Greenfield Bilingual

Greenfield Bilingual is a high-enrollment elementary-level community in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operated by Milwaukee School District. The school educates 556 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 72% larger than the state mean of about 323.

Greenfield Bilingual is one of 155 schools operated by Milwaukee School District, a district that caters to 65,835 students overall.

Demographically, Greenfield Bilingual reports that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Greenfield Bilingual has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Milwaukee County's rate of about 64%.

With demographic context factored in, Greenfield Bilingual performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.1%, the actual is 22.0%, a residual of -3.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Milwaukee County put the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Greenfield Bilingual is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Greenfield Bilingual at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 24.3%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Greenfield Bilingual has decreased 20%, going from 694 students in 2018 to 556 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.7:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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