Downtown Montessori
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Downtown Montessori in Milwaukee, Wisconsin enrolled 218 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 13.6 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 48-71% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
240 students in 2022-23, 239 students in 2023-24, 218 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.5 to 16.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 240 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 13.0 | 18.4 |
| 2024-25 | 218 | 16.0 | 13.6 |
13.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 61 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Downtown Montessori enrolled 202 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent15.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.5% of students were White, 21.2% Hispanic, 8.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White64.5%
- Hispanic21.2%
- Two or more races8.8%
- Black3.7%
- Asian1.4%
- American Indian0.5%
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 Downtown Montessori scored proficient or above: 48-71% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 | 48‑71% | 48‑71% | 38% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 40‑44% | 37‑60% (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 Downtown Montessori
- Milwaukee Parkside SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 859 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Riley Dual Language Montessori SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 239 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare Downtown Montessori with Milwaukee Parkside SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Downtown Montessori Academy Inc. spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in WisconsinDowntown Montessori is the number 826 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#826 of 1,087
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.13.6:1
- 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 Downtown Montessori
How many students attend Downtown Montessori?
218 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 240 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Milwaukee, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Downtown Montessori?
13.6 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 Downtown Montessori a Title I school?
Downtown Montessori ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Downtown Montessori do on state tests?
The students tested at Downtown Montessori scored proficient or above: 48-71% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 Downtown Montessori in?
Downtown Montessori Academy Inc., NCES district ID 5500039. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550003902153 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.