Enrollment
176
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUWATOSA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551599002884
Wauwatosa Montessori School
12121 W North Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53226 · (414) 773-3300 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- A+Test 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
16.0:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
18 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 | 19 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 27% larger than its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
52%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
76.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.6pp since 2023
Math
65.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.8% | 65.7% |
| 2023-24 | 82.4% | 70.6% |
% 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
79.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Wauwatosa Montessori School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wauwatosa Montessori School this school | 176 | 10.2% | 79.4% |
| 4K McFarland McFarland | 138 | 15.2% | N/A |
| Early Learning in Fond du Lac Fond du Lac | 231 | 7.8% | N/A |
| Oregon 4K Oregon | 213 | 12.7% | N/A |
| Mount Horeb Early Learning Center Mount Horeb | 160 | 13.8% | N/A |
| Clayton Elementary Neenah | 206 | 14.1% | 75.6% |
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 Wauwatosa Montessori School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #39 of 982 | #4 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #280 of 992 ▼ 58 | #27 of 174 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #59 of 992 ▼ 39 | #7 of 174 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #952 of 1,157 | #164 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.2% | #1,012 of 1,064 | #170 of 174 |
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
176
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 176 | 11 | 16.0:1 | 10% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 12.1 | 14.7:1 | 12% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 11 | 16.4:1 | 11% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 10 | 17.5:1 | 8% (14) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 8.8 | 19.7:1 | 5% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 149 | 8 | 18.6:1 | 11% (16) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wauwatosa Montessori School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (172 to 176); teachers up 25% (8.8 to 11).
About Wauwatosa Montessori School
Wauwatosa Montessori School, located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, is a small elementary school. The school's 176 students are in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 46% lower than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
In Wauwatosa School District, 17 schools enroll a combined 6,704 students.
White students make up a majority at Wauwatosa Montessori School, at 66%. Other students are 16% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 51% White share among all Milwaukee County residents. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Wauwatosa Montessori School total 11 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The school counts 18 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 10%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Milwaukee County is 64%.
The allk12 Grade for Wauwatosa Montessori School is A. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Wauwatosa Montessori School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (79.4%) and its predicted rate (71.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
Federal survey data for Milwaukee County show that the median household income is $64,435, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Milwaukee County is home to 284 public schools and about 122,496 public school students.
The shortest distance from Wauwatosa Montessori School to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Eisenhower Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Wauwatosa Montessori School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Wauwatosa Montessori School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 175 students in 2020-21 and 176 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Students per teacher fell from 17.5 in 2020-21 to 16.0 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Wauwatosa Montessori School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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
Nearby schools
- Eisenhower Elementary0.7 mi · 373
- West High0.7 mi · 986
- Whitman Middle0.9 mi · 570
- Tonawanda Elementary1.0 mi · 533
- Underwood Elementary1.3 mi · 315
- Vel R Phillips School1.6 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About Wauwatosa Montessori SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wauwatosa Montessori School?
Wauwatosa Montessori School enrolls approximately 176 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Wauwatosa Montessori School serve?
Wauwatosa Montessori School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Wauwatosa Montessori School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Wauwatosa Montessori School.
How diverse is Wauwatosa Montessori School?
Wauwatosa Montessori School reports a student body of 66% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Wauwatosa Montessori School?
Wauwatosa Montessori School 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.