Enrollment
228
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001259
Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies
1943 E Trowbridge St, Milwaukee, WI 53207 · (414) 294-1900 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
13.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
189 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 | 19 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 44% smaller than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
70%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
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
30.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.7% | 30.7% |
| 2023-24 | 25.2% | 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies
Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies this school | 228 | 82.9% | 30.4% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Racine | 195 | 79.0% | 29.6% |
| Pershing Elementary West Milwaukee | 250 | 74.8% | 32.0% |
| Clement Avenue Elementary Milwaukee | 238 | 77.7% | 33.1% |
| Parkside Elementary Fond du Lac | 325 | 79.4% | 36.8% |
| Fort Howard Elementary Green Bay | 241 | 88.4% | 39.8% |
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 Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #841 of 982 | #79 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #823 of 992 ▲ 15 | #79 of 174 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #851 of 992 ▲ 21 | #85 of 174 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 228 | #832 of 1,157 | #145 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #568 of 901 | #49 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #83 of 901 | #23 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.9% | #109 of 1,064 | #83 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #387 of 664 | #81 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
228
+20 (+10%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 228 | 16.4 | 13.9:1 | 83% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 15 | 15.7:1 | 86% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 209 | 12.5 | 16.8:1 | 84% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 16 | 13.0:1 | 87% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 9.8 | 26.6:1 | 80% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 258 | 15 | 17.2:1 | 68% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 17 | 18.2:1 | 72% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 237 | 15 | 15.8:1 | 69% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 343 | 16 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (261 to 228); teachers up 67% (9.8 to 16.4).
About Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies
Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies is a low-enrollment elementary school serving families in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In all, 228 students attend the school in pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 29% below the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee School District enrolls 65,835 students, and its 155 schools include Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies.
At Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 43%. Smaller groups are 27% Black, 19% White, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 17% of Milwaukee County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies totals 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, 14.7:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies is about 83%. Among public schools in Milwaukee County, the average eligibility rate is 64%.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies outscored 24%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 26.8% at Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.4%.
In Milwaukee County, median household income comes to about $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 284, with about 122,496 students.
Fernwood Montessori is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.4%; Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies's is 30.4%, ranking 6th of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
In 2020-21, Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies enrolled 208 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 228.
The Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes StudiesHow large is Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies?
Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies enrolls approximately 228 students in grades PK-08.
Is Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies an elementary, middle, or high school?
Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies have?
Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies?
Student demographics at Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies are roughly 19% White, 43% Hispanic, 27% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies in?
Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies is part of Milwaukee School District.
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