Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001195
Kagel Elementary
1210 W Mineral St, Milwaukee, WI 53204 · (414) 902-7400 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
252 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 28 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
8.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
10.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.7% | 10.3% |
| 2023-24 | 13.3% | 10.1% |
% 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
12.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Kagel Elementary
Kagel Elementary's state test result (12.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kagel Elementary this school | 292 | 86.3% | 12.5% |
| Sheridan Elementary Sheboygan | 286 | 78.0% | 29.8% |
| La Causa Charter School Milwaukee | 558 | 87.1% | 18.3% |
| Greenfield Bilingual Milwaukee | 556 | 85.6% | 22.0% |
| Lincoln Avenue Elementary Milwaukee | 427 | 92.0% | 18.0% |
| ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes Milwaukee | 593 | 87.0% | 29.7% |
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 Kagel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #941 of 982 | #135 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #943 of 992 ▲ 8 | #135 of 174 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #966 of 992 ▼ 18 | #152 of 174 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #641 of 1,157 | #113 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #804 of 901 | #102 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.3% | #897 of 901 | #155 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #81 of 1,064 | #70 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #126 of 240 | #12 of 33 |
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
292
+80 (+38%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 292 | 17.7 | 16.5:1 | 86% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 16.4 | 16.3:1 | 90% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 16.5 | 13.1:1 | 91% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 17 | 12.5:1 | 100% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 14 | 19.5:1 | 98% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 16 | 18.2:1 | 86% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 98% (365) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 19 | 18.3:1 | 69% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 22 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kagel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (273 to 292); teachers up 26% (14 to 17.7).
About Kagel Elementary
Kagel Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In all, 292 students attend the school in pre-K through 8.
Milwaukee School District is made up of 155 schools with 65,835 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Kagel Elementary, about 97 are Hispanic. Other students are 2% Black. That is higher than the 17% Hispanic share among all Milwaukee County residents. A diversity index of 5% means there is a 5% chance two randomly chosen students at Kagel Elementary are from different groups.
Kagel Elementary lists 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.5 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 86% of the student body. The gap from the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County is 22 points.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Kagel Elementary's results are 12.2 points below predicted: 12.5% against 24.7%.
For Milwaukee County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $64,435 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Milwaukee County number 284, with about 122,496 students.
Among nearby public schools, Bruce Guadalupe is closest at about 0.3 miles. Kagel Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 21.4% proficiency; Kagel Elementary posts 12.5%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Kagel Elementary had a net gain of 80 students, or 38%. The school's ratio increased from 12.5:1 to 16.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Kagel Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- Riverside HighHigh · 1,240 students
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- HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12Combined · 1,974 students
- Milwaukee Academy of ScienceCombined · 1,711 students
- Hamilton HighHigh · 1,472 students
- Reagan College Preparatory HighHigh · 1,372 students
- Bruce GuadalupeElementary · 1,364 students
- King InternationalHigh · 1,308 students
Nearby schools
- Bruce Guadalupe0.3 mi · 1,364
- United Community Center Acosta Middle School0.5 mi · 188
- Vieau Elementary0.6 mi · 713
- Allen-Field Elementary0.6 mi · 451
- South Division High0.6 mi · 923
- South Accelerated Academy0.6 mi · 57
Frequently asked questions
About Kagel ElementaryHow many students attend Kagel Elementary?
Kagel Elementary enrolls approximately 292 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Kagel Elementary serve?
Kagel Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kagel Elementary?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Kagel Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Kagel Elementary?
Student demographics at Kagel Elementary are roughly 0% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian.
Is Kagel Elementary public or private?
Kagel Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.