Doerfler Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Doerfler Elementary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin enrolled 609 students in 2024-25 with 33.6 full-time teachers, 18.1 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 5-13% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 8% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
520 students in 2022-23, 550 students in 2023-24, 609 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.9 to 33.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 520 | 36.9 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 34.0 | 16.2 |
| 2024-25 | 609 | 33.6 | 18.1 |
18.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 Wisconsin elementary schools
Among the 1,085 Wisconsin elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 510 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Doerfler Elementary enrolled 510 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 45 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 510 of the 510 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions45
- Chronically absent35.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.7% of students were Hispanic, 9.4% Black, 2.5% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic84.7%
- Black9.4%
- White2.5%
- Asian1.8%
- Two or more races1.3%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Doerfler Elementary scored proficient or above: 5-13% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 5‑13% | 14% | 38% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 8% | 10% (2021-22) | 40.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Milwaukee
119 public elementary schools in Milwaukee report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Guadalupe | 1,364 | 13.8 | 72.9% |
| Milwaukee Parkside School | 859 | 16.8 | 74.2% |
| Longfellow Elementary | 773 | 19.1 | 89.7% |
| Fernwood Montessori | 731 | 21.6 | 20.5% |
| Vieau Elementary | 713 | 16.2 | 69.4% |
| Milwaukee Scholars Charter School | 696 | 19.3 | 83.0% |
| Hayes Bilingual School | 670 | 15.3 | 85.8% |
| Gaenslen Elementary | 641 | 11.7 | 88.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Doerfler Elementary
- Seeds of Health Elementary ProgramThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 380 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas ArtesThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 593 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Compare Doerfler Elementary with Seeds of Health Elementary ProgramStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Milwaukee Public Schools spends per student$18,815 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,815
- The largest public schools in WisconsinDoerfler Elementary is the number 54 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#54 of 1,087
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher18.1 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.18.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Doerfler Elementary
How many students attend Doerfler Elementary?
609 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 520 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Milwaukee, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Doerfler Elementary?
18.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Doerfler Elementary a Title I school?
Doerfler Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Doerfler Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Doerfler Elementary scored proficient or above: 5-13% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Doerfler Elementary in?
Milwaukee Public Schools, NCES district ID 5509600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550960001148 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.