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Waunakee Community School District Schools
Waunakee Community School District is a public school district in Wisconsin, based in Dane County (Waunakee). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Waunakee Community School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Waunakee Community School District
6 of 7 schools in Waunakee Community School District carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 5B: 1
Best schools in Waunakee Community School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Waunakee Intermediate (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Arboretum Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A Waunakee Heritage Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Waunakee Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A- Waunakee Prairie Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ Waunakee High (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Waunakee Community School District
High schools (1)
- B+ Waunakee High, Waunakee
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- A+ Waunakee Intermediate, Waunakee
- A Waunakee Middle, Waunakee
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- A Arboretum Elementary, Waunakee
- A Waunakee Heritage Elementary, Waunakee
- A- Waunakee Prairie Elementary, Waunakee
Other schools and academies (1)
- Waunakee Community 4k School, Waunakee
Where Waunakee Community School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Waunakee (7)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Wisconsin
- County: Dane County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,410 students with 350 full-time-equivalent teachers and 653 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5515810
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- De Forest Area School District (7 schools, 8 mi)
- Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District (12 schools, 8 mi)
- Madison Metropolitan School District (52 schools, 9 mi)
- Lodi School District (5 schools, 9 mi)
- Sun Prairie Area School District (14 schools, 13 mi)
- Poynette School District (3 schools, 14 mi)
- Monona Grove School District (7 schools, 15 mi)
- Verona Area School District (12 schools, 15 mi)
Questions about Waunakee Community School District
How many schools are in Waunakee Community School District?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Waunakee Community School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Waunakee Community School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Waunakee.
How good are the schools in Waunakee Community School District?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A, with 63.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 68.3%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Waunakee Community School District?
4,410 students were enrolled in Waunakee Community School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Waunakee Community School District?
Waunakee Community School District is in Wisconsin, based in Dane County, with its district office in Waunakee. Its boundary covers about 54.8 sq mi.