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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate administration to hear?
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Enrollment
902
Middle
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST ALLIS-WEST MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551626002102
Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate
9501 W Cleveland Ave, West Allis, WI 53227 · (414) 604-3410 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL902 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
558 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 284 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 285 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 333 | 37% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
46.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
36.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 37.4% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate
Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate this school | 902 | 61.9% | 42.8% |
| Franklin Middle Janesville | 486 | 66.5% | 34.4% |
| Sabish Middle Fond du Lac | 445 | 57.3% | 53.7% |
| Maplewood Middle Menasha | 676 | 55.9% | 44.0% |
| Edison Middle Janesville | 587 | 61.0% | 50.3% |
| South Milwaukee Middle South Milwaukee | 610 | 53.3% | 35.9% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #272 of 323 | #14 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #288 of 327 ▼ 3 | #15 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #242 of 327 ▲ 13 | #15 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 902 | #15 of 389 | #3 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #119 of 265 | #9 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #26 of 265 | #4 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.9% | #34 of 323 | #12 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #170 of 176 | #18 of 20 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
902
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 899
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 902 | 70.4 | 12.8:1 | 62% (558) |
| 2023-24 | 1,003 | 71.1 | 14.1:1 | 60% (598) |
| 2022-23 | 761 | 57.6 | 13.2:1 | 63% (483) |
| 2020-21 | 887 | 64 | 13.9:1 | 62% (549) |
| 2017-18 | 914 | 69.5 | 13.2:1 | 56% (516) |
| 2015-16 | 843 | 63 | 13.4:1 | 54% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 944 | 63 | 15.0:1 | 45% (425) |
| 2000-01 | 775 | 55 | 14.1:1 | 22% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 899 | 71 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (914 to 902); teachers up 1% (69.5 to 70.4).
About Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate
In West Allis, Wisconsin, Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate is a large middle school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 902 students. The average among middle schools in Wisconsin is roughly 381 students; this school is 137% above that.
Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate reports to West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, which has 16 schools and 6,619 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate. The largest is White students, at 48%. The remaining shares are 27% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 10% Black, and 3% Asian. The White share in Milwaukee County as a whole is similar, at about 51%. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 70.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate was 12.8:1. For comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 62%. That tracks the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate would score about 39.7%. It scores 42.8%, 3.1 points above that figure.
In Milwaukee County (population about 926,331), the median household income is $64,435, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. There are 284 public schools in Milwaukee County, enrolling about 122,496 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Mitchell Elementary, is about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate enrolled 887; in 2024-25, 902. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.9:1 to 12.8:1.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
Other schools in West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
- Nathan Hale HighHigh · 1,134 students
- Central HighHigh · 961 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 393 students
- Horace Mann ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- West Milwaukee IntermediateMiddle · 378 students
- Irving ElementaryElementary · 375 students
Other schools in West Allis
- Nathan Hale HighHigh · 1,134 students
- Central HighHigh · 961 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 393 students
- Horace Mann ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- Irving ElementaryElementary · 375 students
- Walker ElementaryElementary · 371 students
Nearby schools
- Mitchell Elementary0.4 mi · 267
- Irving Elementary0.8 mi · 375
- Central High0.8 mi · 961
- Franklin Elementary1.0 mi · 244
- Alcott Elementary1.1 mi · 264
- Nathan Hale High1.4 mi · 1,134
Frequently asked questions
About Frank Lloyd Wright IntermediateHow large is Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate?
Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate enrolls approximately 902 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate serve?
Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate is approximately 12.8:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate?
At Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate, the student body is approximately 48% White, 27% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate public or private?
Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Allis-West Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.