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Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001155
Milwaukee German Immersion
3778 N 82nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53222 · (414) 393-5600 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B+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
22.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
150 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 | 82 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 74% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
65%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
67.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
69.9%
WI avg 54.8% . +10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 69.9% |
| 2023-24 | 63.2% | 59.5% |
% 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
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 German Immersion
Milwaukee German Immersion's state test result (66.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee German Immersion this school | 549 | 27.3% | 66.7% |
| Maryland Montessori Milwaukee | 470 | 24.9% | 63.5% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Wauwatosa | 396 | 26.3% | 77.6% |
| Parkway Elementary Glendale | 490 | 38.0% | 46.4% |
| Prairie Lane Elementary Pleasant Prairie | 451 | 28.4% | 76.9% |
| Atwater Elementary Shorewood | 474 | 24.3% | 74.1% |
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 German Immersion ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #259 of 982 | #22 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #205 of 992 ▲ 230 | #17 of 174 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #179 of 992 ▲ 118 | #24 of 174 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #99 of 1,157 | #27 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #880 of 901 | #151 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #165 of 901 | #43 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.3% | #777 of 1,064 | #148 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #461 of 664 | #96 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
549
-43 (-7%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 549 | 24.6 | 22.3:1 | 27% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 26.5 | 20.7:1 | 32% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 25.4 | 22.1:1 | 30% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 27 | 21.9:1 | 33% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 15.8 | 38.5:1 | 28% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 25 | 24.7:1 | 24% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 26 | 23.4:1 | 28% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 585 | 31 | 18.9:1 | 69% (403) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 21 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milwaukee German Immersion.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (607 to 549); teachers up 56% (15.8 to 24.6).
About Milwaukee German Immersion
Milwaukee German Immersion is a public elementary school run by Milwaukee School District in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 549 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students.
Milwaukee School District operates 155 schools. Combined enrollment is 65,835 students.
A majority of students at Milwaukee German Immersion, 52%, are White. Other reported shares: 25% Black, 14% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. That is close to the 51% White share among all Milwaukee County residents. Milwaukee German Immersion has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Milwaukee German Immersion operates with 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 22.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. About 27% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County is 37 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for Milwaukee German Immersion is B+. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Milwaukee German Immersion scores 66.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 60.9%.
Within Milwaukee County, median household income is about $64,435, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Milwaukee County number 284 and enroll about 122,496.
Milwaukee School of Languages is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 66.7% is above the 19.8% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Milwaukee German Immersion went from 592 students to 549.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Milwaukee School of Languages0.7 mi · 964
- Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary0.8 mi · 428
- Craig Montessori School0.8 mi · 220
- Eighty-First Street Elementary0.9 mi · 357
- Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy1.0 mi · 274
- Emerson Elementary1.0 mi · 187
Frequently asked questions
About Milwaukee German ImmersionHow many students attend Milwaukee German Immersion?
Milwaukee German Immersion enrolls approximately 549 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Milwaukee German Immersion serve?
Milwaukee German Immersion serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Milwaukee German Immersion?
Approximately 22.3:1 students per teacher at Milwaukee German Immersion.
What is the student diversity at Milwaukee German Immersion?
Student demographics at Milwaukee German Immersion are roughly 52% White, 8% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Milwaukee German Immersion?
Milwaukee German Immersion is overseen by Milwaukee School District in Milwaukee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.