Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENOSHA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550732000816
Brass Community School
6400 15th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53143 · (262) 359-8000 · Kenosha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
406 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 51 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
13.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
7.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.9% | 7.2% |
| 2023-24 | 15.8% | 17.3% |
% 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
16.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Brass Community School
Brass Community School's state test result (16.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brass Community School this school | 462 | 87.9% | 16.4% |
| Frank Elementary Kenosha | 457 | 85.3% | 29.2% |
| Strange Elementary Kenosha | 522 | 82.0% | 31.0% |
| Fratt Elementary Racine | 435 | 80.5% | 18.8% |
| Wadewitz Elementary Racine | 517 | 77.6% | 23.4% |
| Howe Elementary Green Bay | 350 | 87.4% | 19.2% |
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 Brass Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Kenosha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #916 of 982 | #31 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.2% | #969 of 992 ▼ 59 | #34 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #935 of 992 ▼ 7 | #32 of 34 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #205 of 1,157 | #11 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #407 of 901 | #10 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #89 of 901 | #7 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.9% | #74 of 1,064 | #1 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #536 of 664 | #8 of 15 |
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
462
+79 (+21%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 462 | 35.8 | 12.9:1 | 88% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 32 | 10.3:1 | 84% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 31 | 10.6:1 | 94% (308) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 37 | 10.3:1 | 92% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 35.6 | 13.9:1 | 85% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 89% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 85% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 27% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 24 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brass Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (494 to 462); teachers up 1% (35.6 to 35.8).
About Brass Community School
Brass Community School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It reports enrollment of 462 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 323.
Kenosha School District runs Brass Community School along with 40 other schools, enrolling 20,297 students in total.
No group is above 50% at Brass Community School; the largest is Hispanic, at 40%. It is also 33% Black, 15% White, and 11% multiracial. Kenosha County's residents are about 15% Hispanic, 25 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Brass Community School scores 70%.
Brass Community School reported 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.9:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 14.7:1. Roughly 88% of students at Brass Community School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 48% average for public schools in Kenosha County.
Brass Community School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 7% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Brass Community School, the prediction is 23.7% and the result is 16.4%.
Census data for Kenosha County show the median household earns about $81,239 a year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Brass Community School, Kenosha County has 56 public schools.
Lakeview K-8 Academy is the nearest public school to Brass Community School, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Brass Community School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school grew from 383 students in 2020-21 to 462 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.3:1 to 12.9:1.
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Kenosha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
168,438
Census ACS
Median income
$81,239
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
27,114 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kenosha School District
- Indian Trail High School and AcademyHigh · 1,902 students
- Bradford HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Tremper HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Mahone MiddleMiddle · 1,025 students
- Lakeview K-8 AcademyElementary · 988 students
- Lance MiddleMiddle · 899 students
Other schools in Kenosha
- Indian Trail High School and AcademyHigh · 1,902 students
- Bradford HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Tremper HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Mahone MiddleMiddle · 1,025 students
- Lakeview K-8 AcademyElementary · 988 students
- Lance MiddleMiddle · 899 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeview K-8 Academy0.3 mi · 988
- Lincoln Middle0.3 mi · 402
- Frank Elementary0.5 mi · 457
- Harborside Academy0.6 mi · 572
- Reuther Central High0.6 mi · 358
- Kenosha 4 Year Old Kindergarten0.7 mi · 56
Frequently asked questions
About Brass Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brass Community School?
Brass Community School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Brass Community School serve?
Brass Community School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brass Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brass Community School is approximately 12.9:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brass Community School?
At Brass Community School, the student body is approximately 15% White, 40% Hispanic, 33% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Brass Community School public or private?
Brass Community School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kenosha School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.