Milwaukee Parkside School

Milwaukee Parkside School is a primary school of big scale in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of Milwaukee School District, caters to 859 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 166% above typical.

Across the 155 schools in Milwaukee School District (65,835 students total), Milwaukee Parkside School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Milwaukee Parkside School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 20% White, 18% Black, 11% Asian, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 17% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Milwaukee Parkside School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.1%; this one delivers 38.4%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Milwaukee County indicate 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 Parkside School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Humboldt Park Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Milwaukee Parkside School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Milwaukee Parkside School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 30.0%.

Milwaukee Parkside School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 7%: 805 students in 2018 compared to 859 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 28% to 20% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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