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What do you wish you knew before starting at Jefferson Elementary?
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Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST ALLIS-WEST MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551626002108
Jefferson Elementary
7229 W Becher St, West Allis, WI 53219 · (414) 604-4110 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
254 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 46 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 18% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
32.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
24.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.8% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.3% | 26.3% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
Where Jefferson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #821 of 982 | #75 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #869 of 992 | #90 of 174 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #810 of 992 | #75 of 174 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #365 of 1,157 | #64 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #355 of 901 | #22 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #63 of 901 | #16 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #229 of 1,064 | #111 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.7% | #118 of 664 | #31 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
393
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 393 | 31.3 | 12.6:1 | 65% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 34.8 | 13.1:1 | 55% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 27.2 | 15.2:1 | 70% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 69% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 61% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 43 | 12.8:1 | 67% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 59% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 22% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 29 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary.
About Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in West Allis, Wisconsin, under West Allis-West Milwaukee School District. The school counts 393 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 22% above the 323 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District enrolls 6,619 students in 16 schools, including Jefferson Elementary.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Jefferson Elementary, with 40% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 32% White, 12% multiracial, 10% Black, and 5% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 23 points above the 17% share among Milwaukee County residents. By the diversity index, Jefferson Elementary comes in at 71%.
With 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Jefferson Elementary was 12.6:1. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 65%. That is close to the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Jefferson Elementary is 38.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.8%.
In the county around the school, Milwaukee County, median household income is about $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%. A total of 284 public schools operate in Milwaukee County, serving about 122,496 students.
The closest public school, James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School, is about 0.6 miles from Jefferson Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Jefferson Elementary places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 412 to 393.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
- Nathan Hale HighHigh · 1,134 students
- Central HighHigh · 961 students
- Frank Lloyd Wright IntermediateMiddle · 902 students
- Horace Mann ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- West Milwaukee IntermediateMiddle · 378 students
- Irving ElementaryElementary · 375 students
Other schools in West Allis
- Nathan Hale HighHigh · 1,134 students
- Central HighHigh · 961 students
- Frank Lloyd Wright IntermediateMiddle · 902 students
- Horace Mann ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- Irving ElementaryElementary · 375 students
- Walker ElementaryElementary · 371 students
Nearby schools
- James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School0.6 mi · 168
- Shared Journeys0.6 mi · 4
- Central High0.8 mi · 961
- Franklin Elementary0.8 mi · 244
- Horace Mann Elementary0.9 mi · 384
- Wilson Elementary1.1 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson ElementaryHow large is Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 393 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Jefferson Elementary serve?
Jefferson Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary is approximately 12.6:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary reports a student body of 32% White, 40% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Jefferson Elementary in?
Jefferson Elementary is part of West Allis-West Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.