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Neeskara Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 1601 N Hawley Rd, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, 53208

340
Pupils
13.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Neeskara Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County. The school has 340 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Milwaukee School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Milwaukee School District

Enrollment & staffing

Neeskara Elementary enrolls 340 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.

Male students
178 (52%)
Female students
162 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
24.8
Student-teacher ratio
13.7:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Black or African American, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American25876%
Hispanic or Latino3410%
Two or more races288.2%
White102.9%
Asian102.9%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

310 of the school's 340 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 310 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Neeskara 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 6, state house district 18.

School district: Milwaukee School District

Neeskara 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 340 students, Neeskara Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 421 students per school.

65,599
District students
156
Schools
4,034
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

8%
Reading proficient
26%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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