Milwaukee French Immersion

As a mid-sized K-5 school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee French Immersion caters to 426 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Milwaukee School District. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 32% bigger than typical.

Milwaukee School District runs 155 schools in total, collectively educating 65,835 students. Milwaukee French Immersion is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Milwaukee French Immersion records that 60% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 19% White, 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Milwaukee French Immersion performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.9%, the actual is 41.7%, a residual of +5.8 points.

Across the wider county, Milwaukee County reports that median household income runs about $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Milwaukee French Immersion is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hi-Mount Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Milwaukee French Immersion comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 22.7%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 31%: 614 students in 2018 compared to 426 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 25% to 19% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 36.7:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.