Clemens Elementary

Clemens Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operated by Milwaukee School District. The school hosts 321 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Milwaukee School District, which oversees 155 schools and 65,835 students, Clemens Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Clemens Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (88%). The remainder is composed of 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the resource side, On paper, Clemens Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Clemens Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 17.8%; this one delivers 8.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Milwaukee County) reports that median household income runs about $64,435, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clemens Elementary is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

Nearest neighbor: Central City Cyberschool, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Clemens Elementary comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 12.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Clemens Elementary's enrollment has expanded 10% since 2018, when it stood at 293 (now 321). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 3% to 7%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Clemens Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.