Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUWATOSA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551599002089
Washington Elementary
2166 N 68th St, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 · (414) 773-1800 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
51 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 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
47%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
71.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
67.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.9% | 67.8% |
| 2023-24 | 62.6% | 67.5% |
% 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Washington Elementary
Washington Elementary's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary this school | 285 | 17.9% | 68.0% |
| Taylor Prairie Elementary Cottage Grove | 264 | 20.8% | N/A |
| Prairie View Elementary Oregon | 330 | 19.7% | 75.1% |
| Meadowbrook Elementary Waukesha | 243 | 18.5% | 81.6% |
| Yahara Elementary DeForest | 329 | 15.5% | 61.3% |
| Canterbury Elementary Greendale | 350 | 20.6% | 75.4% |
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 Washington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #232 of 982 | #18 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #242 of 992 ▲ 35 | #20 of 174 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #119 of 992 ▲ 188 | #15 of 174 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #664 of 1,157 | #117 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #399 of 901 | #26 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #349 of 901 | #83 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #917 of 1,064 | #165 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #402 of 664 | #84 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
285
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 285 | 22.2 | 12.9:1 | 18% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 21 | 13.8:1 | 18% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 21.5 | 13.4:1 | 19% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 19% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 20.8 | 15.5:1 | 16% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 25% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 22 | 17.9:1 | 18% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 8% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 19 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (323 to 285); teachers up 7% (20.8 to 22.2).
About Washington Elementary
Students in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, attend Washington Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 285 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Wauwatosa School District runs Washington Elementary along with 16 other schools, enrolling 6,704 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Washington Elementary, about 71 are White. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Milwaukee County, the White share is about 51%. The diversity index for Washington Elementary is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 18% of the student body. Public schools in Milwaukee County average 64%.
A school with Washington Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 66.7%. Washington Elementary scores 68.0%, 1.3 points above that line.
Looking at the county, Milwaukee County, median household income comes to about $64,435, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 284 public schools and about 122,496 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Washington Elementary from the closest public school, Roosevelt Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Washington Elementary ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 284 students in 2020-21 and 285 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.9:1 to 12.9:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Washington Elementary, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary is the 104th largest of the 156.
- Washington ElementaryStevens Point, WI · 443 students
- Washington ElementaryJanesville, WI · 410 students
- Washington ElementaryWisconsin Rapids, WI · 322 students
- Washington ElementaryMarshfield, WI · 316 students
- Washington ElementaryWhitewater, WI · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Elementary0.6 mi · 396
- Wauwatosa Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 91
- East High0.6 mi · 1,043
- Longfellow Middle0.6 mi · 782
- Lincoln Elementary0.6 mi · 336
- Neeskara Elementary0.8 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Washington ElementaryHow many students attend Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary enrolls approximately 285 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Washington Elementary serve?
Washington Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary is approximately 12.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary reports a student body of 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary is overseen by Wauwatosa School District in Milwaukee County.
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