📍 1516 W Forest Home Ave, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, 53204
Forest Home Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County. The school has 582 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 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Home Elementary enrolls 582 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American and 3.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 475 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 12% |
| White | 18 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
535 of the school's 582 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 535 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.
Forest Home 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 3, state house district 8.
Forest Home 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 582 students, Forest Home Elementary is larger than the district average of about 421 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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