You'll Like Living and Learning Here!

The School District of Waukesha welcomes you!  We are a district who prides itself on its innovative spirit and pursuit of excellence for all students.  Through rigorous and challenging coursework and a full menu of co-curricular opportunities, students prepare themselves for success after high school.  By focusing on the development of our “Essential Skills”, our teachers develop engaging lessons and create dynamic learning environments. 

SDW Essential Skills

Creativity and Innovation

Communication and Collaboration

Research and Information Fluency

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making

Digital Citizenship

Technology Operations and Concepts

Personal Responsibility and Professionalism

We truly seek to live out our mission of developing in our students the capacity and skills to be community, college and career ready.  Our students graduate and attend colleges, universities, and technical colleges, choose to serve in the military, or secure employment.  Whatever their life choice, we strive to create opportunities and open doors for future success.

District Statistics

Student Enrollment:
12,720 students

  • 20% minority students,
  • 22% students qualify for free or reduced meals
  • 39 languages spoken by students
  • 12% special education students
  • Bilingual programming (Spanish language) in three elementary schools
  • English-as-a-second language programming (all languages) at one elementary school, one middle school and one high school.

Schools: 28 schools

  • 15 elementary schools (grades 4K-5)
  • 4 middle schools (grades 6-8)
  • 3 high schools (grades 9-12)
  • 6 charter schools

Graduation rate: 97% of high school students

Graduation requirements: 25 high school credits to graduate (state requires 21 credits).

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