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Which teacher or staff member at Manitoba Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001213
Manitoba Elementary
4040 W Forest Home Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53215 · (414) 902-8600 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
390 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 53 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (54).
Student demographics
72%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
12.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
9.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.5% | 9.3% |
| 2023-24 | 15.8% | 11.3% |
% 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
16.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Manitoba Elementary
Manitoba Elementary's state test result (16.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba Elementary this school | 469 | 83.2% | 16.4% |
| Academy of Accelerated Learning Milwaukee | 493 | 77.1% | 45.3% |
| Curtin Elementary Milwaukee | 301 | 90.0% | 20.6% |
| Zablocki Elementary Milwaukee | 250 | 90.0% | 22.3% |
| Burbank Elementary Milwaukee | 552 | 83.9% | 14.5% |
| IDEAL Milwaukee | 210 | 88.6% | 37.5% |
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 Manitoba Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #917 of 982 | #117 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.3% | #953 of 992 ▼ 13 | #142 of 174 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #946 of 992 ▼ 16 | #135 of 174 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #199 of 1,157 | #44 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #821 of 901 | #112 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #44 of 901 | #11 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.2% | #104 of 1,064 | #80 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #352 of 664 | #74 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
469
+39 (+9%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 469 | 27.4 | 17.1:1 | 83% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 25.5 | 17.5:1 | 88% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 26.1 | 16.9:1 | 89% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 85% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 21.4 | 25.5:1 | 80% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 21 | 24.1:1 | 77% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 71% (378) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 69% (314) |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 26 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manitoba Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (545 to 469); teachers up 28% (21.4 to 27.4).
About Manitoba Elementary
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is home to Manitoba Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 469 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll about 323 students on average.
The district for Manitoba Elementary is Milwaukee School District, with 155 schools and 65,835 students.
Hispanic students make up 42% of enrollment at Manitoba Elementary, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 22% Black, 21% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 7% White. That compares with about 17% Hispanic among all Milwaukee County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
Teacher count: 27.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 17.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, 14.7:1, is lower. Roughly 83% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Milwaukee County is 64%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.6% for Manitoba Elementary. The school posts 16.4%, 10.3 points below the prediction.
For the population of Milwaukee County, median household income comes to 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. Milwaukee County's 284 public schools enroll about 122,496 students and include Manitoba Elementary.
Audubon Technology and Communication High is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Manitoba Elementary is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Manitoba Elementary as City: Large.
The school grew from 430 students in 2020-21 to 469 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Manitoba Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. 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
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- Audubon Technology and Communication High0.5 mi · 436
- Audubon Technology and Communication Middle0.5 mi · 345
- Veritas High0.7 mi · 256
- Rocketship Southside Community Prep0.8 mi · 418
- Curtin Elementary0.9 mi · 301
- Milwaukee Spanish Immersion0.9 mi · 605
Frequently asked questions
About Manitoba ElementaryHow many students attend Manitoba Elementary?
Manitoba Elementary enrolls approximately 469 students in grades PK-08.
Is Manitoba Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Manitoba Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Manitoba Elementary?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Manitoba Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Manitoba Elementary?
Student demographics at Manitoba Elementary are roughly 7% White, 42% Hispanic, 22% Black, 21% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Manitoba Elementary in?
Manitoba Elementary is part of Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.