Parkway Elementary

Set in Glendale, Wisconsin, Parkway Elementary is a heavily attended elementary-level community, operated by Glendale-River Hills School District. It educates 490 students across grades pre-K through 3. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Parkway Elementary sits 52% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Glendale-River Hills School District, which oversees 2 schools and 973 students, Parkway Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Parkway Elementary records that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 33% Black, 12% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Parkway Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 38% of students at Parkway Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Milwaukee County's rate of about 64%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Parkway Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.4%; this one delivers 46.4%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Milwaukee County indicate median household earnings sit near $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), Parkway Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pratt Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Parkway Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 28.1%.

Parkway Elementary operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 507 students in 2018 compared to 490 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 52% to 42% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Parkway Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.