Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001200
Kluge Elementary
5760 N 67th St, Milwaukee, WI 53218 · (414) 578-5000 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
279 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 | 53 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
30%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
14.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
12.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.3% | 12.2% |
| 2023-24 | 14.1% | 10.6% |
% 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
13.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% 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 Kluge Elementary
Kluge Elementary's state test result (13.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kluge Elementary this school | 301 | 92.7% | 13.8% |
| Barton Elementary Milwaukee | 283 | 90.5% | 14.1% |
| Bruce Elementary Milwaukee | 270 | 94.8% | 15.8% |
| Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary Milwaukee | 384 | 92.2% | 9.1% |
| Engleburg Elementary Milwaukee | 286 | 87.4% | 15.6% |
| 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 Kluge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #932 of 982 | #126 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #934 of 992 ▲ 11 | #129 of 174 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #932 of 992 ▲ 8 | #125 of 174 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #618 of 1,157 | #109 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #630 of 901 | #55 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #565 of 901 | #111 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #35 of 1,064 | #32 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #207 of 240 | #29 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
301
-40 (-12%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 301 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 93% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 25.2 | 13.7:1 | 94% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 25.5 | 12.8:1 | 90% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 95% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 16.7 | 17.7:1 | 82% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 18 | 18.2:1 | 87% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 24 | 15.6:1 | 90% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 69% (355) |
| 1990-91 | 589 | 30 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kluge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (296 to 301); teachers up 25% (16.7 to 21).
About Kluge Elementary
Kluge Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school found in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The latest federal count shows 301 students in pre-K through 5.
Kluge Elementary is a school in Milwaukee School District. The district has 155 schools and 65,835 students.
About 83% of the student body at Kluge Elementary is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. In Milwaukee County overall, about 26% of residents are Black. Kluge Elementary's diversity index is 30%, against a US figure of 70%.
Kluge Elementary's 21 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.4:1. That matches the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin fairly closely. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 93%. The gap from the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County is 29 points.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 13.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 20.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Milwaukee County show that the median household income is $64,435, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Kluge Elementary is one of 284 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Rocketship Transformation Prep, at about 0.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Kluge Elementary places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 301, a 12% decrease from 341 in 2020-21.
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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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Kluge ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Kluge Elementary?
Kluge Elementary enrolls approximately 301 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Kluge Elementary serve?
Kluge Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kluge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kluge Elementary is approximately 14.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Kluge Elementary?
Kluge Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 5% Hispanic, 83% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Kluge Elementary in?
Kluge Elementary is part of Milwaukee School District.
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