Humboldt Park Elementary

Humboldt Park Elementary is one of the roomy elementary-level communitys in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operated by Milwaukee School District, with 604 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 87% larger than the state mean of about 323.

Within Milwaukee School District, which oversees 155 schools and 65,835 students, Humboldt Park Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Humboldt Park Elementary logs that the largest single group is Asian at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 25% Hispanic, 15% White, 13% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 5% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Humboldt Park Elementary reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Humboldt Park Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Humboldt Park Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Milwaukee County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Humboldt Park Elementary is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

Milwaukee Parkside School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Humboldt Park Elementary comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.7%.

Humboldt Park Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 3%: 587 students in 2018 compared to 604 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 30% to 15% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 29.4:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Humboldt Park Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.