Whitman Elementary

Whitman Elementary is one of the average-sized elementary-level communitys in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, run under Milwaukee School District, with 339 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8.

Whitman Elementary is one of 155 schools operated by Milwaukee School District, a district that works with 65,835 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Whitman Elementary reports that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 24% Black, 18% White, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

On the income-and-resources front, Whitman Elementary shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 71% of students at Whitman Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Whitman Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.9%, the actual is 32.8%, a residual of -1.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Milwaukee County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Milwaukee County runs 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), of which Whitman Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Hamilton High, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Whitman Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 34.4%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Whitman Elementary has declined 18%, going from 412 students in 2018 to 339 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 36% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 29.8:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.