Wauwatosa Montessori School

Wauwatosa Montessori School is a low-enrollment elementary campus in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Wauwatosa School District. The school teaches 176 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 46% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Wauwatosa School District runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 6,704 students. Wauwatosa Montessori School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Wauwatosa Montessori School reports that White students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school shows 16% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 51% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Milwaukee County's rate of about 64%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wauwatosa Montessori School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 71.4%, the actual is 79.4%, a residual of +8.1 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Milwaukee County put median household earnings sit near $64,435, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Wauwatosa Montessori School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Eisenhower Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wauwatosa Montessori School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 60.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Wauwatosa Montessori School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 172 (now 176). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 85% to 66%. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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