Waukesha Times

White students were the most represented ethnic group within Waukesha County schools in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 58,590 students attending Waukesha County schools, 75.9% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 10.3% of Waukesha County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Waukesha County, representing 76.3% of the student body.

Countywide, Arrowhead High School had the most even distribution of races, which included 87% white students, 5.1% Hispanic students, 4.1% multiracial students, 2.5% Asian students, 1% Black students, 0.2% American Indian students, and 0.2% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2024-25 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.3% compared to the previous year.

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2024 Mathematics Snapshot Report for Wisconsin Grade 8, there remains a significant achievement gap between ethnic groups in Wisconsin. White students outperformed Black students by an average of 50 points, and Hispanic students scored on average 32 points lower than their white peers.

School Name	Most Represented Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Arrowhead High School	White	87%	1,950
Asa Clark Middle School	White	78%	623
Banting Elementary School	Hispanic	40.5%	486
Bay Lane Elementary School	White	85.9%	912
Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Early Learning Center	White	66.4%	526
Bethesda Elementary School	White	51.9%	401
Big Bend Elementary School	White	89.7%	455
Brookfield Central High School	White	63.4%	1,215
Brookfield East High School	White	74.5%	1,374
Brookfield Elementary School	White	73%	641
Burleigh Elementary School	White	64.2%	927
Butler Middle School	White	58.9%	786
Clarendon Avenue Elementary School	White	87.5%	511
Cushing Elementary School	White	89%	281
District 4K	White	91.4%	139
Dixon Elementary School	White	76.6%	658
Dousman Elementary School	White	88.8%	311
Eagle Elementary School	White	84.2%	234
Eagleville Charter School	White	86.3%	95
Eisenhower Middle/High School	White	76.9%	1,095
Elmwood Elementary School	White	76%	567
Fairview South	White	66.7%	9
Greenland Elementary School	White	90.9%	263
Hadfield Elementary School	White	50%	338
Hamilton High School	White	75.2%	1,577
Hawthorne Elementary School	Hispanic	56.7%	321
Heyer Elementary School	Hispanic	53.1%	328
High School of Health Sciences	White	84.7%	176
Hillcrest Elementary School	White	69%	239
Hoover Elementary School	White	44.2%	335
Horizon School	White	78.8%	647
Horning Middle School	White	41.6%	534
KM Global School	White	91.6%	71
Kettle Moraine 4K	White	100%	53
Kettle Moraine Explore	White	92%	137
Kettle Moraine High School	White	87.1%	869
Kettle Moraine Middle School	White	88.3%	726
Lake Country School	White	86.8%	447
Lake Denoon Middle School	White	86.2%	673
Lannon Elementary School	White	74.6%	350
Les Paul Middle School	White	63.1%	547
Lowell Elementary School	White	60.5%	347
Magee Elementary School	White	88.2%	255
Maple Avenue Elementary School	White	68.5%	457
Marcy Elementary School	White	59.8%	488
Meadow View Elementary School	White	87.4%	548
Meadowbrook Elementary School	White	81.1%	243
Menomonee Falls High School	White	65.7%	1,261
Merton Intermediate School	White	91.3%	368
Merton Primary School	White	92.4%	526
Mill Valley Elementary School	White	83.5%	417
Mukwonago High School	White	89%	1,604
Muskego High School	White	85.9%	1,634
Muskego Lakes Middle School	White	85.2%	676
Nature Hill Intermediate School	White	90.1%	750
New Berlin West Middle/High School	White	77.6%	1,036
Norris Academy	White	50%	10
Norris Academy Virtual School	White	52.4%	21
North Elementary School	White	85.4%	405
North High School	White	59.8%	911
North Lake Elementary School	White	91%	365
North Middle School	White	67.4%	804
North Shore Middle School	White	83.9%	354
Oconomowoc High School	White	87%	1,591
Orchard Lane Elementary School	White	71.1%	453
Park Lawn Elementary School	White	85.4%	383
Park View Middle School	White	88.2%	721
Pewaukee High School	White	80.8%	889
Pewaukee Lake Elementary School	White	79.6%	748
Pilgrim Park Middle School	White	70.2%	898
Poplar Creek Elementary School	White	75.1%	514
Prairie Elementary School	White	71%	348
Prairie View Elementary School	White	91.4%	417
Richmond Elementary School	White	92.2%	410
Riverside Elementary School	White	67%	455
Riverview School	White	60%	5
Rolling Hills Elementary School	White	85.9%	455
Ronald Reagan Elementary School	White	82.2%	669
Rose Glen Elementary School	White	86.3%	490
School for Arts and Performance	White	86%	114
Section Elementary School	White	89%	438
Shady Lane Elementary School	White	72.7%	461
Silver Lake Intermediate School	White	84.4%	633
Silver Spring Intermediate School	White	70.5%	758
South Elementary School	White	86.1%	332
South High School	Hispanic	41.2%	833
Stone Bank Elementary School	White	97.5%	241
Summit Elementary School	White	86.3%	504
Summit View Elementary School	White	69%	449
Swallow Elementary School	White	87.5%	432
Swanson Elementary School	White	58.1%	778
Templeton Middle School	White	74.9%	766
Tonawanda Elementary School	White	81.1%	533
Valley View Elementary School	White	74.3%	369
Wales Elementary School	White	85.6%	333
Waukesha Academy of Health Professions	White	60.7%	112
Waukesha East Alternative School	Hispanic	51.4%	74
Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy	White	74.3%	144
Waukesha STEM Academy	White	69.7%	580
Waukesha Transition Academy	White	55.6%	36
West High School	White	74.5%	1,167
White Rock Campus	White	59.3%	167
White Rock School	White	73.1%	286
Willow Springs Learning Center	White	73.1%	279
Wisconsin Hills Middle School	White	63.8%	812
Woodside Elementary School	White	83.8%	456
eAchieve Academy - Wisconsin	White	66.7%	639
eAchieve Elementary School	White	55%	111