Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551404001828
Lakeview Elementary
711 Marion Ave, South Milwaukee, WI 53172 · (414) 766-5252 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% 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.
- B-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
11.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
162 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 21 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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 South Milwaukee School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
38.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 38.4% |
| 2023-24 | 50.4% | 38.7% |
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Lakeview Elementary
Lakeview Elementary's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Elementary this school | 274 | 59.1% | 44.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary Cudahy | 312 | 63.8% | 47.6% |
| Rawson Elementary South Milwaukee | 371 | 61.5% | 39.1% |
| Harvey Elementary Kenosha | 322 | 55.0% | 51.1% |
| Jefferson Elementary Beaver Dam | 328 | 61.3% | 52.6% |
| West Elementary Jefferson | 233 | 62.2% | 50.3% |
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 Lakeview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #709 of 982 | #56 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #753 of 992 ▲ 6 | #62 of 174 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #651 of 992 ▼ 66 | #58 of 174 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #704 of 1,157 | #122 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #225 of 901 | #16 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #131 of 901 | #37 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.1% | #282 of 1,064 | #119 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #367 of 664 | #76 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
274
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 274 | 23.4 | 11.7:1 | 59% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 25.3 | 11.3:1 | 66% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 25.3 | 11.5:1 | 64% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 26 | 10.7:1 | 60% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 24.5 | 12.9:1 | 66% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 67% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 23 | 14.6:1 | 57% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 23 | 15.5:1 | 24% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 21 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (316 to 274); teachers down 5% (24.5 to 23.4).
About Lakeview Elementary
Lakeview Elementary is an elementary school in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it is part of South Milwaukee School District. It reported 274 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Lakeview Elementary sits within South Milwaukee School District, which has 6 schools and 2,686 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Lakeview Elementary is White, with 45% of students. Enrollment also includes 32% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 8% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
A staff of 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, 14.7:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 59%.
Lakeview Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lakeview Elementary is 41.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.6%.
The county, Milwaukee County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $64,435 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting Lakeview Elementary, Milwaukee County has 284 public schools.
E W Luther Elementary is about 0.9 miles from Lakeview Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lakeview Elementary is 5th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Lakeview Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (277) and 2024-25 (274). Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.7:1 to 11.7:1.
This page is set up for the Lakeview Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 South Milwaukee School District
- South Milwaukee HighHigh · 920 students
- South Milwaukee MiddleMiddle · 610 students
- Rawson ElementaryElementary · 371 students
- Blakewood ElementaryElementary · 314 students
- E W Luther ElementaryElementary · 197 students
Other schools in South Milwaukee
- South Milwaukee HighHigh · 920 students
- South Milwaukee MiddleMiddle · 610 students
- Rawson ElementaryElementary · 371 students
- Blakewood ElementaryElementary · 314 students
- E W Luther ElementaryElementary · 197 students
Other Lakeview Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 23 states are named Lakeview Elementary. Lakeview Elementary is the 41st largest of the 44.
- Lakeview ElementaryNeenah, WI · 317 students
- Lakeview ElementaryWind Lake, WI · 290 students
- Lakeview ElementaryWhitewater, WI · 209 students
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSAINT CLOUD, FL · 752 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolStow, OH · 745 students
Nearby schools
- E W Luther Elementary0.9 mi · 197
- Blakewood Elementary1.0 mi · 314
- Rawson Elementary1.1 mi · 371
- South Milwaukee Middle1.4 mi · 610
- South Milwaukee High1.5 mi · 920
- Carollton Elementary1.7 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeview ElementaryHow many students attend Lakeview Elementary?
Lakeview Elementary enrolls approximately 274 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lakeview Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lakeview Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeview Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lakeview Elementary is approximately 11.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lakeview Elementary?
At Lakeview Elementary, the student body is approximately 45% White, 32% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Lakeview Elementary in?
Lakeview Elementary is part of South Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.