Barton Elementary

Barton Elementary, a moderately sized elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of Milwaukee School District, teaches 283 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Milwaukee School District, which oversees 155 schools and 65,835 students, Barton Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Barton Elementary reports that nearly all students (85%) are Black. Beyond that, the school reports 7% Asian, 3% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Barton Elementary reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Barton Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.1%, the actual is 14.1%, a residual of -8.1 points.

In the surrounding community, Milwaukee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Barton Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Green Tree Preparatory Academy, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Barton Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 16.6%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Barton Elementary has changed only slightly, going from 283 students in 2018 to 283 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.