Vieau Elementary

Vieau Elementary is one of the big elementary-level communitys in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, overseen by Milwaukee School District, with 713 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 121% bigger than the state mean of about 323.

Within Milwaukee School District, which oversees 155 schools and 65,835 students, Vieau Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Vieau Elementary shows that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Vieau Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.0%; this one delivers 21.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Milwaukee County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Milwaukee County runs 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), of which Vieau Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Bradley Technology High, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Vieau Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 20.5%.

Vieau Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 3%: 733 students in 2018 compared to 713 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 96% to 89% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Vieau Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.