Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001270
Whitman Elementary
4200 S 54th St, Milwaukee, WI 53220 · (414) 604-7700 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
242 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 16% smaller than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
31.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.6% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 32.5% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Whitman Elementary
Whitman Elementary's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitman Elementary this school | 339 | 71.4% | 32.8% |
| Hawthorne Elementary Madison | 360 | 66.7% | 31.1% |
| Honey Creek Elementary Milwaukee | 393 | 73.5% | 39.5% |
| Alcott Elementary Milwaukee | 264 | 74.2% | 26.8% |
| Southside Elementary School Madison | 336 | 75.6% | 19.0% |
| Lowell International Elementary Milwaukee | 209 | 80.4% | 49.9% |
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 Whitman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #822 of 982 | #76 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #795 of 992 ▲ 25 | #69 of 174 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #819 of 992 ▲ 10 | #76 of 174 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #488 of 1,157 | #85 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #760 of 901 | #85 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #34 of 901 | #7 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.4% | #173 of 1,064 | #102 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #265 of 664 | #58 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
339
-21 (-6%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 339 | 21.4 | 15.8:1 | 71% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 19.6 | 16.9:1 | 79% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 20.8 | 15.3:1 | 74% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 20 | 18.0:1 | 81% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 13.8 | 29.8:1 | 84% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 18 | 21.2:1 | 75% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 311 | 19 | 16.4:1 | 72% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 69% (294) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 24 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (412 to 339); teachers up 55% (13.8 to 21.4).
About Whitman Elementary
Whitman Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It teaches 339 students in pre-K through 8.
Milwaukee School District operates 155 schools. Combined enrollment is 65,835 students.
About 40% of students at Whitman Elementary are Hispanic, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Black, 18% White, 11% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 17%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 74, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. The school's 15.8:1 compares with an average of 14.7:1 for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 71%.
In Wisconsin, Whitman Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 32.8% actual against a predicted 33.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Milwaukee County show that 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's public schools total 284, with about 122,496 students.
Among nearby public schools, Hamilton High is closest at about 0.8 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Whitman Elementary. By average proficiency, Whitman Elementary is 6th among 9 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put Whitman Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 339, from 360 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.0:1 to 15.8:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Whitman Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Other Whitman Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Whitman Elementary. Whitman Elementary is the 6th largest of the 10.
- Whitman Elementary SchoolPONTIAC, MI · 611 students
- Whitman Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 569 students
- Whitman Elementary SchoolTURNERSVILLE, NJ · 566 students
- Whitman Elementary SchoolTacoma, WA · 365 students
- Whitman ElementarySpokane, WA · 362 students
Nearby schools
- Hamilton High0.8 mi · 1,472
- Edgewood Elementary0.8 mi · 325
- Greenfield High0.8 mi · 1,140
- Glenwood Elementary0.9 mi · 307
- Maple Grove Elementary0.9 mi · 427
- Wedgewood Park School1.0 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Whitman ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Whitman Elementary?
Whitman Elementary enrolls approximately 339 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Whitman Elementary serve?
Whitman Elementary serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Whitman Elementary?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Whitman Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whitman Elementary?
At Whitman Elementary, the student body is approximately 18% White, 40% Hispanic, 24% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Whitman Elementary public or private?
Whitman Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.