Rawson Elementary

Rawson Elementary operates as a reasonably sized primary school in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, run under South Milwaukee School District. Current enrollment sits at 371 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

South Milwaukee School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,686 students; Rawson Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Rawson Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rawson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.9%; this one delivers 39.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Milwaukee County shows median household earnings sit near $64,435, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Rawson Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South Milwaukee Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rawson Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.8%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Rawson Elementary's enrollment has contracted 17% since 2018, when it stood at 449 (now 371). White enrollment moved from 67% to 51% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.