Forest Ridge Elementary

Set in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Forest Ridge Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, operated by Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District. It serves 435 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 35% above the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 6,554 students. Forest Ridge Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Forest Ridge Elementary records that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 9% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 51% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Milwaukee County (around 64%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Forest Ridge Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.8%; this one delivers 47.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Milwaukee County put median household income runs about $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Forest Ridge Elementary is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

Early Learning Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Forest Ridge Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 59.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 4%: 418 students in 2018 compared to 435 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 42% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Forest Ridge Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.