Greendale Middle

Greendale Middle is one of the expansive middle schools in Greendale, Wisconsin, operated by Greendale School District, with 617 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 62% above typical.

Greendale School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,546 students; Greendale Middle is among them.

On the student-mix side, Greendale Middle reports that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 19% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 51% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Greendale Middle has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 27% of students at Greendale Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Milwaukee County (around 64%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Greendale Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.9%.

Around the school, Milwaukee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Greendale Middle is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

Canterbury Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Greendale Middle. On composite proficiency, Greendale Middle comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 59.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Greendale Middle's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 622 (now 617). White enrollment moved from 76% to 66% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Greendale Middle community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.