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Wauwatosa STEM

Public, Charter Grades K-5

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Wauwatosa STEM is a high-performing public charter elementary school serving grades K-5 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Part of the Wauwatosa School District, which is ranked 103 out of 426 districts in the state, Wauwatosa STEM has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Wisconsin, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wauwatosa STEM students significantly outperform their peers in the district and the state on the Forward Exam, with 95.45% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math, compared to 63.6% in the district and 55% statewide. The school also maintains very low chronic absenteeism rates and has a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, just 2.29%. This high academic performance extends to both male and female students, with the school ranking 4th out of over 1,000 Wisconsin elementary schools for both subgroups.

While Wauwatosa STEM is the top-performing school in the district, the other Wauwatosa elementary schools also perform well above the state averages, demonstrating the overall strength of the district. In contrast, the nearby Milwaukee public schools, such as Hawley Environmental and Neeskara Elementary, have significantly lower academic achievement. Wauwatosa STEM's exceptional and consistent performance over the years is a testament to its effective teaching practices and strong educational program.

127

Students ?

31.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,569

Per pupil spending ?

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1060 N Glenview Ave
Wauwatosa, WI 53213-3097

(414) 773-1900

District: Wauwatosa School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.5%

Hispanic:

7.1%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (92% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Wauwatosa School District

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 32 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school92%

District avg65%

Wisconsin avg54%

3^rd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Elementary Schools in the Wauwatosa School District

103^rd of 426Wauwatosa 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	96.4	3 of 1044	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	3 of 1061	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	9 of 1067	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	7 of 1067	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	8 of 1050	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	4 of 1037	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	10 of 1025	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	97.6	3 of 1071	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	96.7	3 of 1075	99.7%	★★★★★
2015	94.4	3 of 1076	99.7%	★★★★★
2014	93.1	2 of 1061	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	94.3	2 of 1053	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	88.6	7 of 1045	99.3%	★★★★★
2011	89.9	2 of 1046	99.8%	★★★★★
2010	91.2	2 of 1045	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	4 of 1001	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	5 of 1011	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	18 of 1010	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	36 of 1017	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	11 of 1004	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	5 of 1002	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	24 of 997	97.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	4 of 1000	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	2 of 1012	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	4 of 1011	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	3 of 1017	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	9 of 1003	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	3 of 1002	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	7 of 997	99.3%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies100%+36 vs state

Science95%+45 vs state

Mathematics93%+39 vs state

English Language Arts87%+35 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
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 N Glenview Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1900	218	24	9.1	22.0%	146 (67.0%)	21 (9.6%)	25 (11.5%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.8%)	70.7	303^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	71.0%		73.4	263^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	75.2%	40	57.6	57.1	60.5				66.7	71.4	60.5				76.2		66.7		$11,514	$882	$10,631
Wauwatosa STEM	Public, Charter	K-5	1060 N Glenview Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	Yes	No	No	No	(414) 773-1900	127	4	31.7	3.1%	106 (83.5%)	3 (2.4%)	9 (7.1%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	96.4	3^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	99.7%		96.3	3^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	99.7%		86.4	81.8	91.7				95.5	90.9	91.7				100.0		95.5		$12,569	$381	$12,187
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6927 Maple Ter	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1200	222	21	10.6	29.3%	131 (59.0%)	44 (19.8%)	22 (9.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.5%)	56.1	509^th of 1044 public elementary schools	51.2%		67.7	361^st of 1061 public elementary schools	66.0%	148	60.7	40.6	71.9				60.7	37.5	75.0				56.3		50.0		$12,987	$894	$12,092
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1741 N Wauwatosa Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1300	336	26	12.7	11.6%	242 (72.0%)	26 (7.7%)	19 (5.7%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.5%)	88.9	42^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	96.0%		83.5	113^th of 1061 public elementary schools	89.3%	71	78.4	73.3	84.8				80.4	68.9	86.4				84.4		75.6		$13,946	$636	$13,308
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2166 N 68th St	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1800	285	22	12.8	17.9%	202 (70.9%)	24 (8.4%)	36 (12.6%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.0%)	79.1	176^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.1%		70.9	301^st of 1061 public elementary schools	71.6%	125	59.0	74.4	82.1				59.0	62.8	82.1				81.4		69.8		$12,475	$504	$11,970
McKinley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 N 89th St	Wauwatosa	53226	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1500	388	30	13.0	13.4%	300 (77.3%)	36 (9.3%)	11 (2.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.5%)	75.1	236^th of 1044 public elementary schools	77.4%		82.5	126^th of 1061 public elementary schools	88.1%	110	68.6	63.5	63.3				80.8	63.5	56.7				78.9		63.5		$11,498	$379	$11,118
Hawley Environmental School	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 W Wisconsin Ave	Milwaukee	53213	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8500	299	18	16.2	84.6%	10 (3.3%)	218 (72.9%)	33 (11.0%)	11 (3.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	3.2	1004^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.8%		3	1018^th of 1061 public elementary schools	4.1%	14	9.4	8.8	18.4				9.4	8.8	6.1				17.7		5.9		$14,929	$2,623	$12,306
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2535 N 73rd St	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 773-1600	396	30	13.3	26.3%	272 (68.7%)	58 (14.6%)	32 (8.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	85.8	81^st of 1044 public elementary schools	92.2%		88.3	52^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	95.1%	29	70.8	74.2	77.6				72.3	75.8	79.1				85.5		69.4		$11,710	$572	$11,136
Woodlands School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5510 W Bluemound Rd	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Woodlands School Inc	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(414) 475-1600	313	18	17.3	18.5%	77 (24.6%)	126 (40.3%)	69 (22.0%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.5%)	42.6	688^th of 1044 public elementary schools	34.1%		42.5	702^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	33.8%	14	50.0	54.8	56.7	51.9	48.7	58.8	43.3	38.7	26.7	33.3	37.8	35.3	61.3	70.6	51.6	39.4
Neeskara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 N Hawley Rd	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8600	356	24	15.0	86.8%	14 (3.9%)	252 (70.8%)	40 (11.2%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.1%)	2.5	1015^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.8%		2.7	1020^th of 1061 public elementary schools	3.9%	5	12.2	10.7	9.1				7.3	5.4	9.1				12.5		5.4		$17,683	$2,675	$15,008

Frequently Asked Questions about Wauwatosa STEM

What district is Wauwatosa STEM in?

Wauwatosa School District

Is Wauwatosa STEM a good school?

Yes! Wauwatosa STEM is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wauwatosa STEM?

Students at Wauwatosa STEM are 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Wauwatosa STEM?

In the 2024-25 school year, 127 students attended Wauwatosa STEM.

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