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Bethesda Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 730 S University Dr, Waukesha, Waukesha County, 53188

436
Pupils
14.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Bethesda Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waukesha, Waukesha County. The school has 436 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waukesha School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Waukesha School District

Enrollment & staffing

Bethesda Elementary enrolls 436 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.

Male students
233 (53%)
Female students
203 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
30.9
Student-teacher ratio
14.1:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White23754%
Hispanic or Latino16337%
Black or African American184.1%
Two or more races112.5%
Asian71.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

166 of the school's 436 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 123 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Bethesda Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-50, state senate district 33, state house district 97.

School district: Waukesha School District

Bethesda Elementary is one of 27 schools in Waukesha School District, based in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The district serves 10,922 students district-wide and employs 795 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 436 students, Bethesda Elementary is close to the district average of about 405 students per school.

10,922
District students
27
Schools
795
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

44%
Reading proficient
56%
Math proficient
9%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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