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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960002340
Milwaukee French Immersion
2360 N 52nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53210 · (414) 874-8400 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
19.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
290 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 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 67% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
59%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
42.2%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
34.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.2% | 34.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 35.6% |
% 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Milwaukee French Immersion
Milwaukee French Immersion's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee French Immersion this school | 426 | 68.1% | 41.7% |
| One City Elementary School Monona | 328 | 68.0% | 27.8% |
| 21st Century Preparatory School Racine | 438 | 63.2% | 14.3% |
| Mendota Elementary Madison | 282 | 72.7% | 36.8% |
| Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary Milwaukee | 428 | 79.9% | 24.8% |
| Kennedy Elementary Madison | 582 | 61.5% | 28.7% |
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 Milwaukee French Immersion ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #742 of 982 | #61 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #791 of 992 ▼ 1 | #67 of 174 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #698 of 992 ▲ 32 | #62 of 174 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #291 of 1,157 | #55 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #872 of 901 | #145 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #224 of 901 | #58 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #195 of 1,064 | #105 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.6% | #79 of 664 | #25 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
426
-168 (-28%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 426 | 21.4 | 19.9:1 | 68% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 23.8 | 18.1:1 | 66% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 25.6 | 17.6:1 | 64% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 28 | 21.2:1 | 67% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 16.7 | 36.7:1 | 58% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 537 | 19 | 28.3:1 | 58% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 23 | 19.3:1 | 62% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 69% (272) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 20 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milwaukee French Immersion.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (614 to 426); teachers up 28% (16.7 to 21.4).
About Milwaukee French Immersion
Milwaukee French Immersion, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 426 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students, so this school is 32% larger than average.
Milwaukee School District enrolls 65,835 students in 155 schools, including Milwaukee French Immersion.
Milwaukee French Immersion's enrollment is 60% Black. The remaining shares are 19% White, 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Milwaukee County's population at about 26%. Milwaukee French Immersion has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 19.9:1. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 68% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
The allk12 Grade for Milwaukee French Immersion is C. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Milwaukee French Immersion's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 35.9%. Milwaukee French Immersion scores 41.7%, 5.8 points above that line.
According to the American Community Survey, in Milwaukee County, 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. Milwaukee French Immersion is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County, which together enroll about 122,496 students.
Hi-Mount Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Milwaukee French Immersion is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 22.7% proficiency; Milwaukee French Immersion posts 41.7%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Milwaukee French Immersion went from 594 students to 426. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 21.2:1 to 19.9:1.
Community posts for Milwaukee French Immersion can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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
Related schools
Other schools in Milwaukee School District
- HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12Combined · 1,974 students
- Hamilton HighHigh · 1,472 students
- Reagan College Preparatory HighHigh · 1,372 students
- King InternationalHigh · 1,308 students
- Obama School of Career and Technical EducationCombined · 1,294 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,240 students
Other schools in Milwaukee
- HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12Combined · 1,974 students
- Milwaukee Academy of ScienceCombined · 1,711 students
- Hamilton HighHigh · 1,472 students
- Reagan College Preparatory HighHigh · 1,372 students
- Bruce GuadalupeElementary · 1,364 students
- King InternationalHigh · 1,308 students
Nearby schools
- Hi-Mount Elementary0.3 mi · 166
- WHS Information Technology0.6 mi · 402
- Milwaukee Math and Science Academy0.7 mi · 241
- Sherman Elementary0.7 mi · 147
- Neeskara Elementary0.8 mi · 356
- Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street0.9 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About Milwaukee French ImmersionHow many students attend Milwaukee French Immersion?
Milwaukee French Immersion enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Milwaukee French Immersion serve?
Milwaukee French Immersion serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Milwaukee French Immersion?
Approximately 19.9:1 students per teacher at Milwaukee French Immersion.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Milwaukee French Immersion?
At Milwaukee French Immersion, the student body is approximately 19% White, 7% Hispanic, 60% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Milwaukee French Immersion in?
Milwaukee French Immersion is part of Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.