Hales Corners Elementary

Hales Corners Elementary is an elementary-level community of big scale in Hales Corners, Wisconsin, overseen by Whitnall School District, enrolling 520 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 61% bigger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Within Whitnall School District, which oversees 5 schools and 2,364 students, Hales Corners Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Hales Corners Elementary records that 66% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 51% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Hales Corners Elementary reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Hales Corners Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hales Corners Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.0%, the actual is 68.0%, a residual of +9.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Milwaukee County shows median household earnings sit near $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hales Corners Elementary is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

CORE4 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hales Corners Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 67.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hales Corners Elementary has ticked down 8%, going from 565 students in 2018 to 520 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 72% to 66% over that span.

On this page, members of the Hales Corners Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.