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Jefferson Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 7229 W Becher St, West Allis, Milwaukee County, 53219

412
Pupils
15.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Jefferson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Allis, Milwaukee County. The school has 412 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District

Enrollment & staffing

Jefferson Elementary enrolls 412 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.

Male students
217 (53%)
Female students
195 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
27.1
Student-teacher ratio
15.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White15838%
Hispanic or Latino13332%
Black or African American4912%
Two or more races4711%
Asian184.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native61.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

288 of the school's 412 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 288 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

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

Jefferson Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 7.

School district: West Allis-West Milwaukee School District

Jefferson Elementary is one of 19 schools in West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, based in West Allis, Wisconsin. The district serves 6,615 students district-wide and employs 522 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 412 students, Jefferson Elementary is larger than the district average of about 348 students per school.

6,615
District students
19
Schools
522
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Reading proficient
17%
Math proficient
20%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Large

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