Enrollment
208
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUDAHY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550306001228
Kosciuszko Elementary
5252 S Kirkwood Ave, Cudahy, WI 53110 · (414) 294-7200 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
144 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 22 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 28% smaller than its 6th grade class (29).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Cudahy School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
31.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 37.4% |
% 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
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Kosciuszko Elementary
Kosciuszko Elementary's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosciuszko Elementary this school | 208 | 69.2% | 48.1% |
| Riverside Elementary Fond du Lac | 273 | 70.0% | 46.8% |
| Lake Delton Elementary Lake Delton | 203 | 71.9% | 58.1% |
| West Elementary Jefferson | 233 | 62.2% | 50.3% |
| Franklin Elementary West Allis | 244 | 67.2% | 37.0% |
| Sheboygan Leadership Academy Sheboygan | 213 | 72.3% | 38.2% |
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 Kosciuszko Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #648 of 982 | #47 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #815 of 992 ▼ 45 | #74 of 174 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #529 of 992 ▼ 24 | #49 of 174 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 208 | #882 of 1,157 | #156 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #403 of 901 | #28 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #166 of 901 | #44 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.2% | #186 of 1,064 | #104 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #152 of 664 | #35 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
208
+10 (+5%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 208 | 16.2 | 12.9:1 | 69% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 19 | 11.5:1 | 73% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 16.5 | 11.3:1 | 74% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 198 | 18 | 11.0:1 | 98% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 19.6 | 13.9:1 | 66% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 290 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 57% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 26 | 13.0:1 | 52% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 32% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kosciuszko Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (273 to 208); teachers down 18% (19.6 to 16.2).
About Kosciuszko Elementary
Kosciuszko Elementary is a small elementary school in Wisconsin, located in Cudahy. It serves 208 students in pre-K through 6. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 36% smaller than that.
Kosciuszko Elementary is run by Cudahy School District, whose 6 schools enroll 1,985 students.
White students form the largest group at Kosciuszko Elementary, 46% of enrollment. Next come 36% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Kosciuszko Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
The school employs the equivalent of 16.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.9:1. Among elementary schools in Wisconsin, the typical ratio is 14.7:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 69%.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Kosciuszko Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Kosciuszko Elementary is 13.0 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 48.1% actual, 35.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Kosciuszko Elementary is located in Milwaukee County, where median household income is about $64,435, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Kosciuszko Elementary is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County, which together enroll about 122,496 students.
The closest public school, Cudahy High, is about 0.6 miles from Kosciuszko Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Kosciuszko Elementary is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Kosciuszko Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 208 was 5% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 198. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 12.9:1, from 11.0:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Kosciuszko Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Cudahy School District
- Cudahy HighHigh · 644 students
- Mitchell ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 312 students
- Cudahy MiddleMiddle · 247 students
- Jones ElementaryElementary · 171 students
Other schools in Cudahy
- Cudahy HighHigh · 644 students
- Mitchell ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 312 students
- Cudahy MiddleMiddle · 247 students
- Jones ElementaryElementary · 171 students
Nearby schools
- Cudahy High0.6 mi · 644
- Cudahy Middle0.7 mi · 247
- Jones Elementary0.7 mi · 171
- Lincoln Elementary1.1 mi · 312
- Mitchell Elementary1.2 mi · 403
- Saint Francis High1.3 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Kosciuszko ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Kosciuszko Elementary?
Kosciuszko Elementary enrolls approximately 208 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Kosciuszko Elementary serve?
Kosciuszko Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Kosciuszko Elementary?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Kosciuszko Elementary.
How diverse is Kosciuszko Elementary?
Kosciuszko Elementary reports a student body of 46% White, 36% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Kosciuszko Elementary in?
Kosciuszko Elementary is part of Cudahy School District.
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