Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001133
Bruce Elementary
6453 N 89th St, Milwaukee, WI 53224 · (414) 393-2100 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
256 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 | 64 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 73% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
33%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
19.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
18.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 up about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.5% | 18.4% |
| 2023-24 | 10.4% | 10.3% |
% 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
15.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Bruce Elementary
Bruce Elementary's state test result (15.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Elementary this school | 270 | 94.8% | 15.8% |
| Kluge Elementary Milwaukee | 301 | 92.7% | 13.8% |
| Barton Elementary Milwaukee | 283 | 90.5% | 14.1% |
| Bryant Elementary Milwaukee | 212 | 91.0% | 17.2% |
| Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary Milwaukee | 384 | 92.2% | 9.1% |
| Hartford Avenue Elementary Milwaukee | 256 | 93.0% | 11.2% |
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 Bruce Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #922 of 982 | #120 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #899 of 992 ▲ 50 | #102 of 174 ▲ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #907 of 992 ▲ 48 | #110 of 174 ▲ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #712 of 1,157 | #124 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #852 of 901 | #132 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.6% | #526 of 901 | #105 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #22 of 1,064 | #20 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #129 of 240 | #13 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
270
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 270 | 14.8 | 18.2:1 | 95% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 15.8 | 18.1:1 | 95% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 18 | 15.6:1 | 99% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 14 | 19.6:1 | 97% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 12.6 | 20.1:1 | 95% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 232 | 13 | 17.9:1 | 78% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 88% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 69% (300) |
| 1990-91 | 554 | 26 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bruce Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (253 to 270); teachers up 18% (12.6 to 14.8).
About Bruce Elementary
Bruce Elementary is a small elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Enrolled students number 270 students, in pre-K through 5.
Milwaukee School District is the local district for Bruce Elementary. It runs 155 schools with 65,835 students.
The large majority of students at Bruce Elementary, 81%, are Black. The rest of enrollment is 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Milwaukee County residents are about 26% Black. By the diversity index, Bruce Elementary comes in at 33%.
At Bruce Elementary, 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Roughly 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Milwaukee County report 64%.
Bruce Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 15.8% and a predicted 19.5%.
Bruce Elementary is located in Milwaukee County, where median household income is about $64,435, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Bruce Elementary is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County, which together enroll about 122,496 students.
Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary is the public school closest to Bruce Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Bruce Elementary places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Bruce Elementary enrolled 274; in 2024-25, 270. Students per teacher fell from 19.6 in 2020-21 to 18.2 in 2024-25.
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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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Other Bruce Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bruce Elementary. Bruce Elementary is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Bruce ElementaryBruce, WI · 199 students
- Bruce ElementaryMemphis, TN · 448 students
- Bruce Elementary SchoolMacon, GA · 411 students
- Bruce ElementaryBRUCE, MS · 316 students
- Bruce Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 285 students
Nearby schools
- Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary0.7 mi · 384
- Stuart Elementary0.7 mi · 322
- Morse Mid0.8 mi · 383
- James Madison Academic Campus0.8 mi · 468
- Darrell Lynn Hines Academy0.9 mi · 180
- Bryant Elementary1.0 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Bruce ElementaryHow many students attend Bruce Elementary?
Bruce Elementary enrolls approximately 270 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bruce Elementary serve?
Bruce Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bruce Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bruce Elementary is approximately 18.2:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bruce Elementary?
Student demographics at Bruce Elementary are roughly 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 81% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Bruce Elementary in?
Bruce Elementary is part of Milwaukee School District.
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