Lakeview Elementary

Lakeview Elementary is one of the small K-5 schools in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of South Milwaukee School District, with 274 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

South Milwaukee School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,686 students. Lakeview Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Lakeview Elementary lists that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 32% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 8% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Lakeview Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Lakeview Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 59% of students at Lakeview Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Lakeview Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Milwaukee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Lakeview Elementary is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

E W Luther Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lakeview Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lakeview Elementary at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lakeview Elementary has contracted 13%, going from 316 students in 2018 to 274 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 64% to 45%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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