📍 9025 W Lawrence Ave, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, 53225
Emerson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County. The school has 207 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Milwaukee School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Emerson Elementary enrolls 207 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Black or African American, 9.2% Two or more races and 6.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 164 | 79% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 9.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 9 | 4.3% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
183 of the school's 207 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 183 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Emerson Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-40, state senate district 4, state house district 12.
Emerson Elementary is one of 156 schools in Milwaukee School District, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The district serves 65,599 students district-wide and employs 4,034 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 207 students, Emerson Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 421 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large