Jefferson Elementary

Set in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, Jefferson Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary campus, one of the schools within Wauwatosa School District. It enrolls 222 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 31% leaner than typical.

Wauwatosa School District runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 6,704 students. Jefferson Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Jefferson Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 59%; the rest breaks down as 20% Black, 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 51% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Jefferson Elementary lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Milwaukee County (around 64%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jefferson Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.7%, the actual is 58.2%, a residual of -1.5 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Milwaukee County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,435, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Milwaukee County runs 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), of which Jefferson Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Wilson Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jefferson Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.2%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Jefferson Elementary's enrollment has contracted 19% since 2018, when it stood at 274 (now 222). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 65% to 59%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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