0%

White:

38.4%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Waukesha School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg64%

Wisconsin avg54%

524^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Waukesha School District

166^th of 426Waukesha School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	524 of 1044	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	689 of 1061	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	716 of 1067	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	849 of 1067	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	879 of 1050	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	812 of 1037	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	753 of 1025	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	884 of 1071	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.3	862 of 1075	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.3	835 of 1076	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.1	750 of 1061	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	59.2	441 of 1053	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.4	583 of 1045	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.8	709 of 1046	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.4	689 of 1045	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.6	513 of 1030	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.0	619 of 1021	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	75.4	140 of 632	77.8%	★★★★☆
2004	65.3	249 of 633	60.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	108 of 255	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.3	215 of 269	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.3	115 of 249	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	135 of 248	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	191 of 222	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	141 of 275	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	211 of 287	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	385 of 1001	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	592 of 1011	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	522 of 1010	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	703 of 1017	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	813 of 1004	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	786 of 1002	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	674 of 997	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	217 of 322	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	227 of 331	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	134 of 290	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	162 of 296	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	190 of 274	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	159 of 266	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	191 of 271	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	525 of 870	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	681 of 866	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	651 of 871	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	782 of 859	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	752 of 847	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	697 of 874	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	743 of 854	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	634 of 1000	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	689 of 1012	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	774 of 1011	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	847 of 1017	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	848 of 1003	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	773 of 1002	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	778 of 997	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	165 of 802	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	43.9	428 of 790	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	503 of 770	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	601 of 748	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	610 of 746	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.9	192 of 742	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	139 of 721	80.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	124 of 718	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	286 of 718	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.0	95 of 686	86.2%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)83rd percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies73%+9 vs state

Science57%+6 vs state

Mathematics55%~ state avg

English Language Arts49%-3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Parents are repeatedly left out of activities and fieldtrips. Parents opinions and suggestions regarding their kids are ignored. 2 years in and we are switching schools. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, September 6, 2015

School has no consistency. Over the past 6 years the school has had 5 new principles and a high turn over of staff. Class rooms are split requiring teachers to have limited time to "teach" children. Heyer's ability to provide a good education to children is very poor. I am a very disappointed parent. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

School has gone through a couple of principals and but there are great teachers at the school and they make sure the transitions are smooth and there are great families who work to create student events for all the students. The school has the regular English speaking classroom tract or now is offering a two way dual language tract that is an immersion program where English and Spanish speaking students become fluent in both Spanish and English. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	55.5	524^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.8%		44.3	689^th of 1061 public elementary schools	35.1%	165	37.0	66.0	45.6				63.0	60.8	42.1				72.6		56.9		$10,946	$702	$10,244
Waukesha STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-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%)	84.6	99^th of 1044 public elementary schools	90.5%		80.9	153^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	85.6%	54	80.8	66.7	71.6	75.0	66.7	71.1	92.3	66.7	68.7	82.1	80.8	72.4	83.3	73.7	65.0	64.5	$11,554	$357	$11,197
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%)	35.4	765^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.7%		21.5	873^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	17.7%	108	50.0	48.9	20.9				60.0	51.1	32.6				48.9		33.3		$11,379	$1,126	$10,253
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%)	11.3	934^th of 1044 public elementary schools	10.5%		20.7	879^th of 1061 public elementary schools	17.2%	55	21.9	16.0	14.8	22.2	36.8	21.4	34.3	32.0	18.5	33.3	36.8	35.7	32.0	57.1	20.0	21.4	$10,175	$00	$10,175
Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Center Rd	Waukesha	53189	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-2205	348	26	13.2	28.7%	247 (71.0%)	16 (4.6%)	47 (13.5%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	81.6	138^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.8%		77.8	190^th of 1061 public elementary schools	82.1%	52	66.1	70.5	74.5				67.7	79.6	76.5				81.8		63.6		$10,719	$565	$10,154
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%)	74.4	245^th of 1044 public elementary schools	76.5%		68.6	345^th of 1061 public elementary schools	67.5%	100	73.3	81.5	74.1	81.0	90.9	100.0	46.7	59.3	44.4	57.1	72.7	90.0	100.0	100.0	74.1	90.0	$11,949	$385	$11,564
Mill Creek Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	S46W23850 Lawnsdale Rd	Waukesha	53189	Waukesha County	Mill Creek Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(262) 422-6020	324	23	13.7	35.8%	184 (56.8%)	32 (9.9%)	46 (14.2%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (16.7%)	49.9	587^th of 1044 public elementary schools	43.8%		41.1	718^th of 1061 public elementary schools	32.3%	131	75.0	50.0	47.8	39.1			91.7	55.6	43.5	30.4			55.6		38.9
eAchieve Elementary	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-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%)	56.9	501^st of 1044 public elementary schools	52.0%		41.9	707^th of 1061 public elementary schools	33.4%	206	70.0	77.8	57.1				80.0	55.6	28.6				44.4		33.3		$12,110	$818	$11,292
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%)	60.3	455^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.4%		57.6	527^th of 1061 public elementary schools	50.3%	72	41.4	52.4	60.0				60.9	58.5	72.3				72.0		51.2		$10,749	$666	$10,083
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Davidson Rd	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-1805	239	19	12.3	29.3%	165 (69.0%)	4 (1.7%)	25 (10.5%)	25 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.4%)	86.3	69^th of 1044 public elementary schools	93.4%		78.2	183^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	82.8%	114	78.1	80.0	63.2				84.4	80.0	73.7				85.7		68.6		$10,481	$387	$10,093

Frequently Asked Questions about Heyer Elementary

What schools do graduates of Heyer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Heyer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Horning Middle
High : West High

What is the racial makeup of Heyer Elementary?

Students at Heyer Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 38% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Heyer Elementary a good school?

Heyer Elementary ranks 524^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Heyer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Heyer Elementary.

What district is Heyer Elementary in?

Waukesha School District

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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