Enrollment
222
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUWATOSA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551599002081
Jefferson Elementary
6927 Maple Ter, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 · (414) 773-1200 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
65 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 23 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
57.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -7.3pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 57.1% |
% 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary this school | 222 | 29.3% | 58.2% |
| Marquette Elementary Madison | 169 | 36.1% | 66.7% |
| Franklin Elementary Madison | 308 | 29.9% | N/A |
| Wilson Elementary Wauwatosa | 218 | 22.0% | 66.3% |
| Crestwood Elementary Madison | 293 | 24.2% | 65.7% |
| Randall Elementary School Madison | 320 | 25.3% | 71.0% |
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 Jefferson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #448 of 982 | #34 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #454 of 992 ▲ 50 | #34 of 174 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #399 of 992 ▼ 131 | #40 of 174 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #844 of 1,157 | #147 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #100 of 901 | #2 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #217 of 901 | #54 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.3% | #746 of 1,064 | #147 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #237 of 664 | #51 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
222
-28 (-11%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 222 | 20.9 | 10.6:1 | 29% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 21.5 | 10.8:1 | 32% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 19.8 | 12.0:1 | 26% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 31% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 19% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 26% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 14% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 8% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 21 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (274 to 222); teachers up 10% (19 to 20.9).
About Jefferson Elementary
At 6927 Maple Ter in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, Jefferson Elementary operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment is 222 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students, so this school is 31% smaller than average.
District-wide, Wauwatosa School District has 17 schools and 6,704 students.
At Jefferson Elementary, White students make up 59% of the student body. The next largest groups are 20% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. The school's White share is 9 points above the 51% share among Milwaukee County residents. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Jefferson Elementary is 20.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.6:1. That is lower than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The school counts 65 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 29%. It compares with 64% for public schools in Milwaukee County.
The allk12 Grade for Jefferson Elementary is C+. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 41% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Jefferson Elementary would score about 59.7%. It scores 58.2%, 1.5 points below that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Milwaukee County, the median household income is $64,435, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Milwaukee County is home to 284 public schools and about 122,496 public school students.
Wilson Elementary is the public school closest to Jefferson Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Jefferson Elementary ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 58.2% versus a 56.2% average.
The federal government classifies Jefferson Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Jefferson Elementary's enrollment dropped 11%, to 222. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.7:1 in 2020-21 to 10.6:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Wauwatosa School District
- East HighHigh · 1,043 students
- West HighHigh · 986 students
- Longfellow MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Whitman MiddleMiddle · 570 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 396 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 388 students
Other schools in Wauwatosa
- East HighHigh · 1,043 students
- West HighHigh · 986 students
- Longfellow MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Whitman MiddleMiddle · 570 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 396 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 388 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary is the 130th largest of the 144.
- Jefferson ElementaryWest Allis, WI · 393 students
- Jefferson ElementaryManitowoc, WI · 344 students
- Jefferson ElementaryBeaver Dam, WI · 328 students
- Jefferson ElementaryJanesville, WI · 293 students
- Jefferson ElementaryStevens Point, WI · 276 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Elementary0.7 mi · 218
- Wauwatosa STEM0.7 mi · 127
- MacDowell Montessori School K3-120.7 mi · 823
- Hawley Environmental School0.8 mi · 299
- Wauwatosa Virtual Academy0.8 mi · 91
- East High0.8 mi · 1,043
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson ElementaryHow large is Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 222 students in grades PK-05.
Is Jefferson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary is approximately 10.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary reports a student body of 59% White, 10% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Elementary public or private?
Jefferson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wauwatosa School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.