Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960002342
Zablocki Elementary
1016 W Oklahoma Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53215 · (414) 294-2200 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
225 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 | 37 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
70%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
28.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
21.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 21.5% |
| 2023-24 | 20.7% | 9.1% |
% 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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Zablocki Elementary
Zablocki Elementary's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zablocki Elementary this school | 250 | 90.0% | 22.3% |
| Curtin Elementary Milwaukee | 301 | 90.0% | 20.6% |
| IDEAL Milwaukee | 210 | 88.6% | 37.5% |
| Longfellow Elementary Sheboygan | 234 | 94.0% | 25.6% |
| Manitoba Elementary Milwaukee | 469 | 83.2% | 16.4% |
| Academy of Accelerated Learning Milwaukee | 493 | 77.1% | 45.3% |
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 Zablocki Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #886 of 982 | #97 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #882 of 992 ▲ 74 | #94 of 174 ▲ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #848 of 992 ▲ 56 | #83 of 174 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #778 of 1,157 | #136 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #141 of 901 | #4 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #84 of 901 | #24 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.0% | #61 of 1,064 | #55 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.9% | #48 of 664 | #16 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
250
-40 (-14%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 250 | 22.6 | 11.1:1 | 90% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 20.1 | 14.7:1 | 90% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 18.9 | 16.3:1 | 82% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 88% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 19.6 | 19.6:1 | 90% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 26 | 18.4:1 | 83% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 84% (464) |
| 2000-01 | 584 | 30 | 19.5:1 | 69% (402) |
| 1990-91 | 624 | 32 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zablocki Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (384 to 250); teachers up 15% (19.6 to 22.6).
About Zablocki Elementary
Zablocki Elementary is a small elementary school based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 250 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students.
Zablocki Elementary is part of Milwaukee School District, where 155 schools serve 65,835 students.
Zablocki Elementary has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 47%. Other students are 23% Asian, 12% Black, 8% White, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Milwaukee County residents are about 17% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Zablocki Elementary was 11.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 11.1:1 here. Zablocki Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 90%. Across public schools in Milwaukee County, the average is 64%.
Zablocki Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.3% and a predicted 22.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Milwaukee County, the median household income is $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Milwaukee County is home to 284 public schools and about 122,496 public school students.
The closest public school to Zablocki Elementary is Grandview High, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Zablocki Elementary is behind the 22.7% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
NCES assigns Zablocki Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 40 students since 2020-21, to 250. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.1:1, from 13.2:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Zablocki ElementaryHow many students attend Zablocki Elementary?
Zablocki Elementary enrolls approximately 250 students in grades PK-05.
Is Zablocki Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Zablocki Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Zablocki Elementary have?
Zablocki Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Zablocki Elementary?
Student demographics at Zablocki Elementary are roughly 8% White, 47% Hispanic, 12% Black, 23% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Zablocki Elementary in?
Zablocki Elementary is part of Milwaukee School District.
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