Edgerton Elementary

Set in Hales Corners, Wisconsin, Edgerton Elementary is a reasonably sized primary school, one of the schools within Whitnall School District. It hosts 378 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Whitnall School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,364 students; Edgerton Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Edgerton Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 68%; the rest breaks down as 19% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Edgerton Elementary lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Edgerton Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Edgerton Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.7%, the actual is 73.4%, a residual of +11.7 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Milwaukee County) records that the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Edgerton Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CORE4, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Edgerton Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.3%.

Edgerton Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edgerton Elementary has declined 12%, going from 430 students in 2018 to 378 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 75% to 68% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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