Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960002439
Thurston Woods Elementary
5966 N 35th St, Milwaukee, WI 53209 · (414) 393-2800 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% 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
17.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
237 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 | 42 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (22).
Student demographics
21%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
10.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.1pp 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. The Wisconsin average is about 53 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.5% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
% 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
10.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Thurston Woods Elementary
Thurston Woods Elementary's state test result (10.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurston Woods Elementary this school | 256 | 92.6% | 10.1% |
| King Jr Elementary Milwaukee | 277 | 92.1% | 9.7% |
| Browning Elementary Milwaukee | 279 | 90.7% | 8.9% |
| Brown Street Academy Milwaukee | 245 | 95.9% | 10.3% |
| Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy Milwaukee | 274 | 94.9% | 8.8% |
| Townsend Street Elementary Milwaukee | 257 | 93.8% | 6.3% |
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 Thurston Woods Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #959 of 982 | #151 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.7% | #981 of 992 | #164 of 174 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #958 of 992 ▲ 29 | #145 of 174 ▲ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #762 of 1,157 | #135 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #820 of 901 | #111 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #744 of 901 | #130 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #38 of 1,064 | #35 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.2% | #27 of 664 | #12 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
256
-139 (-35%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 256 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 93% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 14.5 | 20.6:1 | 93% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 94% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 22 | 17.9:1 | 95% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 16.6 | 25.4:1 | 83% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 21 | 21.4:1 | 85% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 93% (444) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 19 | 19.2:1 | 69% (252) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thurston Woods Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (421 to 256); teachers down 10% (16.6 to 15).
About Thurston Woods Elementary
Thurston Woods Elementary is an elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it is part of Milwaukee School District. Students in pre-K through 8 attend, and enrollment is 256 students. The school's enrollment is 21% smaller than the 323 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee School District is the district for Thurston Woods Elementary. It has 155 schools and 65,835 students.
Federal enrollment data show Thurston Woods Elementary is 89% Black. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Milwaukee County, the Black share is about 26%. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Thurston Woods Elementary is 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. About 93% of students, or 237, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Milwaukee County report 64%.
The allk12 Grade for Thurston Woods Elementary is F. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 3% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Thurston Woods Elementary is -10.8 points: 10.1% actual, 20.9% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Milwaukee County, the median household income is $64,435, 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 is home to 284 public schools and about 122,496 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Glen Hills Middle, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Thurston Woods Elementary is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
Thurston Woods Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Federal data show a 35% enrollment decrease, from 395 in 2020-21 to 256 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Thurston Woods ElementaryHow large is Thurston Woods Elementary?
Thurston Woods Elementary enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-08.
Is Thurston Woods Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thurston Woods Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thurston Woods Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thurston Woods Elementary is approximately 17.1:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thurston Woods Elementary?
At Thurston Woods Elementary, the student body is approximately 8% Hispanic, 89% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Thurston Woods Elementary public or private?
Thurston Woods Elementary 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.