Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST ALLIS-WEST MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551626002103
Franklin Elementary
2060 S 86th St, West Allis, WI 53227 · (414) 604-3710 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
164 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 34 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
66%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
31.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.2pp since 2023
Math
29.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.1% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 35.3% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Franklin Elementary
Franklin Elementary's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary this school | 244 | 67.2% | 37.0% |
| Madison Elementary Manitowoc | 202 | 64.9% | 41.0% |
| Riverside Elementary Fond du Lac | 273 | 70.0% | 46.8% |
| Grewenow Elementary Kenosha | 310 | 68.4% | 44.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary Cudahy | 312 | 63.8% | 47.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary Beaver Dam | 201 | 66.2% | 50.5% |
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 Franklin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #790 of 982 | #69 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #839 of 992 ▼ 43 | #82 of 174 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #824 of 992 ▼ 44 | #77 of 174 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #798 of 1,157 | #140 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #501 of 901 | #39 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #145 of 901 | #40 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #206 of 1,064 | #107 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.3% | #74 of 664 | #22 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
244
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 244 | 18.1 | 13.5:1 | 67% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 17.1 | 14.4:1 | 52% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 229 | 16.6 | 13.8:1 | 68% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 19 | 12.6:1 | 63% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 26.1 | 13.6:1 | 58% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 34 | 11.9:1 | 69% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 27 | 12.1:1 | 60% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 23 | 15.5:1 | 22% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 22 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (355 to 244); teachers down 31% (26.1 to 18.1).
About Franklin Elementary
Franklin Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in West Allis, Wisconsin. Enrollment totals 244 students across pre-K through 5. The school is 24% below the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District counts 16 schools and 6,619 students, including Franklin Elementary.
The largest group at Franklin Elementary is White students, at 50%. It is also 25% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 8% Black, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put Milwaukee County at about 51% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Franklin Elementary is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 14.7:1. About 67% of students at Franklin Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Franklin Elementary is +0.6 points: 37.0% actual, 36.4% predicted.
Census data for Milwaukee County show the median household earns about $64,435 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Milwaukee County number 284, with about 122,496 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Central High, is about 0.2 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.1%; Franklin Elementary's is 37.0%, ranking 4th of 7.
The federal government classifies Franklin Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 240 in 2020-21, 244 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Frank Lloyd Wright IntermediateMiddle · 902 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 393 students
- Horace Mann ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- West Milwaukee IntermediateMiddle · 378 students
Other schools in West Allis
- Nathan Hale HighHigh · 1,134 students
- Central HighHigh · 961 students
- Frank Lloyd Wright IntermediateMiddle · 902 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 393 students
- Horace Mann ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- Irving ElementaryElementary · 375 students
Other Franklin Elementary schools
74 other US public schools in 22 states are named Franklin Elementary. Franklin Elementary is the 63rd largest of the 75.
- Franklin ElementaryManitowoc, WI · 356 students
- Franklin ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 311 students
- Franklin ElementaryMadison, WI · 308 students
- Franklin ElementaryOshkosh, WI · 308 students
- Franklin ElementaryAppleton, WI · 277 students
Nearby schools
- Central High0.2 mi · 961
- Wilson Elementary0.5 mi · 365
- James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School0.6 mi · 168
- Jefferson Elementary0.8 mi · 393
- Shared Journeys0.8 mi · 4
- Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate1.0 mi · 902
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin ElementaryHow many students attend Franklin Elementary?
Franklin Elementary enrolls approximately 244 students in grades PK-05.
Is Franklin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Franklin Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Franklin Elementary have?
Franklin Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Franklin Elementary?
Student demographics at Franklin Elementary are roughly 50% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Franklin Elementary public or private?
Franklin Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Allis-West Milwaukee School District.
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