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Waunakee Prairie Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 700 N Madison St, Waunakee, Dane County, 53597

533
Pupils
12.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Waunakee Prairie Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waunakee, Dane County. The school has 533 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waunakee Community School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Waunakee Community School District

Enrollment & staffing

Waunakee Prairie Elementary enrolls 533 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.

Male students
292 (55%)
Female students
241 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
43.5
Student-teacher ratio
12.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White45185%
Hispanic or Latino376.9%
Two or more races183.4%
Asian152.8%
Black or African American122.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

39 of the school's 533 students (7.3%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 32 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“4Supplemental Virtual

Waunakee Prairie Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-20, state senate district 27, state house district 79.

School district: Waunakee Community School District

Waunakee Prairie Elementary is one of 7 schools in Waunakee Community School District, based in Waunakee, Wisconsin. The district serves 4,415 students district-wide and employs 338 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 533 students, Waunakee Prairie Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 631 students per school.

4,415
District students
7
Schools
338
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

47%
Reading proficient
62%
Math proficient
2%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Large

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