Enrollment
218
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001197
Kilbourn Elementary
5354 N 68th St, Milwaukee, WI 53218 · (414) 393-4500 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
199 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 | 44 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (25).
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
18.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
18.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.8% | 18.7% |
| 2023-24 | 14.9% | 19.6% |
% 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Kilbourn Elementary
Kilbourn Elementary's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilbourn Elementary this school | 218 | 91.3% | 26.8% |
| LaFollette Elementary Milwaukee | 216 | 94.9% | 9.5% |
| Hampton Elementary Milwaukee | 194 | 93.3% | 28.4% |
| Hartford Avenue Elementary Milwaukee | 256 | 93.0% | 11.2% |
| Starms Early Childhood Milwaukee | 205 | 91.2% | N/A |
| Bryant Elementary Milwaukee | 212 | 91.0% | 17.2% |
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 Kilbourn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #863 of 982 | #85 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #895 of 992 ▲ 4 | #100 of 174 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #909 of 992 ▲ 26 | #112 of 174 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #855 of 1,157 | #150 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #815 of 901 | #107 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.6% | #650 of 901 | #122 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #49 of 1,064 | #44 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #119 of 664 | #32 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
218
-37 (-15%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 218 | 12.9 | 16.9:1 | 91% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 15.2 | 17.0:1 | 95% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 11.9 | 19.3:1 | 95% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 15 | 17.0:1 | 92% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 9.6 | 30.8:1 | 91% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 12 | 21.8:1 | 73% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 14 | 21.4:1 | 92% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 69% (256) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 24 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kilbourn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (296 to 218); teachers up 34% (9.6 to 12.9).
About Kilbourn Elementary
Kilbourn Elementary is a small elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, administered by Milwaukee School District. The school enrolls 218 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 323.
Kilbourn Elementary is in Milwaukee School District, a district with 65,835 students across 155 schools.
The share of Black students at Kilbourn Elementary is 86%. Next come 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 26% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kilbourn Elementary scores 26%.
For every teacher at Kilbourn Elementary, there are about 16.9 students; the school has 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, 14.7:1, is lower. There are 199 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 91% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Milwaukee County is 64%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Kilbourn Elementary would be expected to post about 21.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.8%.
In the surrounding county, Milwaukee County, the median household earns about $64,435 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Milwaukee County has 284 public schools with about 122,496 students, including Kilbourn Elementary.
Rocketship Transformation Prep is the nearest public school to Kilbourn Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Kilbourn Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Kilbourn Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Kilbourn Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
In 2020-21, Kilbourn Elementary enrolled 255 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 218.
Kilbourn Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Kilbourn ElementaryHow large is Kilbourn Elementary?
Kilbourn Elementary enrolls approximately 218 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kilbourn Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kilbourn Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Kilbourn Elementary?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Kilbourn Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Kilbourn Elementary?
Student demographics at Kilbourn Elementary are roughly 1% White, 8% Hispanic, 86% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Kilbourn Elementary public or private?
Kilbourn 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.