Curtin Elementary

Curtin Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of Milwaukee School District, educates 301 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

Curtin Elementary is one of 155 schools operated by Milwaukee School District, a district that enrolls 65,835 students overall.

On demographics, Curtin Elementary logs that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 24% Asian, 15% Black, 8% White, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

On the income-and-resources front, Curtin Elementary shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Curtin Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Curtin Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.4%, the actual is 20.6%, a residual of -1.8 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Milwaukee County) shows that median household income runs about $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Curtin Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Veritas High, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Curtin Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 18.1%.

Curtin Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 5%: 318 students in 2018 compared to 301 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment edged up from 9% to 24% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 32.8:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.