📍 7878 N 60th St, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, 53223
Thoreau Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County. The school has 352 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Milwaukee School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thoreau Elementary enrolls 352 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 295 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 14 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.6% |
| White | 7 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
350 of the school's 352 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 350 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.
Thoreau 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 11.
Thoreau 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 352 students, Thoreau 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