IDEAL

As a small elementary campus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, IDEAL educates 210 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Milwaukee School District. That puts it 35% below the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Across the 155 schools in Milwaukee School District (65,835 students total), IDEAL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, IDEAL records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 24% Asian, 15% White, 14% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 17% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, IDEAL lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Milwaukee County's rate of about 64%.

With demographic context factored in, IDEAL sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 23.3%; actual is 37.5%, +14.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, Milwaukee County reports that median household income runs about $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), IDEAL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Victory Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IDEAL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.9%.

The school occupies an inner-city site. IDEAL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 35%: 323 students in 2018 compared to 210 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 5% to 24% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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