Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001174
River Trail School of Agricultural Science
12021 W Florist Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53225 · (414) 393-2200 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
333 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 | 22 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 56% smaller than its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
33%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
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
8.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
6.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
| 2023-24 | 10.5% | 4.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
8.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 27% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 River Trail School of Agricultural Science
River Trail School of Agricultural Science's state test result (8.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Trail School of Agricultural Science this school | 406 | 82.0% | 8.1% |
| Eighty-First Street Elementary Milwaukee | 357 | 81.8% | 12.4% |
| Engleburg Elementary Milwaukee | 286 | 87.4% | 15.6% |
| Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary Milwaukee | 384 | 92.2% | 9.1% |
| Hawley Environmental School Milwaukee | 299 | 84.6% | 11.2% |
| Barton Elementary Milwaukee | 283 | 90.5% | 14.1% |
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 River Trail School of Agricultural Science ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #976 of 982 | #165 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.2% | #975 of 992 ▲ 10 | #161 of 174 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #967 of 992 ▼ 10 | #153 of 174 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #335 of 1,157 | #60 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #867 of 901 | #140 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #516 of 901 | #103 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.0% | #113 of 1,064 | #85 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #440 of 664 | #92 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
406
+55 (+16%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 406 | 20.9 | 19.4:1 | 82% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 23.3 | 17.3:1 | 94% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 24.4 | 14.1:1 | 95% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 99% (348) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 23.6 | 19.1:1 | 96% (434) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 30 | 18.6:1 | 81% (451) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 17 | 20.5:1 | 69% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 16 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River Trail School of Agricultural Science.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (452 to 406); teachers down 11% (23.6 to 20.9).
About River Trail School of Agricultural Science
The public elementary school River Trail School of Agricultural Science is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school counts 406 students across pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 26% above the 323 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee School District oversees River Trail School of Agricultural Science and 154 other schools, with 65,835 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show River Trail School of Agricultural Science is 81% Black. Other groups make up 6% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Milwaukee County as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 33%, meaning two students picked at random have a 33% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
River Trail School of Agricultural Science operates with 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 19.4:1. That is higher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. About 82% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County is 18 points.
River Trail School of Agricultural Science trails its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 19.2 points (8.1% versus 27.3%), a bottom-10% result in Wisconsin on BeatsExpectations.
Among Milwaukee County residents, the median household income is $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. River Trail School of Agricultural Science is one of 284 public schools in the county.
Parkview Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles of River Trail School of Agricultural Science, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 8.1% is below the 23.3% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 406, a 16% rise from 351 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.6:1 in 2020-21, and 19.4:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for River Trail School of Agricultural Science can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About River Trail School of Agricultural ScienceHow many students attend River Trail School of Agricultural Science?
River Trail School of Agricultural Science enrolls approximately 406 students in grades PK-08.
Is River Trail School of Agricultural Science an elementary, middle, or high school?
River Trail School of Agricultural Science is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does River Trail School of Agricultural Science have?
River Trail School of Agricultural Science employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
What is the student diversity at River Trail School of Agricultural Science?
Student demographics at River Trail School of Agricultural Science are roughly 2% White, 6% Hispanic, 81% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is River Trail School of Agricultural Science in?
River Trail School of Agricultural Science is part of Milwaukee School District.
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