Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551404001826
Blakewood Elementary
3501 Blakewood Ave, South Milwaukee, WI 53172 · (414) 766-5900 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
150 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 69 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within South Milwaukee School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
46.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 46.4% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 49.6% |
% 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Blakewood Elementary
Blakewood Elementary's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blakewood Elementary this school | 314 | 47.8% | 54.8% |
| Jeffery Elementary Kenosha | 338 | 46.2% | 67.3% |
| Willow Glen Primary School Saint Francis | 263 | 45.6% | 64.3% |
| Washington Elementary Whitewater | 312 | 46.5% | 53.8% |
| Mitchell Elementary West Allis | 267 | 44.2% | 55.3% |
| Walworth Elementary Walworth | 409 | 47.7% | 48.3% |
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 Blakewood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #531 of 982 | #40 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #649 of 992 ▼ 16 | #48 of 174 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #368 of 992 ▲ 232 | #35 of 174 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #573 of 1,157 | #98 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #274 of 901 | #18 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #221 of 901 | #56 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #449 of 1,064 | #128 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #416 of 664 | #87 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. 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
314
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 314 | 26.2 | 12.0:1 | 48% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 24.1 | 13.5:1 | 58% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 25.1 | 12.9:1 | 59% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 53% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 22.6 | 15.7:1 | 48% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 357 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 50% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 26% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 24% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 34 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blakewood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (354 to 314); teachers up 16% (22.6 to 26.2).
About Blakewood Elementary
In South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Blakewood Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 314 students in pre-K through 5.
South Milwaukee School District is the district for Blakewood Elementary. It has 6 schools and 2,686 students.
White students are 56% of those enrolled at Blakewood Elementary. The next largest groups are 30% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Blakewood Elementary are from different groups.
Its staff includes 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.0 students per teacher. Compared with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 48% of students at Blakewood Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Milwaukee County, the average eligibility rate is 64%.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Blakewood Elementary outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Blakewood Elementary is 6.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (54.8% versus 48.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
The school is in Milwaukee County, where median household income comes to about $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 counts 284 public schools with about 122,496 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Lakeview Elementary, is about 1.0 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Blakewood Elementary ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Blakewood Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (322) and 2024-25 (314). The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.6:1 in 2020-21 to 12.0:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Blakewood Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in South Milwaukee School District
- South Milwaukee HighHigh · 920 students
- South Milwaukee MiddleMiddle · 610 students
- Rawson ElementaryElementary · 371 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 274 students
- E W Luther ElementaryElementary · 197 students
Other schools in South Milwaukee
- South Milwaukee HighHigh · 920 students
- South Milwaukee MiddleMiddle · 610 students
- Rawson ElementaryElementary · 371 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 274 students
- E W Luther ElementaryElementary · 197 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeview Elementary1.0 mi · 274
- Carollton Elementary1.2 mi · 376
- Rawson Elementary1.3 mi · 371
- Edgewood Elementary1.5 mi · 389
- South Milwaukee Middle1.6 mi · 610
- E W Luther Elementary1.7 mi · 197
Frequently asked questions
About Blakewood ElementaryHow large is Blakewood Elementary?
Blakewood Elementary enrolls approximately 314 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Blakewood Elementary serve?
Blakewood Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Blakewood Elementary?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Blakewood Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blakewood Elementary?
At Blakewood Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Blakewood Elementary?
Blakewood Elementary is overseen by South Milwaukee School District in Milwaukee County.
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