Kagel Elementary

Kagel Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Milwaukee School District. Current enrollment sits at 292 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

Kagel Elementary is one of 155 schools operated by Milwaukee School District, a district that instructs 65,835 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kagel Elementary reports that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. The remainder reads as 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Kagel Elementary logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Kagel Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Milwaukee County's rate of about 64%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kagel Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Milwaukee County) logs that median household earnings sit near $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Kagel Elementary is one.

Bruce Guadalupe is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kagel Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 21.4%.

Kagel Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kagel Elementary has ticked up 7%, going from 273 students in 2018 to 292 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 83% to 97% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Kagel Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.