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Enrollment
559
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001163
Forest Home Elementary
1516 W Forest Home Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53204 · (414) 902-6200 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
513 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 101 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
29%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
15.2%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
20.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.2% | 20.3% |
| 2023-24 | 14.7% | 20.0% |
% 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
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Forest Home Elementary
Forest Home Elementary's state test result (17.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Home Elementary this school | 559 | 91.8% | 17.0% |
| Mitchell Elementary Milwaukee | 597 | 94.3% | 9.4% |
| Allen-Field Elementary Milwaukee | 451 | 89.4% | 15.1% |
| Lincoln Avenue Elementary Milwaukee | 427 | 92.0% | 18.0% |
| Rogers Street Academy Milwaukee | 570 | 93.0% | 19.5% |
| Longfellow Elementary Milwaukee | 773 | 89.7% | 15.5% |
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 Forest Home Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #913 of 982 | #114 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #887 of 992 ▲ 7 | #98 of 174 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #923 of 992 ▲ 15 | #119 of 174 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #87 of 1,157 | #23 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #157 of 901 | #6 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #581 of 901 | #112 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.8% | #45 of 1,064 | #40 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #263 of 664 | #57 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
559
-97 (-15%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 948
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 559 | 49.7 | 11.3:1 | 92% (513) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 46.5 | 11.6:1 | 96% (514) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 47.5 | 12.3:1 | 92% (535) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 50 | 13.1:1 | 95% (625) |
| 2017-18 | 680 | 37.9 | 17.9:1 | 94% (641) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 49 | 16.8:1 | 85% (694) |
| 2010-11 | 835 | 61 | 13.7:1 | 94% (782) |
| 2000-01 | 931 | 67 | 13.9:1 | 69% (642) |
| 1990-91 | 948 | 47 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Home Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (680 to 559); teachers up 31% (37.9 to 49.7).
About Forest Home Elementary
Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Forest Home Elementary is a large elementary school. In all, 559 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. The school is 73% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee School District includes 155 schools. Together they enroll 65,835 students.
Hispanic students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. It is also 11% Black and 2% White. Milwaukee County's residents are about 17% Hispanic, 66 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 29, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Forest Home Elementary, giving a ratio of 11.3:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1, 3.5 more students per teacher than here. A total of 513 students, or 92%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Milwaukee County averages 64%, lower than here.
Forest Home Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 17.0% and a predicted 21.4%.
The county, Milwaukee County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $64,435, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 284, with about 122,496 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Forest Home Elementary from the closest public school, South Accelerated Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 16.9%; Forest Home Elementary's is 17.0%, ranking 5th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Forest Home Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Forest Home Elementary had a net loss of 97 students, or 15%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.1 to 11.3 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Forest Home Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- South Accelerated Academy0.2 mi · 57
- South Division High0.2 mi · 923
- Hayes Bilingual School0.4 mi · 670
- Mitchell Elementary0.5 mi · 597
- Allen-Field Elementary0.6 mi · 451
- Lincoln Avenue Elementary0.6 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Home ElementaryHow many students attend Forest Home Elementary?
Forest Home Elementary enrolls approximately 559 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Forest Home Elementary serve?
Forest Home Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest Home Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forest Home Elementary is approximately 11.3:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Forest Home Elementary?
At Forest Home Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 83% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Forest Home Elementary public or private?
Forest Home Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.