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Fernwood Montessori School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
3239 S Pennsylvania Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53207
Phone
(414) 294-1300
District
MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
MILWAUKEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
758
Classroom Teachers
33

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

5

(10 is best)

Better than 43.7% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Fernwood Montessori School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
42%
32%
36%
27%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
44%
48%
43%
33%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
44%
50%
41%
33%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
39%
50%
38%
27%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
37%
40%
39%
24%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
32%
47%
34%
36%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
23
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 130 17.2%
Kindergarten 70 9.2%
Grade 1 74 9.8%
Grade 2 67 8.8%
Grade 3 62 8.2%
Grade 4 88 11.6%
Grade 5 66 8.7%
Grade 6 61 8.0%
Grade 7 70 9.2%
Grade 8 70 9.2%
Total 758 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.0% 10.0% 71.2%
Black 5.0% 52.2% 9.2%
Hispanic 22.9% 28.9% 13.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 8.4% 4.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 0.5% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 23.4% 77.5% 39.4%
Free lunch eligible 23.4% 77.4% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.1% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 578,198 5,895,908
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 5,990.6 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.5% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.3% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.0% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.4% 26.7%
65 OR OLDER 10.8% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 229,470 2,401,818
Single Parent Households With Children 15.5% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.9% 92.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.5% 31.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.8% 13.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.5% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 18.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.1% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.7% 12.0%
$15,000 or less 16.5% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,040 $600,451,320 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $934 $69,753,922 5.8%
Staff $1,125 $84,018,375 6.9%
General Administration $388 $28,977,004 2.4%
School Administration $704 $52,576,832 4.3%
Operation $1,166 $87,080,378 7.2%
Transportation $859 $64,152,697 5.3%
Other $551 $41,150,333 3.4%
Total Support $5,727 $427,709,541 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,452 $183,122,716 15.1%
Total Expenditures $16,220 $1,211,358,260 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,699 $6,386,625,832 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $674 $558,913,478 4.2%
Staff $736 $610,274,665 4.5%
General Administration $291 $241,011,944 1.8%
School Administration $677 $561,313,676 4.2%
Operation $1,271 $1,054,524,399 7.8%
Transportation $506 $419,848,997 3.1%
Other $663 $549,562,435 4.1%
Total Support $4,816 $3,995,343,921 29.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,688 $3,059,218,482 22.8%
Total Expenditures $16,204 $13,441,258,097 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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