Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001146
Curtin Elementary
3450 S 32nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53215 · (414) 902-7700 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
271 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 | 26 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 29% smaller than its 8th grade class (38).
Student demographics
67%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
23.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
17.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.5% | 17.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 11.0% |
% 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
20.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Curtin Elementary
Curtin Elementary's state test result (20.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtin Elementary this school | 301 | 90.0% | 20.6% |
| Zablocki Elementary Milwaukee | 250 | 90.0% | 22.3% |
| IDEAL Milwaukee | 210 | 88.6% | 37.5% |
| Manitoba Elementary Milwaukee | 469 | 83.2% | 16.4% |
| Longfellow Elementary Sheboygan | 234 | 94.0% | 25.6% |
| Morgandale Elementary Milwaukee | 624 | 86.2% | 21.2% |
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 Curtin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #895 of 982 | #104 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #906 of 992 ▲ 34 | #107 of 174 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #880 of 992 ▼ 4 | #95 of 174 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #617 of 1,157 | #108 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #822 of 901 | #113 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #133 of 901 | #39 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.0% | #60 of 1,064 | #54 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #562 of 664 | #112 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
301
-30 (-9%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 301 | 17.6 | 17.1:1 | 90% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 17.2 | 16.4:1 | 91% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 15.7 | 19.6:1 | 91% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 14 | 23.6:1 | 89% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 9.7 | 32.8:1 | 84% (267) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 12 | 25.5:1 | 79% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 22 | 17.3:1 | 79% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 282 | 17 | 16.6:1 | 69% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 361 | 17 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Curtin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (318 to 301); teachers up 81% (9.7 to 17.6).
About Curtin Elementary
Federal records list Curtin Elementary as an elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 301 students.
Milwaukee School District serves 65,835 students across 155 schools.
Of every 100 students at Curtin Elementary, about 49 are Hispanic, the largest group. Other students are 24% Asian, 15% Black, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 17% Hispanic share among all Milwaukee County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
Based on 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Curtin Elementary has a ratio of 17.1:1. The gap from the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 2.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 90%. The gap from the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County is 26 points.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Curtin Elementary is 1.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 20.6%. Predicted: 22.4%.
Census data for Milwaukee County show median household income comes to about $64,435, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county has 284 public schools and about 122,496 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Veritas High, is about 0.4 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Curtin Elementary is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Curtin Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 17.1:1, from 23.6:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Curtin Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Curtin ElementaryHow many students attend Curtin Elementary?
Curtin Elementary enrolls approximately 301 students in grades PK-08.
Is Curtin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Curtin Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Curtin Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Curtin Elementary is approximately 17.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Curtin Elementary?
At Curtin Elementary, the student body is approximately 8% White, 49% Hispanic, 15% Black, 24% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Curtin Elementary public or private?
Curtin Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milwaukee School District.
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