River Trail School of Agricultural Science

River Trail School of Agricultural Science is one of the medium-sized primary schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of Milwaukee School District, with 406 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 26% above the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Across the 155 schools in Milwaukee School District (65,835 students total), River Trail School of Agricultural Science accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, River Trail School of Agricultural Science lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (81%). Other groups include 6% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting River Trail School of Agricultural Science higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, River Trail School of Agricultural Science sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 27.3%; actual is 8.1%, a gap of -19.2 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Milwaukee County put median household income runs about $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%. River Trail School of Agricultural Science is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

Nearest neighbor: Parkview Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), River Trail School of Agricultural Science ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 23.3%.

River Trail School of Agricultural Science operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. River Trail School of Agricultural Science's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 452 (now 406). Over the same period, the Black share grew from 76% to 81%.

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