Enrollment
378
Middle
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST ALLIS-WEST MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551626002106
West Milwaukee Intermediate
5104 W Greenfield Ave, West Milwaukee, WI 53214 · (414) 604-3310 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- DTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
290 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 129 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 151 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 26% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
34.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
28.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 28.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 28.9% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 West Milwaukee Intermediate
West Milwaukee Intermediate's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Milwaukee Intermediate this school | 378 | 76.7% | 33.3% |
| Fran Fruzen Intermediate Beloit | 490 | 72.7% | 23.4% |
| Washington Middle Kenosha | 545 | 82.2% | 21.2% |
| Bullen Middle Kenosha | 754 | 69.1% | 32.2% |
| Aldrich Intermediate Beloit | 521 | 66.4% | 25.4% |
| Washington Middle Green Bay | 688 | 74.9% | 14.4% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 West Milwaukee Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #302 of 323 | #19 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #308 of 327 ▼ 3 | #20 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #300 of 327 ▲ 2 | #19 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #171 of 389 | #15 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #137 of 265 | #11 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #14 of 265 | #1 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.7% | #12 of 323 | #10 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.7% | #39 of 79 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
378
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 378 | 28.8 | 13.2:1 | 77% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 29.2 | 12.1:1 | 66% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 27.8 | 10.9:1 | 79% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 35 | 10.4:1 | 85% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 31.6 | 11.1:1 | 73% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 43 | 9.9:1 | 81% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 36 | 12.5:1 | 72% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 44 | 13.2:1 | 22% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 36 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Milwaukee Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (351 to 378); teachers down 9% (31.6 to 28.8).
About West Milwaukee Intermediate
West Milwaukee Intermediate is a medium-sized middle school in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 378 students enrolled.
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District operates 16 schools. Combined enrollment is 6,619 students.
At West Milwaukee Intermediate, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 41%. The school is also 30% White, 16% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 17% Hispanic share among all Milwaukee County residents. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
West Milwaukee Intermediate counts 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.2 students for each one. For comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1. About 77% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Milwaukee County is 64%.
allk12 grades West Milwaukee Intermediate a C-. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Wisconsin, West Milwaukee Intermediate is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 33.3% actual against a predicted 30.6%.
In the county around the school, Milwaukee County, the median household income is $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 284 public schools in Milwaukee County, enrolling about 122,496 students in all.
Nearby, Pershing Elementary is about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of West Milwaukee Intermediate, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, West Milwaukee Intermediate is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, West Milwaukee Intermediate is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment gain, from 364 in 2020-21 to 378 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.4:1 to 13.2:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
- Nathan Hale HighHigh · 1,134 students
- Central HighHigh · 961 students
- Frank Lloyd Wright IntermediateMiddle · 902 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 393 students
- Horace Mann ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- Irving ElementaryElementary · 375 students
Nearby schools
- Pershing Elementary0.3 mi · 250
- Horace Mann Elementary0.7 mi · 384
- Burbank Elementary0.9 mi · 552
- Escuela Verde1.0 mi · 121
- Greenfield Bilingual1.0 mi · 556
- Seeds of Health Elementary Program1.2 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About West Milwaukee IntermediateHow many students attend West Milwaukee Intermediate?
West Milwaukee Intermediate enrolls approximately 378 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does West Milwaukee Intermediate serve?
West Milwaukee Intermediate serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at West Milwaukee Intermediate?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at West Milwaukee Intermediate.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Milwaukee Intermediate?
At West Milwaukee Intermediate, the student body is approximately 30% White, 41% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is West Milwaukee Intermediate public or private?
West Milwaukee Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Allis-West Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.