Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001141
Clemens Elementary
3600 W Hope Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53216 · (414) 875-6300 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
313 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 | 35 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
21%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
7.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
10.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.7% | 10.5% |
| 2023-24 | 5.1% | 6.5% |
% 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
8.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Clemens Elementary
Clemens Elementary's state test result (8.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemens Elementary this school | 321 | 97.5% | 8.4% |
| Franklin Elementary Milwaukee | 311 | 95.2% | 6.8% |
| Elm Creative Arts Elementary Milwaukee | 335 | 94.3% | 9.9% |
| Carson Academy Milwaukee | 326 | 94.5% | 8.4% |
| Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy Milwaukee | 274 | 94.9% | 8.8% |
| Thoreau Elementary Milwaukee | 353 | 95.8% | 13.6% |
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 Clemens Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #972 of 982 | #161 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #940 of 992 ▲ 31 | #134 of 174 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #977 of 992 ▲ 12 | #162 of 174 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #555 of 1,157 | #94 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #581 of 901 | #51 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #735 of 901 | #129 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.5% | #8 of 1,064 | #6 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #98 of 240 | #9 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
321
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 321 | 22.9 | 14.0:1 | 98% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 22.1 | 14.0:1 | 98% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 20.9 | 13.6:1 | 99% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 100% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 293 | 18.1 | 16.2:1 | 99% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 82% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 93% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 385 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 69% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 450 | 23 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clemens Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (293 to 321); teachers up 27% (18.1 to 22.9).
About Clemens Elementary
Federal records list Clemens Elementary as an elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 321 students enrolled.
Clemens Elementary is part of a district of 155 schools: Milwaukee School District, with 65,835 students.
Federal enrollment data show Clemens Elementary is 88% Black. The school is also 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 26%. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Clemens Elementary and a ratio of 14.0:1. This ratio sits 0.7 below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 98% of students. That is higher than the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Clemens Elementary, the prediction is 17.8% and the result is 8.4%.
Milwaukee County census figures show that the median household income is $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 284 public schools in Milwaukee County, enrolling about 122,496 students in all.
The closest public school to Clemens Elementary is Central City Cyberschool, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 12.4% on proficiency, and Clemens Elementary is below that at 8.4%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Enrollment grew 4% from its 2020-21 level of 309. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.4:1 in 2020-21, and 14.0:1 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Clemens ElementaryHow many students attend Clemens Elementary?
Clemens Elementary enrolls approximately 321 students in grades PK-05.
Is Clemens Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clemens Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clemens Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clemens Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clemens Elementary?
At Clemens Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 7% Hispanic, 88% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Clemens Elementary public or private?
Clemens Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milwaukee School District.
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