Edgewood Elementary

Edgewood Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Greenfield, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Greenfield School District. The school hosts 325 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Greenfield School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,380 students; Edgewood Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Edgewood Elementary logs that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 32% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

Looking at school resources, Edgewood Elementary records 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Edgewood Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Edgewood Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 39.1%; this one delivers 65.5%, a residual of +26.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, 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 roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Edgewood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Greenfield High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edgewood Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edgewood Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 46.6%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edgewood Elementary has decreased 8%, going from 352 students in 2018 to 325 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 53% to 37% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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