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Grewenow Elementary

7714 20th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53143 · (262) 359-6362 · Kenosha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
212 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4113%
Kindergarten4815%
Grade 13110%
Grade 24515%
Grade 33612%
Grade 46521%
Grade 54414%
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
15349%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
8728%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
3913%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
289%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
18660%
Female
12440%

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
37.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.6pp since 2023
Math
38.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -9.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 10 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2537.9%38.6%
2023-2443.5%48.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% 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 →

Where Grewenow Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Kenosha County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.7%#704 of 982#21 of 33
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
38.6%#751 of 992#25 of 34
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.9%#762 of 992#23 of 34
Enrollment
ranked largest first
310#591 of 1,157#24 of 36
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.9:1#417 of 901#13 of 33
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.4%#155 of 901#13 of 33
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
68.4%#192 of 1,064#10 of 34
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.8%#330 of 664#5 of 15
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
310
-16 (-5%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253102412.9:168% (212)
2023-242642112.6:158% (154)
2022-2327322.812.0:173% (200)
2020-213262612.5:171% (230)
2017-183642614.0:165% (235)
2015-163612514.4:173% (263)
2010-113432613.2:146% (157)
2000-013662315.9:127% (98)
1990-914872321.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grewenow Elementary.

About Grewenow Elementary

Grewenow Elementary is one of the public schools in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It is a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 310 students in pre-K through 5.

In Kenosha School District, 41 schools enroll a combined 20,297 students.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Grewenow Elementary is White, with 49% of students. Other groups make up 28% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 9% multiracial. Kenosha County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Grewenow Elementary scores 65%.

A staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, 14.7:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 68%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kenosha County is 48%.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Grewenow Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools: 44.7% actual against 35.7% predicted.

Census data for Kenosha County show median household income comes to about $81,239, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 56 public schools and about 27,114 students.

Of the public schools around it, Grewenow Elementary is closest to Lincoln Middle, about 0.7 miles away. Grewenow Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 41.4% on proficiency, and Grewenow Elementary is above that at 44.7%.

The federal government classifies Grewenow Elementary's location as City: Small.

Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 16 students, from 326 to 310.

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Kenosha County at a glance

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Population
168,438
Census ACS
Median income
$81,239
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
27,114 students

Quick facts

School name
Grewenow Elementary
District
Kenosha School District
Address
7714 20th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53143
Phone
(262) 359-6362
County
Kenosha County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
310
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
12.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
212 (68%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
550732002260
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Grewenow Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Grewenow Elementary?
Grewenow Elementary enrolls approximately 310 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Grewenow Elementary serve?
Grewenow Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grewenow Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grewenow Elementary is approximately 12.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Grewenow Elementary?
Student demographics at Grewenow Elementary are roughly 49% White, 28% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Grewenow Elementary?
Grewenow Elementary is overseen by Kenosha School District in Kenosha County.
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