Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT FRANCIS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551326001750
Willow Glen Primary School
2600 E Bolivar Ave, Saint Francis, WI 53235 · (414) 486-6300 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
120 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 64 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 18% |
Student demographics
61%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Saint Francis School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.2pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -25.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 25 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.2% | 75.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Willow Glen Primary School
Willow Glen Primary School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Glen Primary School this school | 263 | 45.6% | 64.3% |
| Washington Elementary Whitewater | 312 | 46.5% | 53.8% |
| Blakewood Elementary South Milwaukee | 314 | 47.8% | 54.8% |
| Jeffery Elementary Kenosha | 338 | 46.2% | 67.3% |
| Lakeview Elementary Whitewater | 209 | 48.8% | 47.2% |
| Mitchell Elementary West Allis | 267 | 44.2% | 55.3% |
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 Willow Glen Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #312 of 982 | #27 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #592 of 992 ▼ 454 | #43 of 174 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #284 of 992 ▼ 116 | #34 of 174 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #737 of 1,157 | #129 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #741 of 901 | #77 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #195 of 901 | #51 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #487 of 1,064 | #129 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #156 of 240 | #19 of 33 |
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
263
+30 (+13%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 263 | 16.8 | 15.6:1 | 46% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 17.6 | 13.6:1 | 18% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 226 | 22.1 | 10.2:1 | 50% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 20 | 11.7:1 | 41% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 252 | 17.6 | 14.3:1 | 39% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 39% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 34% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 25 | 19.1:1 | 19% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 391 | 27 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willow Glen Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (252 to 263); teachers down 4% (17.6 to 16.8).
About Willow Glen Primary School
Willow Glen Primary School operates as a small elementary school in Saint Francis, Wisconsin. The school offers pre-K through 3 and enrolls 263 students.
The district, Saint Francis School District, has 1,106 students enrolled across 3 schools.
At Willow Glen Primary School, 51% of students are White. After that, the student body is 35% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put Milwaukee County at about 51% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Willow Glen Primary School scores 61%.
The school's 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 14.7:1. At Willow Glen Primary School, 46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 64% average among public schools in Milwaukee County.
Willow Glen Primary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 80% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Willow Glen Primary School is in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools: 64.3% actual against 49.6% predicted.
In Milwaukee County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $64,435 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Milwaukee County number 284, with about 122,496 students.
Measured in a straight line, Deer Creek Intermediate is about 0.7 miles from Willow Glen Primary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 46.5%, lower than Willow Glen Primary School's 64.3%.
NCES describes the area around Willow Glen Primary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose 13% over 4 years, reaching 263 in 2024-25. The ratio was 11.7:1 in 2020-21 and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Saint Francis School District
- Saint Francis HighHigh · 543 students
- Deer Creek IntermediateMiddle · 300 students
Other schools in Saint Francis
- Saint Francis HighHigh · 543 students
- Deer Creek IntermediateMiddle · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Deer Creek Intermediate0.7 mi · 300
- Lincoln Elementary1.0 mi · 312
- Clement Avenue Elementary1.1 mi · 238
- Saint Francis High1.2 mi · 543
- Fernwood Montessori1.3 mi · 731
- Burdick Elementary1.3 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About Willow Glen Primary SchoolHow many students attend Willow Glen Primary School?
Willow Glen Primary School enrolls approximately 263 students in grades PK-03.
Is Willow Glen Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Willow Glen Primary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Willow Glen Primary School have?
Willow Glen Primary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Willow Glen Primary School?
At Willow Glen Primary School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 35% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Willow Glen Primary School in?
Willow Glen Primary School is part of Saint Francis School District.
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