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What's one thing Bay View Montessori School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960002911
Bay View Montessori School
357 E Howard Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207 · (414) 935-0700 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
164 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 63 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 115% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
59%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
64.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
43.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.9% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 46.1% |
% 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
Schools most like Bay View Montessori School
Bay View Montessori School's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay View Montessori School this school | 449 | 36.5% | 58.1% |
| Whittier Elementary Pleasant Prairie | 459 | 37.0% | 56.8% |
| O Brown Elementary Racine | 540 | 38.7% | 39.5% |
| Goodland Montessori Racine | 375 | 32.8% | 55.9% |
| Ruth Harman Academy Kenosha | 427 | 37.0% | 52.3% |
| Central - Denison Elementary Lake Geneva | 522 | 39.8% | 74.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bay View Montessori School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #451 of 982 | #35 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #685 of 992 ▼ 11 | #53 of 174 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #239 of 992 ▲ 52 | #28 of 174 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #237 of 1,157 | #47 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #882 of 901 | #152 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #215 of 901 | #53 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.5% | #630 of 1,064 | #139 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +59.2% | #13 of 240 | #2 of 33 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
449
+27 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 449 | 19.4 | 23.2:1 | 37% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 21.4 | 22.6:1 | 38% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 22.1 | 21.2:1 | 33% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 18 | 23.4:1 | 35% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 10.8 | 26.1:1 | 28% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 226 | 5 | 45.2:1 | 31% (70) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bay View Montessori School.
Since 2017-18: students up 59% (282 to 449); teachers up 80% (10.8 to 19.4).
About Bay View Montessori School
Bay View Montessori School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A total of 449 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students, so this school is 39% above average.
Milwaukee School District serves 65,835 students across 155 schools.
At Bay View Montessori School, White students make up 57% of the student body. The next largest groups are 26% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 5% Black. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Bay View Montessori School counts 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 23.2 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 23.2:1 here. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Milwaukee County report 64%.
allk12 grades Bay View Montessori School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Bay View Montessori School is 2.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (58.1% versus 55.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
County data help place the school in context: in Milwaukee County, the median household income is $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Milwaukee County is home to 284 public schools and about 122,496 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Burdick Elementary, is about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Bay View Montessori School places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Bay View Montessori School's enrollment grew 6%, to 449.
Community posts for Bay View Montessori School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Burdick Elementary0.6 mi · 527
- Clement Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 238
- Whittier Elementary0.7 mi · 146
- Humboldt Park Elementary0.9 mi · 604
- Milwaukee Parkside School1.2 mi · 859
- Zablocki Elementary1.5 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About Bay View Montessori SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bay View Montessori School?
Bay View Montessori School enrolls approximately 449 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Bay View Montessori School serve?
Bay View Montessori School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Bay View Montessori School?
Approximately 23.2:1 students per teacher at Bay View Montessori School.
What is the student diversity at Bay View Montessori School?
Student demographics at Bay View Montessori School are roughly 57% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Bay View Montessori School in?
Bay View Montessori School is part of Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.