Parkview Elementary

Parkview Elementary is one of the mid-sized primary schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of Milwaukee School District, with 335 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Milwaukee School District comprises 155 schools with combined enrollment of 65,835 students; Parkview Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Parkview Elementary logs that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 40% Asian, 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Milwaukee County (around 64%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Parkview Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.0%; this one delivers 24.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Milwaukee County shows 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. Parkview Elementary is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

Madison Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Parkview Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 22.7%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 21%: 424 students in 2018 compared to 335 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 55% to 45% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 26.8:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.