Elementary · Wisconsin

Blakewood Elementary

Blakewood Elementary, a public elementary school in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin: grades pre-k–5, 314 students, 12.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of South Milwaukee School District.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 314
Teachers (FTE): 26.2
Students per teacher: 12.0
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 63% of elementary schools in Wisconsin

Median 12.9 · 1,090 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 51% of elementary schools in Wisconsin

Median 322 · 1,092 schools compared

Smaller than 70% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Wisconsin's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Wisconsin: 53%

59%proficient

A higher share proficient than 62% of elementary schools in Wisconsin

Median 53% · 1,034 elementary schools compared

124 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Wisconsin: 54%

47%proficient

A lower share proficient than 66% of elementary schools in Wisconsin

Median 56% · 1,034 elementary schools compared

124 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Forward; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Large suburb
Run by: South Milwaukee School District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with South Milwaukee School District.

Location

Address: 3501 Blakewood Ave, South Milwaukee, WI 53172
Phone: (414)766-5900
City or town: South Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee County

Website Quality of life in South Milwaukee Schools in South Milwaukee

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Lakeview Elementary	Pre-K–5	274	11.7	46%	39%	1.0 mi
Carollton Elementary	Pre-K–5	376	14.4	72%	76%	1.2 mi
Rawson Elementary	Pre-K–5	371	12.3	29%	29%	1.3 mi
Edgewood Elementary	Pre-K–5	389	14.6	57%	59%	1.5 mi
E W Luther Elementary	Pre-K–5	197	12.9	64%	68%	1.7 mi
Shepard Hills Elementary	Pre-K–5	419	15.3	58%	55%	2.6 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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