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White Rock School

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White Rock School ranks 245 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

White Rock School is an elementary school located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-8 with 285 students. It is part of the Waukesha School District, which is ranked 166 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 5 school years, White Rock School has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking between 163-345 out of over 1,000 Wisconsin elementary schools.

White Rock School consistently outperforms the Waukesha School District and the state of Wisconsin in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 90.91% of 7th graders at White Rock School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 61.3% for the district and 53.59% for Wisconsin. Similarly, 90% of 8th graders at White Rock School were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 55.21% for the district and 53.06% for the state. The school has also shown strong performance across different student subgroups.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Waukesha School District, such as Lowell Elementary, Heyer Elementary, and Hadfield Elementary, White Rock School stands out as a high-performing institution with lower chronic absenteeism rates and higher rankings from SchoolDigger. This success may be attributed to factors such as the school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and its higher per-student spending compared to the state average.

286

Students ?

381.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,949

Per pupil spending ?

11.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1150 Whiterock Ave
Waukesha, WI 53186-4101

(262) 970-2705

District: Waukesha School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.1%

Two or more races:

10.8%

Asian:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2021 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (74% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2021

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

!Large classes — about 381 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg61%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

245^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 8 pts since 2021

From top 16% (2021) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

37^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	245 of 1044	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	345 of 1061	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	283 of 1067	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	290 of 1067	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	163 of 1050	84.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	270 of 1001	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	528 of 1011	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	638 of 1010	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	664 of 1017	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.6	262 of 1004	73.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	13.0	803 of 866	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	692 of 859	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	226 of 1000	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	140 of 1012	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	84 of 1011	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	78.8	165 of 1017	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	178 of 1003	82.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	250 of 718	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	369 of 727	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.7	212 of 715	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	214 of 704	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	37 of 628	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	6 of 641	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	22 of 640	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	44 of 617	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	47 of 613	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	120 of 573	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	97.8	3 of 579	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	21 of 577	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	3 of 585	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	13 of 591	97.8%	★★★★★

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

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)7th percentile-60 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies100%+37 vs state

English Language Arts81%+28 vs state

Science78%+28 vs state

Mathematics58%+4 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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%)	21.2	868^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.9%		21.5	875^th of 1061 public elementary schools	17.5%	7	44.4	36.0	30.6				44.4	38.5	12.2				38.5		28.9		$11,023	$846	$10,177
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
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%)	42.2	696^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.3%		41.4	716^th of 1061 public elementary schools	32.5%	20	45.0	41.3	42.5				56.7	51.1	50.0				57.8		37.8		$10,754	$597	$10,157
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
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%)	80.9	145^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.1%		76.2	214^th of 1061 public elementary schools	79.8%	69	69.8	70.7	62.9				87.3	73.3	70.0				76.0		65.3		$10,499	$387	$10,112

Frequently Asked Questions about White Rock School

Is White Rock School a good school?

White Rock School ranks 245^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend White Rock School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended White Rock School.

What district is White Rock School in?

Waukesha School District

What is the racial makeup of White Rock School?

Students at White Rock School are 73% White, 11% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 8% Hispanic.

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