Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001204
Lancaster Elementary
4931 N 68th St, Milwaukee, WI 53218 · (414) 393-5500 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
286 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 | 15 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 48% smaller than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
21%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
8.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
5.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.3% | 5.7% |
| 2023-24 | 4.6% | 5.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
7.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 22% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Lancaster Elementary
Lancaster Elementary's state test result (7.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Elementary this school | 316 | 90.5% | 7.2% |
| Cass Street Elementary Milwaukee | 312 | 92.6% | 12.7% |
| Pratt Elementary Milwaukee | 288 | 88.9% | 13.7% |
| Browning Elementary Milwaukee | 279 | 90.7% | 8.9% |
| Fifty-Third Street Elementary Milwaukee | 308 | 89.3% | 9.7% |
| King Jr Elementary Milwaukee | 277 | 92.1% | 9.7% |
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 Lancaster Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.2% | #977 of 982 | #166 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.7% | #980 of 992 no change | #163 of 174 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.3% | #970 of 992 ▲ 19 | #156 of 174 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #568 of 1,157 | #96 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #857 of 901 | #135 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #746 of 901 | #131 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.5% | #56 of 1,064 | #50 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #406 of 664 | #85 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
316
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 569
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 316 | 17.1 | 18.5:1 | 91% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 15.1 | 21.9:1 | 90% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 16 | 20.0:1 | 95% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 17 | 19.0:1 | 100% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 16.4 | 21.8:1 | 86% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 258 | 12 | 21.5:1 | 86% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 89% (411) |
| 2000-01 | 526 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 69% (362) |
| 1990-91 | 569 | 28 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lancaster Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (358 to 316); teachers up 4% (16.4 to 17.1).
About Lancaster Elementary
Lancaster Elementary is an elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, reachable at (414) 393-5500. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 316 students in pre-K through 8.
Besides Lancaster Elementary, Milwaukee School District runs 154 other schools. The district enrolls 65,835 students.
Black students are the large majority at Lancaster Elementary, with 89% of enrollment. Next come 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 26% Black among all Milwaukee County residents. By the diversity index, Lancaster Elementary comes in at 21%.
Teachers at Lancaster Elementary total 17.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.5:1. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 286 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 91%. Compared with the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County, the school's rate is higher.
In Wisconsin, Lancaster Elementary is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 7.2% compared with a predicted 22.1%.
In Milwaukee County (population about 926,331), median household income is about $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lancaster Elementary is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County, which together enroll about 122,496 students.
The school nearest to Lancaster Elementary is Kilbourn Elementary, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Lancaster Elementary places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (323) and 2024-25 (316).
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Lancaster Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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Other Lancaster Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Lancaster Elementary. Lancaster Elementary is the 5th largest of the 7.
- LANCASTER ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 646 students
- Lancaster ElementaryKilmarnock, VA · 542 students
- Lancaster Elementary SchoolEL PASO, TX · 517 students
- Lancaster Elementary SchoolLancaster, KY · 462 students
- Lancaster Elementary SchoolLancaster, NH · 310 students
Nearby schools
- Kilbourn Elementary0.5 mi · 218
- Rocketship Transformation Prep0.7 mi · 313
- Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus0.7 mi · 526
- Browning Elementary0.7 mi · 279
- Grantosa Drive Elementary0.8 mi · 506
- Craig Montessori School0.9 mi · 220
Frequently asked questions
About Lancaster ElementaryHow many students attend Lancaster Elementary?
Lancaster Elementary enrolls approximately 316 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Lancaster Elementary serve?
Lancaster Elementary serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lancaster Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lancaster Elementary is approximately 18.5:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lancaster Elementary?
At Lancaster Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 5% Hispanic, 89% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lancaster Elementary in?
Lancaster Elementary is part of Milwaukee School District.
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