Country Dale Elementary

Country Dale Elementary is an elementary campus of moderately sized scale in Franklin, Wisconsin, operated by Franklin Public School District, caters to 437 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% above the state mean of about 323.

Franklin Public School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,666 students. Country Dale Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Country Dale Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 63%; the rest is composed of 15% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 51% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Country Dale Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.3%, the actual is 67.9%, a residual of +2.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Milwaukee County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Country Dale Elementary is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

Nearest neighbor: Robinwood Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Country Dale Elementary comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 70.1%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Country Dale Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 492 (now 437). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 76% to 63%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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