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Schools in Wind Lake · Waterford Union High School District, Muskego-Norway School District

Wind Lake’s public schools beat 95% of Wisconsin districts

The public schools Wind Lake’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 95% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

98%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
73%
▲ 36 pts vs WI 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
96%
▲ 6 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$23.7K
▲ 44% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade

How Wind Lake compares

A+ Test scoresB− Graduation
Wisconsin school districts we grade (436)Better than 95%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1,018)Better than 98%
High confidence. Built on 3,561 tested students and a graduating class of 370; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Wisconsin’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Wisconsin only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Three districts serve Wind Lake

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math · PK–12, Muskego-Norway School District73%
State average 37.2%
Math · PK–8, Waterford Joint No. 1 School District54%
State average 37.2%
Math · 9–12, Waterford Union High School District40%
State average 37.2%

Wind Lake vs. its neighbors

Wind Lake’s schools rank 2nd of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Wisconsin districts.

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Within reach

Colleges near Wind Lake

There’s no college in Wind Lake, but 24 are within 30 miles. The closest is Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology in Franklin, 8 miles away.

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Sacred Heart Seminary and School of TheologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Franklin
8 mi147 students
Carroll UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Waukesha
12.7 mi3,128 students
Ottawa University-MilwaukeeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Brookfield
14.1 mi47 students
Alverno CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Milwaukee
14.4 mi1,336 students
Herzing University-BrookfieldUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Brookfield
14.5 mi216 students
Bryant & Stratton College-WauwatosaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wauwatosa
15.8 mi952 students
Wisconsin Lutheran CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Milwaukee
15.9 mi1,042 students
Medical College of WisconsinUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wauwatosa
16.4 mi1,590 students
Waukesha County Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Pewaukee
17.6 mi7,324 students
Milwaukee Career CollegeCommunity college · For-profit · Wauwatosa
17.9 mi73 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Wind Lake. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 14 more within 30 miles.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.

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