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Willow Glen Primary School

2600 E Bolivar Ave, Saint Francis, WI 53235 · (414) 486-6300 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 323
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
Pre-K
64
Kindergarten
55
Grade 1
54
Grade 2
43
Grade 3
47
Student demographics
White
13351%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
9335%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 15%
Black
166%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 9%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4%
Two+
104%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6%
Native American
52%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
12949%
Female
13451%

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
63.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.2pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -25.0pp since 2023
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
263
+11 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.3:1
% White
51%
was 62%
% Hispanic
35%
was 21%
% Black
6%
was 3%
% Asian
2%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Willow Glen Primary School

As a small elementary-level community in Saint Francis, Wisconsin, Willow Glen Primary School enrolls 263 students from grades pre-K through 3, one of the schools within Saint Francis School District.

Willow Glen Primary School is one of 3 schools operated by Saint Francis School District, a district that enrolls 1,106 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Willow Glen Primary School logs that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 35% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Roughly 46% of students at Willow Glen Primary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Willow Glen Primary School sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 49.6%; actual is 64.3%, +14.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Milwaukee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Willow Glen Primary School is one campus in the mix.

Deer Creek Intermediate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Willow Glen Primary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Willow Glen Primary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 46.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Willow Glen Primary School has rose 4%, going from 252 students in 2018 to 263 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 21% to 35%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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Milwaukee County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Willow Glen Primary School
District
Saint Francis School District
Address
2600 E Bolivar Ave, Saint Francis, WI 53235
Phone
(414) 486-6300
County
Milwaukee County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–03
Total enrollment
263
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
15.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
120 (46%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
551326001750
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Willow Glen Primary School
How 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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