Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001121
Alcott Elementary
3563 S 97th St, Milwaukee, WI 53228 · (414) 604-7400 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
196 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 11% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
13.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.7% | 13.5% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 16.9% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Alcott Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #864 of 982 | #86 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #926 of 992 | #122 of 174 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #839 of 992 | #81 of 174 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #731 of 1,157 | #128 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #684 of 901 | #64 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #17 of 901 | #2 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.2% | #151 of 1,064 | #96 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #243 of 664 | #52 of 133 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
264
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 264 | 17.6 | 15.0:1 | 74% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 17.7 | 15.2:1 | 75% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 15.1 | 19.4:1 | 74% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 15 | 18.3:1 | 80% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 11.1 | 29.2:1 | 65% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 20 | 17.8:1 | 66% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 19 | 18.3:1 | 61% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 18 | 17.8:1 | 69% (220) |
| 1990-91 | 407 | 17 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alcott Elementary.
About Alcott Elementary
Federal records list Alcott Elementary as an elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Grades offered run from pre-K through 8, with 264 students enrolled.
Alcott Elementary falls under Milwaukee School District, which has 155 schools enrolling 65,835 students.
At Alcott Elementary, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 37%. The school is also 25% White, 17% Black, 15% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is higher than the 17% Hispanic share among all Milwaukee County residents. Alcott Elementary's diversity index is 75%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 15.0 students per teacher and 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin fairly closely. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 64% average among public schools in Milwaukee County.
The model predicts 32.1% for a school in Wisconsin with Alcott Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Alcott Elementary posts 26.8%.
Among Milwaukee County residents, the median household income is $64,435, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Besides Alcott Elementary, Milwaukee County has 283 other public schools.
Mitchell Elementary is located about 1.0 miles from Alcott Elementary. The five-mile area around Alcott Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Alcott Elementary ranks 8th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Alcott Elementary's enrollment dropped from 275 in 2020-21 to 264 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.3:1 to 15.0:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Alcott ElementaryHow many students attend Alcott Elementary?
Alcott Elementary enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-08.
Is Alcott Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alcott Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Alcott Elementary?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Alcott Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alcott Elementary?
At Alcott Elementary, the student body is approximately 25% White, 37% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Alcott Elementary public or private?
Alcott Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milwaukee School District.
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