Meadowview Elementary

Meadowview Elementary operates as a moderately sized primary school in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, overseen by Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District. Current enrollment sits at 320 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 6,554 students; Meadowview Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Meadowview Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 68%. The remainder reads as 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 51% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Meadowview Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Milwaukee County (around 64%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Meadowview Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Milwaukee County) shows that median household income runs about $64,435, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Meadowview Elementary is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

Nearest neighbor: Shepard Hills Elementary, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Meadowview Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 60.0%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Meadowview Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 335 (now 320). The White share of enrollment contracted from 80% to 68% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Meadowview Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.