Robinwood Elementary

Robinwood Elementary is a reasonably sized primary school in Franklin, Wisconsin, run under Franklin Public School District. The school works with 437 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% bigger than the state mean of about 323.

Across the 8 schools in Franklin Public School District (4,666 students total), Robinwood Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Robinwood Elementary shows that 61% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 15% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 51% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Milwaukee County's rate of about 64%.

After controlling for student poverty, Robinwood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.0%; this one delivers 69.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Milwaukee County indicate 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%. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Robinwood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Country Dale Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robinwood Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Robinwood Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 68.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Robinwood Elementary's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 532 (now 437). White enrollment moved from 71% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.