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Waunakee Heritage Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Waunakee Heritage Elementary is a public elementary school serving 575 students in grades PK-4 in the Waunakee Community School District in Waunakee, Wisconsin. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and strong academic performance across various subjects and grade levels.

Waunakee Heritage Elementary's academic excellence is evident in its high rankings, with the school placing 98th out of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance is significantly higher than the state average, with 73.83% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.14%. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, and White students, and is particularly strong in supporting English Language Learner (ELL) students.

While Waunakee Heritage Elementary's overall performance is impressive, the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.3% in 2022-2023 to 17.7% in 2023-2024. This trend may require the school to implement strategies to improve student attendance. Additionally, the school's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is relatively weaker, ranking 129th out of 870 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2024-2025, an area that the school may need to address through targeted interventions.

537

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,784

Per pupil spending ?

15.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6271 Woodland Drive
Waunakee, WI 53597-1419

(608) 849-2030

District: Waunakee Community School District

Students who attend Waunakee Heritage Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Waunakee Intermediate
	Waunakee Middle
High:	Waunakee High

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.4%

Hispanic:

14.5%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (76% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg74%

Wisconsin avg55%

98^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Waunakee Community School District

34^th of 426Waunakee Community 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	84.6	98 of 1044	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	73.8	255 of 1061	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	221 of 1067	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	355 of 1067	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	252 of 1050	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	158 of 1037	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	79 of 1025	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	88.3	61 of 1071	94.3%	★★★★★
2016	66.8	336 of 1075	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.0	163 of 1076	84.9%	★★★★☆
2014	79.5	134 of 1061	87.4%	★★★★☆
2013	71.6	229 of 1053	78.3%	★★★★☆
2012	79.6	82 of 1045	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	53.2	611 of 1046	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	71.9	238 of 1045	77.2%	★★★★☆
2009	69.2	289 of 1030	71.9%	★★★★☆
2008	80.8	76 of 1021	92.6%	★★★★★
2007	86.0	28 of 689	95.9%	★★★★★
2006	80.8	88 of 712	87.6%	★★★★☆
2005	85.4	25 of 632	96.0%	★★★★★
2004	82.1	70 of 633	88.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	17 of 255	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	47.6	111 of 249	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	140 of 1001	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	269 of 1011	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	212 of 1010	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	150 of 1017	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	155 of 1004	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	166 of 1002	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	52 of 997	94.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	53 of 322	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	54.2	130 of 331	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	163 of 290	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	131 of 296	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	140 of 274	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.5	42 of 266	84.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	129 of 870	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	31.4	656 of 866	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	781 of 871	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	791 of 859	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	56.8	314 of 847	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.7	767 of 874	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.5	432 of 854	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	72 of 1000	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	72.7	253 of 1012	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	238 of 1011	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	521 of 1017	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.3	360 of 1003	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	154 of 1002	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	99 of 997	90.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	205 of 802	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	282 of 790	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.8	83 of 770	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	43.2	409 of 748	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	78.2	82 of 746	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	129 of 742	82.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	90 of 718	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	224 of 727	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	204 of 715	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	246 of 704	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.1	186 of 699	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	121 of 718	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	58 of 686	91.5%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies89%+26 vs state

English Language Arts78%+26 vs state

Mathematics70%+16 vs state

Science69%+18 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waunakee Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6271 Woodland Drive	Waunakee	53597	Dane County	Waunakee Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 849-2030	537	45	11.9	15.6%	405 (75.4%)	5 (0.9%)	78 (14.5%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.7%)	84.6	98^th of 1044 public elementary schools	90.6%		73.8	255^th of 1061 public elementary schools	76.0%	157	73.8	82.4		67.3	73.8		89.3	68.9	$13,784	$322	$13,462
Waunakee Prairie Elementary	Public	K-4	700 N Madison St	Waunakee	53597	Dane County	Waunakee Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 849-2200	531	44	12.2	5.3%	440 (82.9%)	11 (2.1%)	33 (6.2%)	19 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	78.6	184^th of 1044 public elementary schools	82.4%		85.3	83^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	92.2%	101	61.0	75.5		65.4	75.7		77.6	68.2	$14,039	$314	$13,725
Arboretum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1350 Arboretum Dr	Waunakee	53597	Dane County	Waunakee Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 849-1800	435	32	13.5	3.2%	367 (84.4%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.1%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	83.4	121^st of 1044 public elementary schools	88.4%		88.8	45^th of 1061 public elementary schools	95.8%	76	80.0	76.3		65.6	70.4		82.7	72.5	$12,811	$245	$12,565
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3620 High Rd	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9130	307	25	12.4	19.5%	191 (62.2%)	7 (2.3%)	46 (15.0%)	28 (9.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.4%)	79.8	162^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	84.5%		90	38^th of 1061 public elementary schools	96.4%	124	78.3	72.1		64.5	62.3		82.4	70.6	$12,066	$503	$11,563
Lindbergh Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Kennedy Rd	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-6500	180	18	9.8	77.2%	32 (17.8%)	57 (31.7%)	36 (20.0%)	18 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (20.6%)	8.9	948^th of 1044 public elementary schools	9.2%		13.7	928^th of 1061 public elementary schools	12.5%	20	20.0	26.9	10.5	20.0	15.4	21.1	34.6	26.9	$18,334	$1,271	$17,064
Mendota Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4002 School Rd	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-7840	282	29	9.5	72.7%	46 (16.3%)	139 (49.3%)	40 (14.2%)	10 (3.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (15.6%)	21.3	866^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.0%		28.9	821^st of 1061 public elementary schools	22.6%	45	14.3	37.0	30.0	19.1	38.5	37.9	53.9	44.4	$15,399	$1,285	$14,115
Sauk Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2205 Branch St	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 829-9190	360	39	9.1	41.9%	164 (45.6%)	38 (10.6%)	100 (27.8%)	30 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	60.6	451^st of 1044 public elementary schools	56.8%		58.1	513^th of 1061 public elementary schools	51.6%	62	66.7	48.6		55.3	54.8		71.2	57.5	$14,955	$557	$14,398
Gompers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1502 Wyoming Way	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4520	217	24	9.0	49.3%	103 (47.5%)	43 (19.8%)	37 (17.1%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.4%)	43.4	675^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.3%		31.1	804^th of 1061 public elementary schools	24.2%	129	50.0	66.7	35.9	46.4	50.0	23.7	66.7	50.0	$15,566	$973	$14,594
Elm Lawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6701 Woodgate Rd	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9070	313	28	11.3	14.7%	224 (71.6%)	19 (6.1%)	27 (8.6%)	24 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	89.7	34^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.7%		84.1	100^th of 1061 public elementary schools	90.6%	66	68.9	85.5		75.4	85.5		90.3	83.9	$13,491	$309	$13,182
Lake View Elementary	Public	K-5	1802 Tennyson Ln	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4040	292	33	8.9	73.6%	26 (8.9%)	53 (18.2%)	81 (27.7%)	103 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	23	853^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	18.3%		16.2	913^th of 1061 public elementary schools	13.9%	60	31.1	50.0	19.6	21.7	34.0	27.7	60.0	26.0	$18,068	$1,210	$16,859

Frequently Asked Questions about Waunakee Heritage Elementary

What district is Waunakee Heritage Elementary in?

Waunakee Community School District

How many students attend Waunakee Heritage Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended Waunakee Heritage Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Waunakee Heritage Elementary?

Students at Waunakee Heritage Elementary are 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Waunakee Heritage Elementary a good school?

Yes. Waunakee Heritage Elementary ranks in the top 9.4% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Waunakee Heritage Elementary attend?

Students who attend Waunakee Heritage Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Waunakee Intermediate
Middle : Waunakee Middle
High : Waunakee High

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