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Does Congress Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
607
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001143
Congress Elementary
5225 W Lincoln Creek Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53218 · (414) 616-5300 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
542 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 71 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (68).
Student demographics
16%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
13.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
8.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.0% | 8.5% |
| 2023-24 | 13.4% | 6.2% |
% 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
11.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Congress Elementary
Congress Elementary's state test result (11.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congress Elementary this school | 607 | 89.3% | 11.9% |
| Grantosa Drive Elementary Milwaukee | 506 | 91.7% | 10.8% |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street Milwaukee | 492 | 90.7% | 32.9% |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street Milwaukee | 474 | 87.8% | 26.4% |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus Milwaukee | 496 | 84.5% | 34.9% |
| Gaenslen Elementary Milwaukee | 641 | 88.3% | 6.7% |
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 Congress Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #943 of 982 | #137 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #958 of 992 ▲ 19 | #147 of 174 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #942 of 992 ▲ 2 | #132 of 174 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #57 of 1,157 | #14 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #769 of 901 | #88 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #817 of 901 | #146 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #65 of 1,064 | #58 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #266 of 664 | #59 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
607
-101 (-14%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
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 | 607 | 37.9 | 16.0:1 | 89% (542) |
| 2023-24 | 699 | 38.7 | 18.1:1 | 92% (645) |
| 2022-23 | 720 | 39.7 | 18.1:1 | 90% (650) |
| 2020-21 | 708 | 41 | 17.3:1 | 93% (655) |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 29.2 | 25.2:1 | 83% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 764 | 38 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 852 | 53 | 16.1:1 | 77% (659) |
| 2000-01 | 714 | 42 | 17.0:1 | 69% (492) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 21 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Congress Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (737 to 607); teachers up 30% (29.2 to 37.9).
About Congress Elementary
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Congress Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school. There are 607 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 323.
In Milwaukee School District, 155 schools enroll a combined 65,835 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Congress Elementary is Black, at 91%. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Milwaukee County, the Black share is about 26%. The diversity index for Congress Elementary is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Congress Elementary has 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.0:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 14.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 89%. For comparison, public schools in Milwaukee County average 64%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.9% for Congress Elementary. The school posts 11.9%, 10.9 points below the prediction.
In Milwaukee County, home to about 926,331 people, median household income comes to about $64,435, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Milwaukee County's 284 public schools enroll about 122,496 students and include Congress Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, Central City Cyberschool is about 0.6 miles from Congress Elementary. The five-mile area around Congress Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 10.7% proficiency; Congress Elementary posts 11.9%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 101 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 16.0 students per teacher, compared with 17.3 in 2020-21.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
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Other Congress Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Congress Elementary. Congress Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Congress ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MI · 237 students
- Congress Elementary SchoolCongress, AZ · 122 students
Nearby schools
- Central City Cyberschool0.6 mi · 343
- Carson Academy0.6 mi · 326
- Hampton Elementary0.7 mi · 194
- Marshall High0.8 mi · 639
- Obama School of Career and Technical Education0.9 mi · 1,294
- Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy1.1 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Congress ElementaryHow large is Congress Elementary?
Congress Elementary enrolls approximately 607 students in grades PK-08.
Is Congress Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Congress Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Congress Elementary have?
Congress Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is Congress Elementary?
Congress Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 91% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Congress Elementary public or private?
Congress 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.