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Kettle Moraine Explore School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
219 N Oak Crest Dr
Wales, WI 53183
Phone
(262) 968-6400
District
Kettle Moraine School District
County
WAUKESHA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
122
Classroom Teachers
8

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.1% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Kettle Moraine Explore School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
71%
55%
66%
53%
76%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
55%
81%
54%
75%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
54%
90%
54%
80%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 21 17.2%
Grade 1 18 14.8%
Grade 2 24 19.7%
Grade 3 22 18.0%
Grade 4 17 13.9%
Grade 5 20 16.4%
Total 122 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.1% 91.4% 70.0%
Black 0.0% 0.8% 9.3%
Hispanic 4.2% 6.7% 14.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 0.9% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 13.9% 13.6% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 9.0% 11.3% 36.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.9% 2.3% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 23,867 5,910,955
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 301.8 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.4% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.3% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.9% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 20.9% 18.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,442 2,446,028
Single Parent Households With Children 4.1% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.7% 93.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 48.5% 32.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 39.5% 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.3% 18.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.5% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.5% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 5.5% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.4% 10.2%
$15,000 or less 3.4% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,826 $30,193,000 55.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $688 $2,354,000 4.4%
Staff $834 $2,854,000 5.3%
General Administration $129 $442,000 0.8%
School Administration $443 $1,515,000 2.8%
Operation $1,290 $4,414,000 8.2%
Transportation $814 $2,783,000 5.2%
Other $757 $2,589,000 4.8%
Total Support $4,955 $16,951,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,002 $6,849,000 12.7%
Total Expenditures $15,783 $53,993,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,396 $6,839,279,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $819 $667,292,000 4.6%
Staff $911 $742,104,000 5.2%
General Administration $322 $262,293,000 1.8%
School Administration $734 $597,863,000 4.2%
Operation $1,482 $1,207,516,000 8.4%
Transportation $582 $473,921,000 3.3%
Other $801 $652,183,000 4.5%
Total Support $5,651 $4,603,172,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,628 $2,954,814,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $17,675 $14,397,265,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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