Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUWATOSA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551599002088
Underwood Elementary
11132 W Potter Rd, Wauwatosa, WI 53226 · (414) 773-1700 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest 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
10.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
131 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
42.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
41.6%
WI avg 54.8% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.8% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 35.7% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Underwood Elementary
Underwood Elementary's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Elementary this school | 315 | 41.6% | 44.5% |
| Creekside Elementary Sun Prairie | 394 | 43.9% | 45.5% |
| Eisenhower Elementary Wauwatosa | 373 | 34.3% | 56.1% |
| Lowell Elementary Madison | 329 | 44.7% | 56.2% |
| C H Bird Elementary Sun Prairie | 333 | 44.1% | 31.6% |
| Huegel Elementary Madison | 417 | 37.9% | 52.8% |
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 Underwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #711 of 982 | #57 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #713 of 992 ▲ 75 | #54 of 174 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #690 of 992 ▼ 5 | #60 of 174 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #570 of 1,157 | #97 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #128 of 901 | #3 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #26 of 901 | #5 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #547 of 1,064 | #134 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #657 of 664 | #132 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
315
-48 (-13%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
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 | 315 | 28.9 | 10.9:1 | 42% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 32.4 | 10.3:1 | 37% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 28.1 | 11.9:1 | 35% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 43% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 23.4 | 13.6:1 | 31% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 39% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 311 | 20 | 15.6:1 | 23% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 330 | 21 | 15.7:1 | 8% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 20 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Underwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (317 to 315); teachers up 24% (23.4 to 28.9).
About Underwood Elementary
Underwood Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, (ZIP code 53226). Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 315 students.
Underwood Elementary is among 17 schools run by Wauwatosa School District, which serves 6,704 students.
White students are the largest group at Underwood Elementary, with 38% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Black, 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 7% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 51%. Underwood Elementary has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Underwood Elementary and a ratio of 10.9:1. That ratio is under the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 42% of students. That is lower than the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County.
The allk12 Grade for Underwood Elementary is C-. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 17% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Underwood Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.5%, compared with a predicted 52.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Milwaukee County this way: median household income is about $64,435, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Milwaukee County number 284 and enroll about 122,496.
The next-closest public school is Vel R Phillips School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Underwood Elementary's average proficiency of 44.5% compares with 61.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 363 in 2020-21 and 315 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.0:1 to 10.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Underwood Elementary. 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
Related schools
Other schools in Wauwatosa School District
- East HighHigh · 1,043 students
- West HighHigh · 986 students
- Longfellow MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Whitman MiddleMiddle · 570 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 396 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 388 students
Other schools in Wauwatosa
- East HighHigh · 1,043 students
- West HighHigh · 986 students
- Longfellow MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Whitman MiddleMiddle · 570 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 396 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 388 students
Other Underwood Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Underwood Elementary. Underwood Elementary is the 6th largest of the 8.
- Underwood Elementary SchoolANDREWS, TX · 638 students
- UNDERWOOD ELEM.LEE'S SUMMIT, MO · 511 students
- Underwood Elementary SchoolUnderwood, IA · 424 students
- Underwood ElementaryRaleigh, NC · 405 students
- Underwood Elementary SchoolFlorence, AL · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Vel R Phillips School0.6 mi · 139
- Wauwatosa Montessori School1.3 mi · 176
- Walker Elementary1.4 mi · 371
- Deeper Learning Virtual Academy1.6 mi · 88
- Tonawanda Elementary1.7 mi · 533
- Whitman Middle1.8 mi · 570
Frequently asked questions
About Underwood ElementaryHow large is Underwood Elementary?
Underwood Elementary enrolls approximately 315 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Underwood Elementary serve?
Underwood Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Underwood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Underwood Elementary is approximately 10.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Underwood Elementary?
At Underwood Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 15% Hispanic, 28% Black, 7% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Underwood Elementary?
Underwood Elementary is overseen by Wauwatosa School District in Milwaukee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.