Wilson Elementary

Wilson Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Wauwatosa School District. Total enrollment is 218 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have about 323 students on average; enrollment here is 33% lower.

Wauwatosa School District counts 17 schools and 6,704 students, including Wilson Elementary.

White students are 67% of those enrolled at Wilson Elementary. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Milwaukee County overall, about 51% of residents are White. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Wilson Elementary are from different groups.

Wilson Elementary has 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. The school's 9.1:1 compares with an average of 14.7:1 for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The school has 22% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County is 42 points.

Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Wilson Elementary outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.

After adjusting for student poverty, Wilson Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.3%; the prediction is 64.1%.

Milwaukee County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $64,435 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Milwaukee County number 284, with about 122,496 students.

Wauwatosa STEM is less than a tenth of a mile from Wilson Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Wilson Elementary is 5th on average proficiency.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment increased 31% over 4 years, reaching 218 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.8:1 in 2020-21 to 9.1:1 in 2024-25.

The allk12 page for Wilson Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.