Enrollment
125
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001196
Keefe Avenue Elementary
1618 W Keefe Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53206 · (414) 267-4800 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
15.2:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
121 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 | 19 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 44% larger than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
26%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
6.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
5.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 6 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.3% | 5.9% |
| 2023-24 | 8.7% | 6.7% |
% 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
10.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Keefe Avenue Elementary
Keefe Avenue Elementary's state test result (10.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keefe Avenue Elementary this school | 125 | 96.8% | 10.6% |
| Hopkins Lloyd Community School Milwaukee | 143 | 97.9% | 12.8% |
| Clarke Street Elementary Milwaukee | 167 | 94.6% | 11.6% |
| Hi-Mount Elementary Milwaukee | 166 | 93.4% | 13.1% |
| Sherman Elementary Milwaukee | 147 | 90.5% | 8.1% |
| Auer Avenue Elementary Milwaukee | 151 | 91.4% | 6.1% |
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 Keefe Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #956 of 982 | #148 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.9% | #979 of 992 ▼ 7 | #162 of 174 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.3% | #986 of 992 ▼ 12 | #169 of 174 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 125 | #1,040 of 1,157 | #176 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #11 of 1,064 | #9 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.4% | #10 of 664 | #5 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
125
-59 (-32%) vs 2020
-80% since 1990-91, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 125 | 8.2 | 15.2:1 | 97% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 127 | 8.2 | 15.5:1 | 96% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 147 | 13 | 11.3:1 | 99% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | 12 | 15.3:1 | 100% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 9 | 27.4:1 | 89% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 17 | 16.5:1 | 76% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 95% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 69% (318) |
| 1990-91 | 641 | 39 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keefe Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 49% (247 to 125); teachers down 9% (9 to 8.2).
About Keefe Avenue Elementary
Keefe Avenue Elementary is an elementary school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. The school reports 125 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students.
Keefe Avenue Elementary is one school in Milwaukee School District, a system of 155 schools with 65,835 students.
At Keefe Avenue Elementary, Black students make up 86% of the student body. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Native American. County-wide, 26% of Milwaukee County residents are Black. By the diversity index, Keefe Avenue Elementary comes in at 26%.
The school reported 8.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.2:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have a similar average ratio of 14.7:1. Eligible students account for 97% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The average for public schools in Milwaukee County is 64%.
The allk12 Grade for Keefe Avenue Elementary is D. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 7% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Wisconsin, Keefe Avenue Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 10.6% actual against a predicted 18.3%.
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.
Nearest public school: Andrew S Douglas Middle, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Keefe Avenue Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Keefe Avenue Elementary at 3rd of 8.
The NCES locale for Keefe Avenue Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 125 was 32% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 184.
The Keefe Avenue Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- Andrew S Douglas Middle0.1 mi · 106
- Franklin Elementary0.5 mi · 311
- LaFollette Elementary0.6 mi · 216
- Auer Avenue Elementary0.6 mi · 151
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Frequently asked questions
About Keefe Avenue ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Keefe Avenue Elementary?
Keefe Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 125 students in grades PK-05.
Is Keefe Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Keefe Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Keefe Avenue Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Keefe Avenue Elementary is approximately 15.2:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Keefe Avenue Elementary?
Keefe Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 7% Hispanic, 86% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Keefe Avenue Elementary public or private?
Keefe Avenue 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.