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What advice would you give to incoming students at Parkway Elementary?
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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLENDALE-RIVER HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550546000577
Parkway Elementary
5910 N Milwaukee River Pkwy, Glendale, WI 53209 · (414) 351-7190 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
186 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 92 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 19% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Parkway Elementary→Glen Hills Middle
Based on grade levels within Glendale-River Hills School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -11.9pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.7% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.6% | 48.4% |
% 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Parkway Elementary
Parkway Elementary's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkway Elementary this school | 490 | 38.0% | 46.4% |
| Highland Community School Milwaukee | 387 | 40.6% | 56.4% |
| Eisenhower Elementary Wauwatosa | 373 | 34.3% | 56.1% |
| Creekside Elementary Sun Prairie | 394 | 43.9% | 45.5% |
| Huegel Elementary Madison | 417 | 37.9% | 52.8% |
| Lowell Elementary Madison | 329 | 44.7% | 56.2% |
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 Parkway Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #679 of 982 | #52 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #680 of 992 ▼ 32 | #52 of 174 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #730 of 992 ▼ 193 | #66 of 174 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #166 of 1,157 | #37 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #327 of 901 | #20 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #105 of 901 | #28 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #609 of 1,064 | #138 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #598 of 664 | #122 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
490
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 490 | 39.5 | 12.4:1 | 38% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 41 | 11.6:1 | 33% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 40.5 | 11.8:1 | 35% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 41% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 33.3 | 15.3:1 | 26% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 31 | 16.5:1 | 31% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 21% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 17% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 494 | 26 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (507 to 490); teachers up 19% (33.3 to 39.5).
About Parkway Elementary
Parkway Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school located in Glendale, Wisconsin. It educates 490 students in pre-K through 3. The school's enrollment is 52% bigger than the 323 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Parkway Elementary is part of Glendale-River Hills School District, where 2 schools serve 973 students.
Enrollment at Parkway Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 42%. After that, the student body is 33% Black, 12% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Census figures show Milwaukee County is about 51% White. Parkway Elementary has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1 at Parkway Elementary, with 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Wisconsin, the typical ratio is 14.7:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 38% of enrollment. Among public schools in Milwaukee County, the average eligibility rate is 64%.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Parkway Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 54.4% at Parkway Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Milwaukee County show that median household income is about $64,435, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Parkway Elementary is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County, which together enroll about 122,496 students.
Of nearby public schools, Pratt Elementary is the closest, at about 1.0 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Parkway Elementary is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Parkway Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 465 in 2020-21 and 490 in 2024-25, a 5% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.1:1 in 2020-21 to 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Glendale-River Hills School District
- Glen Hills MiddleMiddle · 483 students
Other schools in Glendale
- Nicolet HighHigh · 1,043 students
- Glen Hills MiddleMiddle · 483 students
Other Parkway Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 15 states are named Parkway Elementary. Parkway Elementary is the 9th largest of the 21.
- Parkway Elementary SchoolEvans, GA · 795 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolLeesville, LA · 675 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolLONGVIEW, TX · 674 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolMONAHANS, TX · 646 students
- Parkway ElementaryBoone, NC · 610 students
Nearby schools
- Pratt Elementary1.0 mi · 288
- Richards Elementary1.1 mi · 680
- Glen Hills Middle1.1 mi · 483
- Nicolet High1.1 mi · 1,043
- Milwaukee Excellence Charter School1.4 mi · 269
- Thurston Woods Elementary1.4 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Parkway ElementaryHow many students attend Parkway Elementary?
Parkway Elementary enrolls approximately 490 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Parkway Elementary serve?
Parkway Elementary serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkway Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parkway Elementary is approximately 12.4:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Parkway Elementary?
Parkway Elementary reports a student body of 42% White, 9% Hispanic, 33% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Parkway Elementary?
Parkway Elementary is overseen by Glendale-River Hills School District in Milwaukee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.