Bruce Elementary

Set in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Bruce Elementary is a low-enrollment primary school, operated by Milwaukee School District. It serves 270 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 155 schools in Milwaukee School District (65,835 students total), Bruce Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Bruce Elementary reports that nearly all students (81%) are Black. Beyond that, the school lists 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, 4% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Roughly 95% of students at Bruce Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Milwaukee County (around 64%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bruce Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.5%; this one delivers 15.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Milwaukee County put the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Bruce Elementary is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

The closest other public school is Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bruce Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 17.9%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bruce Elementary has expanded 7%, going from 253 students in 2018 to 270 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 6% to 1% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

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