Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001178
King Jr Elementary
3275 N 3rd St, Milwaukee, WI 53212 · (414) 267-1500 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% 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.
- DBeats 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
15.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
255 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 | 32 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
22%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
11.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
5.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 11 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 up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.0% | 5.5% |
| 2023-24 | 9.2% | 6.5% |
% 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
9.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 King Jr Elementary
King Jr Elementary's state test result (9.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Jr Elementary this school | 277 | 92.1% | 9.7% |
| Thurston Woods Elementary Milwaukee | 256 | 92.6% | 10.1% |
| Browning Elementary Milwaukee | 279 | 90.7% | 8.9% |
| Townsend Street Elementary Milwaukee | 257 | 93.8% | 6.3% |
| Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy Milwaukee | 274 | 94.9% | 8.8% |
| Pratt Elementary Milwaukee | 288 | 88.9% | 13.7% |
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 King Jr Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.7% | #961 of 982 | #153 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.5% | #984 of 992 ▼ 7 | #167 of 174 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #955 of 992 ▲ 15 | #142 of 174 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #691 of 1,157 | #120 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #691 of 901 | #65 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #717 of 901 | #126 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #43 of 1,064 | #38 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #595 of 664 | #121 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
277
-25 (-8%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 277 | 18.4 | 15.0:1 | 92% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 14.6 | 20.4:1 | 92% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 16.7 | 16.7:1 | 99% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 20 | 15.1:1 | 100% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 287 | 14.7 | 19.5:1 | 94% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 19 | 19.2:1 | 82% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 25 | 18.3:1 | 90% (411) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 69% (341) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 31 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for King Jr Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (287 to 277); teachers up 25% (14.7 to 18.4).
About King Jr Elementary
King Jr Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There are 277 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 8.
King Jr Elementary is part of Milwaukee School District, where 155 schools serve 65,835 students.
At King Jr Elementary, 88% of students are Black. It is also 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Milwaukee County is roughly 26% Black. The diversity index for King Jr Elementary is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
King Jr Elementary has 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 14.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 92%. The gap from the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County is 28 points.
King Jr Elementary earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 2% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, King Jr Elementary is 11.4 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 9.7% actual, 21.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
The school is in Milwaukee County, where the median household earns about $64,435 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Milwaukee County, 284 public schools serve about 122,496 students.
Measured in a straight line, LaFollette Elementary is about 0.4 miles from King Jr Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, King Jr Elementary is ahead of the 9.4% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
King Jr Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 302 to 277.
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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
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- LaFollette Elementary0.4 mi · 216
- Fratney Elementary0.6 mi · 459
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- Riverwest Elementary0.9 mi · 244
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Frequently asked questions
About King Jr ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at King Jr Elementary?
King Jr Elementary enrolls approximately 277 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does King Jr Elementary serve?
King Jr Elementary serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at King Jr Elementary?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at King Jr Elementary.
How diverse is King Jr Elementary?
King Jr Elementary reports a student body of 7% Hispanic, 88% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is King Jr Elementary in?
King Jr Elementary is part of Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.