Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001246
Honey Creek Elementary
6701 W Eden Pl, Milwaukee, WI 53220 · (414) 604-7900 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
289 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 63 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 69% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
38.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +5.5pp 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 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.1% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 35.5% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Honey Creek Elementary
Honey Creek Elementary's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Creek Elementary this school | 393 | 73.5% | 39.5% |
| Whitman Elementary Milwaukee | 339 | 71.4% | 32.8% |
| Southside Elementary School Madison | 336 | 75.6% | 19.0% |
| Horace Mann Elementary West Allis | 384 | 72.1% | 26.9% |
| Doty Elementary Green Bay | 298 | 71.5% | 28.6% |
| Jefferson Elementary West Allis | 393 | 64.6% | 32.8% |
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 Honey Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #765 of 982 | #64 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #722 of 992 ▲ 68 | #57 of 174 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #760 of 992 ▲ 25 | #69 of 174 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #364 of 1,157 | #63 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #870 of 901 | #143 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #76 of 901 | #20 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #158 of 1,064 | #98 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #624 of 664 | #126 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
393
+20 (+5%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 393 | 20 | 19.6:1 | 74% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 19.8 | 17.9:1 | 88% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 20.3 | 18.4:1 | 82% (308) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 18 | 20.7:1 | 85% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 12.1 | 33.3:1 | 63% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 15 | 26.3:1 | 59% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 16 | 23.3:1 | 51% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 18 | 19.6:1 | 69% (243) |
| 1990-91 | 335 | 15 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Honey Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (403 to 393); teachers up 65% (12.1 to 20).
About Honey Creek Elementary
Honey Creek Elementary sits in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is classified as an elementary school. Its enrollment is 393 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students, which makes this school 22% bigger than average.
Honey Creek Elementary is among 155 schools run by Milwaukee School District, which serves 65,835 students.
Of every 100 students at Honey Creek Elementary, about 47 are Hispanic, the largest group. The remaining students are 18% White, 17% Black, 10% multiracial, and 8% Asian. Census figures show Milwaukee County is about 17% Hispanic. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Honey Creek Elementary are from different groups.
Teacher count: 20 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 19.6:1. The gap from the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 4.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 74%. The 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County is 10 points lower.
Honey Creek Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 35% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
A school with Honey Creek Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 32.5%. Honey Creek Elementary scores 39.5%, 7.0 points above that line.
For the population of Milwaukee County, the median household earns about $64,435 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Milwaukee County, 284 public schools serve about 122,496 students.
Honey Creek Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Wedgewood Park School, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Honey Creek Elementary ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 39.5% against a local average of 33.9%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Honey Creek Elementary as a charter school.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 373 (2020-21) to 393 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.7:1 to 19.6:1.
On allk12, people connected to Honey Creek Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Other Honey Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Honey Creek Elementary. Honey Creek Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Honey Creek Elementary SchoolConyers, GA · 471 students
Nearby schools
- Wedgewood Park School0.1 mi · 541
- Hamilton High0.3 mi · 1,472
- Academy of Accelerated Learning0.7 mi · 493
- Fairview Elementary0.9 mi · 603
- Maple Grove Elementary0.9 mi · 427
- Glenwood Elementary1.0 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Honey Creek ElementaryHow large is Honey Creek Elementary?
Honey Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 393 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Honey Creek Elementary serve?
Honey Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Honey Creek Elementary?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at Honey Creek Elementary.
How diverse is Honey Creek Elementary?
Honey Creek Elementary reports a student body of 18% White, 47% Hispanic, 17% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Honey Creek Elementary?
Honey Creek Elementary is overseen by Milwaukee School District in Milwaukee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.