Milwaukee South News

Among the many ethnicities represented in Waukesha County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Waukesha County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 60,303 students attending Waukesha County schools, 76.9% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 9.8% of Waukesha County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Waukesha County, representing 77.6% of the student body.

Arrowhead High School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 87.3% white students, 5% Hispanic students, 3.4% multiracial students, 3.2% Asian students, 1% Black students, 0.1% Pacific Islander students, and 0.1% American Indian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.6% compared to the previous year.

According to the Nation’s Report Card 2022 results, Black fourth-graders in Wisconsin scored an average of 40 points lower than their white colleagues in both Math and Reading.

Data also showed that Black students were three times as likely to fail the Reading test than white pupils in the state. The gap is even larger in Mathematics, with black students failing five times more than white students.

School name	Most Represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Arrowhead High School	White	87.3%	2,086
Asa Clark Middle School	White	80.2%	655
Banting Elementary School	Hispanic	42.2%	512
Bay Lane Elementary School	White	89.3%	919
Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Early Learning Center	White	68.4%	575
Bethesda Elementary School	White	54.4%	436
Big Bend Elementary School	White	90.5%	475
Brookfield Central High School	White	64.3%	1,192
Brookfield East High School	White	74.6%	1,362
Brookfield Elementary School	White	74.7%	652
Burleigh Elementary School	White	64.2%	879
Butler Middle School	White	62.8%	811
Clarendon Avenue Elementary School	White	86.9%	525
Cushing Elementary School	White	87.6%	339
District 4K	White	90.6%	212
Dixon Elementary School	White	76.5%	663
Dousman Elementary School	White	88.5%	339
Eagle Elementary School	White	84.9%	265
Eagleville Charter School	White	90.1%	111
Eisenhower Middle/High School	White	78.4%	1,029
Elmwood Elementary School	White	73.5%	570
Fairview South	White	100%	11
Greenland Elementary School	White	92.8%	263
Hadfield Elementary School	White	44%	366
Hamilton High School	White	75.6%	1,562
Hawthorne Elementary School	Hispanic	54.7%	340
Heyer Elementary School	Hispanic	52.2%	383
High School of Health Sciences	White	88.1%	194
Hillcrest Elementary School	White	71.3%	289
Hoover Elementary School	White	49.3%	357
Horizon School	White	79.4%	622
Horning Middle School	White	45.5%	618
KM Global School	White	88.3%	77
Kettle Moraine 4K	White	98.2%	56
Kettle Moraine Explore	White	93.7%	127
Kettle Moraine High School	White	87.7%	878
Kettle Moraine Middle School	White	88.2%	780
Lake Country School	White	86.2%	485
Lake Denoon Middle School	White	89.4%	724
Lannon Elementary School	White	77.3%	334
Les Paul Middle School	White	64.1%	582
Lowell Elementary School	White	64.9%	373
Magee Elementary School	White	86.6%	247
Maple Avenue Elementary School	White	72.6%	408
Marcy Elementary School	White	60%	508
Meadow View Elementary School	White	93.2%	547
Meadowbrook Elementary School	White	80.1%	256
Menomonee Falls High School	White	67.5%	1,285
Merton Intermediate School	White	92.5%	360
Merton Primary School	White	92.5%	560
Mill Valley Elementary School	White	84.6%	448
Mukwonago High School	White	89.4%	1,620
Muskego High School	White	88.5%	1,686
Muskego Lakes Middle School	White	86.3%	691
Nature Hill Intermediate School	White	87.3%	773
New Berlin West Middle/High School	White	80.3%	1,047
Norris Academy	Black	42.9%	14
Norris Academy Virtual School	Black	57.9%	19
North Elementary School	White	85.9%	475
North High School	White	61.8%	1,016
North Lake Elementary School	White	90.3%	331
North Middle School	White	69.8%	842
North Shore Middle School	White	83%	335
Oconomowoc High School	White	88.1%	1,662
Orchard Lane Elementary School	White	71.8%	464
Park Lawn Elementary School	White	86%	429
Park View Middle School	White	89.6%	747
Pewaukee High School	White	79.4%	882
Pewaukee Lake Elementary School	White	79.5%	789
Pilgrim Park Middle School	White	71.6%	860
Poplar Creek Elementary School	White	75.6%	476
Prairie Elementary School	White	66.7%	345
Prairie View Elementary School	White	91%	401
Richmond Elementary School	White	91.2%	407
Riverside Elementary School	White	68.6%	423
Riverview School	Black	100%	3
Rolling Hills Elementary School	White	87.2%	460
Ronald Reagan Elementary School	White	84.2%	670
Rose Glen Elementary School	White	84.8%	552
School for Arts and Performance	White	90.4%	104
Section Elementary School	White	90.2%	458
Shady Lane Elementary School	White	77.4%	452
Silver Lake Intermediate School	White	87.1%	595
Silver Spring Intermediate School	White	76.2%	747
South Elementary School	White	84.2%	329
South High School	White	43.3%	890
Stone Bank Elementary School	White	95.7%	279
Summit Elementary School	White	88.2%	467
Summit View Elementary School	White	69.9%	472
Swallow Elementary School	White	88.6%	464
Swanson Elementary School	White	60.4%	823
Templeton Middle School	White	75.6%	750
Tonawanda Elementary School	White	82.3%	525
Valley View Elementary School	White	76.6%	337
Wales Elementary School	White	86.1%	323
Waukesha Academy of Health Professions	White	71.2%	146
Waukesha East Alternative School	Hispanic	44.6%	74
Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy	White	71%	148
Waukesha STEM Academy	White	71.1%	646
Waukesha Transition Academy	White	76.5%	34
West High School	White	76.7%	1,194
White Rock Campus	White	62.4%	226
White Rock School	White	68%	256
Willow Springs Learning Center	White	72.9%	284
Wisconsin Hills Middle School	White	64.1%	814
Woodside Elementary School	White	83.6%	513
eAchieve Academy - Wisconsin	White	69%	749
eAchieve Elementary School	White	59.4%	138