Enrollment
238
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001142
Clement Avenue Elementary
3666 S Clement Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207 · (414) 294-1500 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
13.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
185 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 | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
70%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
26.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
34.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.3% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.7% | 35.9% |
% 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Clement Avenue Elementary
Clement Avenue Elementary's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clement Avenue Elementary this school | 238 | 77.7% | 33.1% |
| Pershing Elementary West Milwaukee | 250 | 74.8% | 32.0% |
| Alcott Elementary Milwaukee | 264 | 74.2% | 26.8% |
| Parkside Elementary Fond du Lac | 325 | 79.4% | 36.8% |
| Grant Elementary Kenosha | 289 | 73.7% | 28.9% |
| Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies Milwaukee | 228 | 82.9% | 30.4% |
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 Clement Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #816 of 982 | #73 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #792 of 992 ▼ 4 | #68 of 174 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #862 of 992 ▼ 41 | #88 of 174 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #809 of 1,157 | #143 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #440 of 901 | #31 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #73 of 901 | #19 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.7% | #130 of 1,064 | #91 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -48.5% | #11 of 664 | #6 of 133 |
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
238
-126 (-35%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 238 | 18.1 | 13.1:1 | 78% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 19.9 | 13.0:1 | 82% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 19.5 | 14.7:1 | 79% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 74% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 24.1 | 19.2:1 | 71% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 16 | 27.3:1 | 62% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 64% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 69% (272) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 21 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clement Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 48% (462 to 238); teachers down 25% (24.1 to 18.1).
About Clement Avenue Elementary
Clement Avenue Elementary is a small elementary school in Milwaukee School District, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school enrolls 238 students, from pre-K through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323, so this school runs 26% smaller than that.
Federal data list 155 schools in Milwaukee School District, with 65,835 students enrolled.
Clement Avenue Elementary has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 42%. The rest of enrollment is 29% White, 13% multiracial, 11% Black, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Milwaukee County's population at about 17%. Clement Avenue Elementary's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.1 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 78%. Across public schools in Milwaukee County, the average is 64%.
The allk12 Grade for Clement Avenue Elementary is C-. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 30.0%. Clement Avenue Elementary scores 33.1%.
In the county around the school, Milwaukee County, the median household income is $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 284 public schools in Milwaukee County, enrolling about 122,496 students in all.
Bay View Montessori School is located about 0.7 miles from Clement Avenue Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Clement Avenue Elementary is behind the 47.9% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
Clement Avenue Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment at Clement Avenue Elementary dropped 35% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 364 to 238 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.1:1) than in 2020-21 (17.3:1).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Clement Avenue Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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Nearby schools
- Bay View Montessori School0.7 mi · 449
- Humboldt Park Elementary0.7 mi · 604
- Fernwood Montessori0.9 mi · 731
- Deer Creek Intermediate0.9 mi · 300
- Burdick Elementary1.0 mi · 527
- Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies1.1 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About Clement Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Clement Avenue Elementary?
Clement Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 238 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Clement Avenue Elementary serve?
Clement Avenue Elementary serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Clement Avenue Elementary have?
Clement Avenue Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clement Avenue Elementary?
At Clement Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 29% White, 42% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Clement Avenue Elementary public or private?
Clement Avenue Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.