Enrollment
143
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001208
Hopkins Lloyd Community School
1503 W Hopkins St, Milwaukee, WI 53206 · (414) 267-0600 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL143 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
16.0:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
140 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 | 20 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
16%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
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
5.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 6 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Wisconsin average is about 53 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 5.9% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 10.9% | 15.2% |
% 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
12.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Hopkins Lloyd Community School
Hopkins Lloyd Community School's state test result (12.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkins Lloyd Community School this school | 143 | 97.9% | 12.8% |
| Clarke Street Elementary Milwaukee | 167 | 94.6% | 11.6% |
| Keefe Avenue Elementary Milwaukee | 125 | 96.8% | 10.6% |
| Hi-Mount Elementary Milwaukee | 166 | 93.4% | 13.1% |
| Auer Avenue Elementary Milwaukee | 151 | 91.4% | 6.1% |
| Siefert Elementary Milwaukee | 174 | 92.5% | 9.7% |
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 Hopkins Lloyd Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #938 of 982 | #132 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #916 of 992 | #114 of 174 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 5.9% | #988 of 992 ▼ 32 | #171 of 174 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 143 | #1,008 of 1,157 | #174 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #5 of 1,064 | #4 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -47.8% | #15 of 664 | #7 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
143
+11 (+8%) vs 2020
-76% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 143 | 9 | 16.0:1 | 98% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 9 | 14.3:1 | 95% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 135 | 8.6 | 15.8:1 | 97% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 15 | 8.8:1 | 97% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 14.6 | 18.8:1 | 89% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 86% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 91% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 69% (391) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 31 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hopkins Lloyd Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 48% (274 to 143); teachers down 39% (14.6 to 9).
About Hopkins Lloyd Community School
Hopkins Lloyd Community School is a small elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It educates 143 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 56% smaller than the 323 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Hopkins Lloyd Community School sits within Milwaukee School District, which has 155 schools and 65,835 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hopkins Lloyd Community School is 92% Black. Other groups include 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 26% Black. Hopkins Lloyd Community School's diversity index is 16%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.0:1, with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Hopkins Lloyd Community School is 98%. Across public schools in Milwaukee County, the average is 64%.
allk12 grades Hopkins Lloyd Community School a D. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hopkins Lloyd Community School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 12.8%; the prediction is 17.6%.
Hopkins Lloyd Community School is located in Milwaukee County, where the median household income is $64,435, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Besides Hopkins Lloyd Community School, Milwaukee County has 283 other public schools.
Jackson Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hopkins Lloyd Community School. By average proficiency, Hopkins Lloyd Community School is 2nd among 7 schools close by.
Federal data place Hopkins Lloyd Community School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Hopkins Lloyd Community School grew 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 132 to 143 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.0:1) than in 2020-21 (8.8:1).
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Hopkins Lloyd Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hopkins Lloyd Community School?
Hopkins Lloyd Community School enrolls approximately 143 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hopkins Lloyd Community School serve?
Hopkins Lloyd Community School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hopkins Lloyd Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hopkins Lloyd Community School is approximately 16.0:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hopkins Lloyd Community School?
At Hopkins Lloyd Community School, the student body is approximately 5% Hispanic, 92% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hopkins Lloyd Community School in?
Hopkins Lloyd Community School is part of Milwaukee School District.
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