Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001224
Neeskara Elementary
1601 N Hawley Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53208 · (414) 256-8600 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
309 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 40 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
47%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
10.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
7.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.5% | 7.2% |
| 2023-24 | 9.7% | 9.1% |
% 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
10.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Neeskara Elementary
Neeskara Elementary's state test result (10.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neeskara Elementary this school | 356 | 86.8% | 10.3% |
| Hawley Environmental School Milwaukee | 299 | 84.6% | 11.2% |
| Barbee Elementary Milwaukee | 289 | 86.2% | 21.4% |
| Eighty-First Street Elementary Milwaukee | 357 | 81.8% | 12.4% |
| Fifty-Third Street Elementary Milwaukee | 308 | 89.3% | 9.7% |
| Riverwest Elementary Milwaukee | 244 | 88.5% | 11.4% |
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 Neeskara Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #957 of 982 | #149 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.2% | #970 of 992 ▼ 12 | #156 of 174 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #957 of 992 ▲ 9 | #144 of 174 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #450 of 1,157 | #82 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #696 of 901 | #67 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #351 of 901 | #84 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #80 of 1,064 | #69 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #586 of 664 | #120 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
356
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 356 | 23.6 | 15.1:1 | 87% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 23.3 | 15.9:1 | 92% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 24.8 | 13.7:1 | 91% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 94% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 20 | 18.5:1 | 90% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 21 | 17.6:1 | 79% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 74% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 69% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 30 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Neeskara Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (370 to 356); teachers up 18% (20 to 23.6).
About Neeskara Elementary
Neeskara Elementary, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 356 students.
Neeskara Elementary is in Milwaukee School District, a district with 65,835 students across 155 schools.
At 71%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Neeskara Elementary combined. The school is also 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 4% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 26%. The chance that two students picked at random at Neeskara Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
Dividing enrollment by its 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.1:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have a similar average ratio of 14.7:1. Eligible students account for 87% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is higher than the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County.
Test results at Neeskara Elementary are 14.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (10.3% actual, 24.4% predicted).
Within Milwaukee County, median household income is about $64,435, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Federal data list 284 public schools in Milwaukee County, with a combined enrollment of about 122,496.
Hi-Mount Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Neeskara Elementary is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Neeskara Elementary saw enrollment rise 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Neeskara Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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- Hi-Mount Elementary0.6 mi · 166
- Milwaukee French Immersion0.8 mi · 426
- Washington Elementary0.8 mi · 285
- Hawley Environmental School0.9 mi · 299
- Woodlands School1.0 mi · 313
- Jefferson Elementary1.0 mi · 222
Frequently asked questions
About Neeskara ElementaryHow many students attend Neeskara Elementary?
Neeskara Elementary enrolls approximately 356 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Neeskara Elementary serve?
Neeskara Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Neeskara Elementary?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Neeskara Elementary.
How diverse is Neeskara Elementary?
Neeskara Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 11% Hispanic, 71% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Neeskara Elementary?
Neeskara Elementary is overseen by Milwaukee School District in Milwaukee County.
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