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Enrollment
624
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001220
Morgandale Elementary
3635 S 17th St, Milwaukee, WI 53221 · (414) 902-9900 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL624 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
538 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 | 58 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (64).
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
19.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.1pp since 2023
Math
18.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.7% | 18.1% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 20.5% |
% 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
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Morgandale Elementary
Morgandale Elementary's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgandale Elementary this school | 624 | 86.2% | 21.2% |
| Curtin Elementary Milwaukee | 301 | 90.0% | 20.6% |
| Manitoba Elementary Milwaukee | 469 | 83.2% | 16.4% |
| Garland Elementary Milwaukee | 541 | 88.7% | 24.3% |
| Zablocki Elementary Milwaukee | 250 | 90.0% | 22.3% |
| Lake View Elementary Madison | 292 | 73.6% | 32.4% |
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 Morgandale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #893 of 982 | #102 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #902 of 992 ▼ 9 | #104 of 174 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #906 of 992 ▼ 38 | #109 of 174 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 624 | #48 of 1,157 | #11 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #865 of 901 | #138 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #161 of 901 | #42 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.2% | #82 of 1,064 | #71 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #137 of 240 | #15 of 33 |
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
624
+88 (+16%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 624 | 32.3 | 19.3:1 | 86% (538) |
| 2023-24 | 578 | 28.9 | 20.0:1 | 88% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 28.2 | 18.8:1 | 86% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 91% (486) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 21.8 | 27.0:1 | 84% (495) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 23 | 25.0:1 | 83% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 70% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 69% (390) |
| 1990-91 | 574 | 27 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morgandale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (589 to 624); teachers up 48% (21.8 to 32.3).
About Morgandale Elementary
Morgandale Elementary is a large elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It enrolled 624 students in pre-K through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 93% higher than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
Milwaukee School District runs 155 schools with a combined 65,835 students. Morgandale Elementary is one of them.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Morgandale Elementary. The largest is Hispanic students, at 48%. Smaller groups are 32% Asian, 13% Black, 4% White, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Milwaukee County is roughly 17% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Morgandale Elementary is 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 19.3:1. This ratio sits 4.6 above the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 86%. That rate is above the 64% average among public schools in Milwaukee County.
The model predicts 24.8% for a school in Wisconsin with Morgandale Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Morgandale Elementary posts 21.2%.
Milwaukee County has about 926,331 residents, and the median household income is $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Morgandale Elementary, Milwaukee County has 283 other public schools.
Carmen Hi Southeast Campus is located about 0.9 miles from Morgandale Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Morgandale Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Morgandale Elementary's location as City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 624, a 16% increase from 536 in 2020-21. The ratio was 17.3:1 in 2020-21 and 19.3:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Morgandale Elementary. 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
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Nearby schools
- Carmen Hi Southeast Campus0.9 mi · 679
- Zablocki Elementary0.9 mi · 250
- Pulaski High0.9 mi · 1,041
- Lowell International Elementary0.9 mi · 209
- Curtin Elementary0.9 mi · 301
- Veritas High1.1 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Morgandale ElementaryHow large is Morgandale Elementary?
Morgandale Elementary enrolls approximately 624 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Morgandale Elementary serve?
Morgandale Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morgandale Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morgandale Elementary is approximately 19.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Morgandale Elementary?
Student demographics at Morgandale Elementary are roughly 4% White, 48% Hispanic, 13% Black, 32% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Morgandale Elementary?
Morgandale Elementary 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.