Enrollment
268
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960002442
Starms Discovery
2035 N 25th St, Milwaukee, WI 53205 · (414) 934-4900 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 01–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
262 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 9% |
This year's 1st grade class (49) is 96% larger than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
18%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Milwaukee School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
8.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
7.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.4% | 7.7% |
| 2023-24 | 10.4% | 8.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
10.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Starms Discovery
Starms Discovery's state test result (10.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starms Discovery this school | 268 | 97.8% | 10.6% |
| Holmes Elementary Milwaukee | 260 | 98.5% | 16.0% |
| Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy Milwaukee | 274 | 94.9% | 8.8% |
| Brown Street Academy Milwaukee | 245 | 95.9% | 10.3% |
| Hawthorne Elementary Milwaukee | 259 | 96.9% | 10.8% |
| Franklin Elementary Milwaukee | 311 | 95.2% | 6.8% |
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 Starms Discovery ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #955 of 982 | #147 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #968 of 992 ▼ 5 | #155 of 174 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #969 of 992 ▼ 10 | #155 of 174 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #715 of 1,157 | #125 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #839 of 901 | #122 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #783 of 901 | #139 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #6 of 1,064 | #5 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #168 of 664 | #39 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
268
-19 (-7%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 307
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 268 | 15.1 | 17.8:1 | 98% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 14.9 | 15.5:1 | 97% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 16.1 | 14.8:1 | 95% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 99% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 14 | 24.8:1 | 100% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 21 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 90% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 18 | 17.1:1 | 69% (212) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Starms Discovery.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (347 to 268); teachers up 8% (14 to 15.1).
About Starms Discovery
Starms Discovery is an elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, according to federal school records. Students in grades 1 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 268 students.
Starms Discovery is part of a district of 155 schools: Milwaukee School District, with 65,835 students.
Black students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 26%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 18%.
The school lists 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, 14.7:1, is lower. A total of 262 students, or 98%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County, the school's rate is higher.
Starms Discovery holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Starms Discovery is -7.1 points: 10.6% actual, 17.7% predicted.
The school is in Milwaukee County, where the median household earns about $64,435 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Starms Discovery shares Milwaukee County with 283 other public schools.
Starms Early Childhood sits about 0.2 miles from Starms Discovery. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Starms Discovery ranks 3rd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Starms Discovery had a net loss of 19 students, or 7%.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Starms Early Childhood0.2 mi · 205
- Westside Academy0.4 mi · 159
- Brown Street Academy0.4 mi · 245
- Next Door Charter0.6 mi · 120
- Metcalfe Elementary0.6 mi · 296
- Transition High0.6 mi · 90
Frequently asked questions
About Starms DiscoveryHow many students attend Starms Discovery?
Starms Discovery enrolls approximately 268 students in grades 01-08.
What age range does Starms Discovery serve?
Starms Discovery serves students from grade 01 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Starms Discovery?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Starms Discovery is approximately 17.8:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Starms Discovery?
Student demographics at Starms Discovery are roughly 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 90% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Starms Discovery public or private?
Starms Discovery is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.