Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001250
Stuart Elementary
7001 N 86th St, Milwaukee, WI 53224 · (414) 393-3700 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
249 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 | 34 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
56%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
25.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
21.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.2% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.5% | 29.8% |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Stuart Elementary
Stuart Elementary's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Elementary this school | 322 | 77.3% | 27.6% |
| Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language Milwaukee | 499 | 91.0% | 11.2% |
| Burbank Elementary Milwaukee | 552 | 83.9% | 14.5% |
| Goodrich Elementary Milwaukee | 312 | 92.6% | 18.9% |
| Story Elementary Milwaukee | 365 | 95.6% | 11.9% |
| Bethune Academy Milwaukee | 574 | 96.2% | 16.6% |
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 Stuart Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #857 of 982 | #83 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #884 of 992 ▼ 43 | #96 of 174 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #869 of 992 ▼ 36 | #90 of 174 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #551 of 1,157 | #93 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #817 of 901 | #109 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #250 of 901 | #61 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.3% | #136 of 1,064 | #93 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #155 of 240 | #18 of 33 |
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
322
+43 (+15%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 322 | 19 | 16.9:1 | 77% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 17.1 | 17.3:1 | 92% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 15.1 | 16.9:1 | 95% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 91% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 11 | 27.9:1 | 90% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 16 | 20.7:1 | 84% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 78% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 69% (233) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 17 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stuart Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (308 to 322); teachers up 72% (11 to 19).
About Stuart Elementary
Stuart Elementary is one of the public schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 322 students in pre-K through 5.
Stuart Elementary is among 155 schools run by Milwaukee School District, which serves 65,835 students.
Stuart Elementary is 61% Black by enrollment. Other students are 22% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Milwaukee County residents are about 26% Black. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 19 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.9:1. That is higher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 77%. On average, public schools in Milwaukee County report 64%.
On BeatsExpectations, Stuart Elementary is 2.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Milwaukee County, the median household income is $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Milwaukee County is home to 284 public schools and about 122,496 public school students.
The school nearest to Stuart Elementary is Darrell Lynn Hines Academy, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Stuart Elementary is 1st of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Stuart Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 43 students since 2020-21, to 322. By 2024-25, the school had 16.9 students per teacher, compared with 14.7 in 2020-21.
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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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Other Stuart Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Stuart Elementary. Stuart Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Stuart ElementaryStuart, VA · 361 students
- Stuart Elementary SchoolStuart, IA · 211 students
- Stuart Elementary SchoolStuart, OK · 129 students
- STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSTUART, NE · 117 students
Nearby schools
- Darrell Lynn Hines Academy0.2 mi · 180
- Morse Mid0.6 mi · 383
- Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary0.7 mi · 384
- Bruce Elementary0.7 mi · 270
- Harold S Vincent School of Agricultural Science0.9 mi · 611
- Vincent Accelerated Academy0.9 mi · 53
Frequently asked questions
About Stuart ElementaryHow large is Stuart Elementary?
Stuart Elementary enrolls approximately 322 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Stuart Elementary serve?
Stuart Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Stuart Elementary?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Stuart Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Stuart Elementary?
Student demographics at Stuart Elementary are roughly 1% White, 10% Hispanic, 61% Black, 22% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Stuart Elementary in?
Stuart Elementary is part of Milwaukee School District.
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