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Alumni: what's one memory from Victory Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001264
Victory Elementary
2222 W Henry Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53221 · (414) 304-6700 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
399 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 26 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
68%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
23.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
17.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.3% | 17.5% |
| 2023-24 | 23.5% | 19.2% |
% 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
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Victory Elementary
Victory Elementary's state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Elementary this school | 419 | 95.2% | 23.0% |
| U S Grant School Milwaukee | 585 | 96.4% | 22.1% |
| Humboldt Park Elementary Milwaukee | 604 | 83.1% | 33.7% |
| Garland Elementary Milwaukee | 541 | 88.7% | 24.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary Sheboygan | 252 | 89.7% | 29.4% |
| Parkview Elementary Milwaukee | 335 | 84.2% | 24.1% |
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 Victory Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #883 of 982 | #95 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #905 of 992 ▼ 2 | #106 of 174 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #884 of 992 no change | #97 of 174 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #301 of 1,157 | #57 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #816 of 901 | #108 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #120 of 901 | #33 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #17 of 1,064 | #15 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #147 of 664 | #33 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
419
-101 (-19%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
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 | 419 | 24.7 | 16.9:1 | 95% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 25.8 | 16.4:1 | 99% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 27.6 | 15.8:1 | 95% (417) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 96% (500) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 25.2 | 21.9:1 | 90% (499) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 81% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 35 | 17.2:1 | 82% (495) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 69% (374) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 28 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Victory Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (553 to 419); teachers down 2% (25.2 to 24.7).
About Victory Elementary
Victory Elementary is one of the public schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 419 students, spread over pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll around 323, and this school is 30% above that mark.
Federal data list 155 schools in Milwaukee School District, with 65,835 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Victory Elementary, about 48 are Asian, the largest group. The remaining students are 25% Hispanic, 12% White, 11% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Milwaukee County is about 5% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 14.7:1. At Victory Elementary, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Milwaukee County average 64%.
Victory Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (23.0%) and its predicted rate (19.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
Census data for Milwaukee County show the median household earns about $64,435 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Milwaukee County number 284, with about 122,496 students.
IDEAL is the nearest public school to Victory Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Victory Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Victory Elementary ranks 9th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Victory Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 19% decrease, from 520 to 419.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Victory Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Milwaukee School District
- HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12Combined · 1,974 students
- Hamilton HighHigh · 1,472 students
- Reagan College Preparatory HighHigh · 1,372 students
- King InternationalHigh · 1,308 students
- Obama School of Career and Technical EducationCombined · 1,294 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,240 students
Other schools in Milwaukee
- HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12Combined · 1,974 students
- Milwaukee Academy of ScienceCombined · 1,711 students
- Hamilton HighHigh · 1,472 students
- Reagan College Preparatory HighHigh · 1,372 students
- Bruce GuadalupeElementary · 1,364 students
- King InternationalHigh · 1,308 students
Other Victory Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Victory Elementary. Victory Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Victory ElementaryBristow, VA · 661 students
- Victory ElementaryPortsmouth, VA · 586 students
- Victory ElementaryStockton, CA · 484 students
- Victory Elementary SchoolClarksburg, WV · 320 students
- Victory Elementary SchoolHarrisville, PA · 182 students
Nearby schools
- IDEAL0.6 mi · 210
- Garland Elementary0.6 mi · 541
- Cedar Hills Elementary0.9 mi · 295
- Cooper Elementary1.0 mi · 447
- Reagan College Preparatory High1.2 mi · 1,372
- Elm Dale Elementary1.3 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Victory ElementaryHow large is Victory Elementary?
Victory Elementary enrolls approximately 419 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Victory Elementary serve?
Victory Elementary serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Victory Elementary have?
Victory Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Victory Elementary?
Student demographics at Victory Elementary are roughly 12% White, 25% Hispanic, 11% Black, 48% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Victory Elementary public or private?
Victory 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.