Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001258
Townsend Street Elementary
3360 N Sherman Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53216 · (414) 874-5900 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% 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.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
16.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
241 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 | 24 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 29% smaller than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
25%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
4.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
3.6%
WI avg 54.8%
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 5 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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 4 points since 2023.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4.5% | 3.6% |
| 2023-24 | 8.2% | N/A |
% 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
6.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Townsend Street Elementary
Townsend Street Elementary's state test result (6.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townsend Street Elementary this school | 257 | 93.8% | 6.3% |
| Hartford Avenue Elementary Milwaukee | 256 | 93.0% | 11.2% |
| King Jr Elementary Milwaukee | 277 | 92.1% | 9.7% |
| Thurston Woods Elementary Milwaukee | 256 | 92.6% | 10.1% |
| Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy Milwaukee | 274 | 94.9% | 8.8% |
| Brown Street Academy Milwaukee | 245 | 95.9% | 10.3% |
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 Townsend Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.3% | #981 of 982 | #170 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.6% | #992 of 992 | #174 of 174 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 4.5% | #990 of 992 ▼ 13 | #173 of 174 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #755 of 1,157 | #132 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #774 of 901 | #90 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #669 of 901 | #124 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.8% | #29 of 1,064 | #26 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #167 of 664 | #38 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
257
-65 (-20%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
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 | 257 | 16 | 16.1:1 | 94% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 16.6 | 18.0:1 | 90% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 20.6 | 13.6:1 | 94% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 19 | 16.9:1 | 96% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 12.1 | 27.5:1 | 97% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 16 | 19.4:1 | 85% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 93% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 69% (359) |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 21 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Townsend Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (333 to 257); teachers up 32% (12.1 to 16).
About Townsend Street Elementary
Townsend Street Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 257 students. Enrollment is 20% lower than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
Milwaukee School District has a total of 155 schools and 65,835 students, Townsend Street Elementary among them.
Black students make up 86% of enrollment at Townsend Street Elementary. Smaller groups are 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Milwaukee County is roughly 26% Black. Townsend Street Elementary's diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 16.1 students per teacher and 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.4 above the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 94%. The gap from the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County is 30 points.
The allk12 Grade for Townsend Street Elementary is F. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 0% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 6.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 20.1%.
Milwaukee County has about 926,331 residents, and the median household income is $64,435, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. In all, Milwaukee County has 284 public schools and roughly 122,496 students.
Nearby, Fifty-Third Street Elementary is about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Townsend Street Elementary ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 6.3% against a local average of 11.7%.
Under the NCES locale system, Townsend Street Elementary is City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 65 fewer students in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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- King InternationalHigh · 1,308 students
Nearby schools
- Fifty-Third Street Elementary0.6 mi · 308
- Sherman Elementary0.8 mi · 147
- Milwaukee Math and Science Academy0.8 mi · 241
- Carson Academy0.8 mi · 326
- Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street1.0 mi · 474
- WHS Information Technology1.0 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Townsend Street ElementaryHow many students attend Townsend Street Elementary?
Townsend Street Elementary enrolls approximately 257 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Townsend Street Elementary serve?
Townsend Street Elementary serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Townsend Street Elementary have?
Townsend Street Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Townsend Street Elementary?
Student demographics at Townsend Street Elementary are roughly 2% White, 4% Hispanic, 86% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Townsend Street Elementary in?
Townsend Street Elementary is part of Milwaukee School District.
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