LaFollette Elementary

LaFollette Elementary is a cozy primary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, run under Milwaukee School District. The school instructs 216 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so LaFollette Elementary sits 33% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 155 schools in Milwaukee School District (65,835 students total), LaFollette Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, LaFollette Elementary shows that nearly all students (88%) are Black. Beyond that, the school lists 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, LaFollette Elementary has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, LaFollette Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.4%; this one delivers 9.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Milwaukee County indicate median household income runs about $64,435, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. LaFollette Elementary is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

King Jr Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LaFollette Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LaFollette Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 7.5%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. LaFollette Elementary's enrollment has edged down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 265 (now 216). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 2% to 7%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.