Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001249
Story Elementary
3815 W Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53208 · (414) 934-4800 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
349 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 | 31 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 12% |
Student demographics
39%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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
11.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
8.9%
WI avg 54.8% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.4% | 8.9% |
| 2023-24 | 9.7% | 5.3% |
% 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
11.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 →
Where Story Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #944 of 982 | #138 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.9% | #955 of 992 | #144 of 174 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #951 of 992 | #140 of 174 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #428 of 1,157 | #79 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #799 of 901 | #99 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #447 of 901 | #90 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #16 of 1,064 | #14 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #366 of 664 | #75 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
365
-25 (-6%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 365 | 22.2 | 16.4:1 | 96% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 18.1 | 21.2:1 | 91% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 15.6 | 23.0:1 | 95% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 17 | 22.9:1 | 96% (374) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 15.4 | 27.3:1 | 96% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 83% (345) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 97% (445) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 38 | 12.7:1 | 69% (332) |
| 1990-91 | 558 | 35 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Story Elementary.
About Story Elementary
Story Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It reports enrollment of 365 students in pre-K through 8.
Milwaukee School District is the local district for Story Elementary. It runs 155 schools with 65,835 students.
About 77% of the student body at Story Elementary is Black. The remaining students are 12% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% White. Among people living in Milwaukee County, the Black share is about 26%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.4:1. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.7:1. Of all students at Story Elementary, 96% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Milwaukee County, the average eligibility rate is 64%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 11.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 19.0%.
In the wider Milwaukee County area, the median household earns about $64,435 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Milwaukee County counts 284 public schools with about 122,496 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Story Elementary from the closest public school, Woodlands School - State Street Campus. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Story Elementary ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 11.9% versus a 21.7% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Story Elementary is City: Large.
Enrollment decreased 6% over 4 years, reaching 365 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.9:1 to 16.4:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Story Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Story ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Story Elementary?
Story Elementary enrolls approximately 365 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Story Elementary serve?
Story Elementary serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Story Elementary have?
Story Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Story Elementary?
At Story Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 4% Hispanic, 77% Black, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Story Elementary public or private?
Story Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milwaukee School District.
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