Elmwood Elementary

Elmwood Elementary is one of the sizable primary schools in New Berlin, Wisconsin, operated by New Berlin School District, with 567 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 76% bigger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

New Berlin School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 4,334 students; Elmwood Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Elmwood Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Waukesha County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Elmwood Elementary lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 10% of students at Elmwood Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Elmwood Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Waukesha County put median household earnings sit near $106,076, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Waukesha County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students), Elmwood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hales Corners Elementary, roughly 1.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Elmwood Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 67.9%.

Elmwood Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Elmwood Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 565 (now 567).

On allk12, the feed for Elmwood Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.