Fernwood Montessori Primary School
3239 South Pennsylvania Ave
Milwaukee WI, 53207, Milwaukee County
Phone: 414-294-1300
Ranking: (710 out of 1,503, top 47%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Milwaukee School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 25 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 630 | 611 | 591 | 578 | 543 | 522 | 504 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 144 | 22.9% | 140 | 22.9% | 154 | 26.1% | 163 | 28.2% | 132 | 24.3% | 139 | 26.6% | 135 | 26.8% |
Kindergarten: | 69 | 11.0% | 79 | 12.9% | 67 | 11.3% | 57 | 9.9% | 73 | 13.4% | 64 | 12.3% | 65 | 12.9% |
Grade 1: | 74 | 11.7% | 68 | 11.1% | 55 | 9.3% | 73 | 12.6% | 56 | 10.3% | 62 | 11.9% | 63 | 12.5% |
Grade 2: | 63 | 10.0% | 50 | 8.2% | 73 | 12.4% | 52 | 9.0% | 54 | 9.9% | 56 | 10.7% | 57 | 11.3% |
Grade 3: | 50 | 7.9% | 69 | 11.3% | 46 | 7.8% | 50 | 8.7% | 56 | 10.3% | 55 | 10.5% | 43 | 8.5% |
Grade 4: | 65 | 10.3% | 44 | 7.2% | 48 | 8.1% | 50 | 8.7% | 48 | 8.8% | 41 | 7.9% | 38 | 7.5% |
Grade 5: | 40 | 6.3% | 46 | 7.5% | 49 | 8.3% | 42 | 7.3% | 36 | 6.6% | 32 | 6.1% | 35 | 6.9% |
Grade 6: | 43 | 6.8% | 46 | 7.5% | 41 | 6.9% | 33 | 5.7% | 30 | 5.5% | 33 | 6.3% | 28 | 5.6% |
Grade 7: | 46 | 7.3% | 39 | 6.4% | 32 | 5.4% | 28 | 4.8% | 31 | 5.7% | 26 | 5.0% | 16 | 3.2% |
Grade 8: | 36 | 5.7% | 30 | 4.9% | 26 | 4.4% | 30 | 5.2% | 27 | 5.0% | 14 | 2.7% | 24 | 4.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 283 | 44.9% | 280 | 45.8% | 266 | 45.0% | 264 | 45.7% | 241 | 44.4% | 231 | 44.3% | 222 | 44.0% |
Female: | 347 | 55.1% | 331 | 54.2% | 325 | 55.0% | 314 | 54.3% | 294 | 54.1% | 283 | 54.2% | 278 | 55.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.4% |
Asian: | 13 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.5% | 13 | 2.6% |
Hispanic: | 110 | 17.5% | 109 | 17.8% | 100 | 16.9% | 103 | 17.8% | 90 | 16.6% | 90 | 17.2% | 90 | 17.9% |
Black: | 35 | 5.6% | 34 | 5.6% | 33 | 5.6% | 42 | 7.3% | 51 | 9.4% | 59 | 11.3% | 71 | 14.1% |
White: | 461 | 73.2% | 446 | 73.0% | 439 | 74.3% | 418 | 72.3% | 386 | 71.1% | 356 | 68.2% | 323 | 64.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 123 | 19.5% | 114 | 18.7% | 120 | 20.3% | 112 | 19.4% | 123 | 22.7% | 95 | 18.2% | 106 | 21.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 3.0% | 22 | 3.6% | 13 | 2.2% | 18 | 3.1% | 31 | 5.7% | 40 | 7.7% | 51 | 10.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 25.20 | 24.61 | 28.12 | 22.39 | 22.45 | 21.40 | 21.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
WKCE | ||||||
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 44% | 73% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 50% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 52% | 78% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 54% | 77% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 51% | 75% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 51% | 78% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 25% | 50% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 60% | 80% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 60% | 81% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 61% | 81% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 63% | 81% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 61% | 81% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 16% | 35% |
2005 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 57% | 78% |
2007 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 56% | 76% |
2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 57% | 77% |
2009 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 59% | 78% |
2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 57% | 78% |
2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 55% | 77% |
2012 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 54% | 78% |
2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 54% | 77% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 44% | 71% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 51% | 77% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 52% | 78% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 61% | 82% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 60% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 57% | 81% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 55% | 81% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 24% | 50% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 60% | 81% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 61% | 81% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 60% | 82% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 62% | 83% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 63% | 83% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 63% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 61% | 83% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 14% | 33% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 45% | 78% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 49% | 77% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 50% | 77% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 52% | 77% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 52% | 79% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 53% | 79% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 52% | 79% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 52% | 79% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 75% | 91% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 77% | 91% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 79% | 92% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 80% | 92% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 81% | 93% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 77% | 92% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 80% | 93% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77% | 92% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 44% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 50% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 54% | 79% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 55% | 79% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 57% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 56% | 81% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 23% | 52% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 62% | 83% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 66% | 85% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 60% | 82% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 59% | 81% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 64% | 85% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 58% | 81% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 14% | 36% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 37% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 44% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 47% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 50% | 79% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 55% | 81% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 51% | 79% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 23% | 54% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 56% | 82% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 63% | 86% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 60% | 84% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 61% | 84% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 65% | 87% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 64% | 84% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 13% | 35% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 44% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 50% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 56% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 52% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 55% | 82% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 19% | 49% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 63% | 86% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 66% | 87% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 66% | 87% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 67% | 87% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 65% | 86% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 14% | 38% |
2004 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 40% | 67% |
2007 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 33% | 61% |
2008 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 42% | 64% |
2009 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 41% | 65% |
2010 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 41% | 66% |
2011 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 40% | 63% |
2012 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 40% | 66% |
2013 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 39% | 61% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 27% | 65% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 38% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 43% | 78% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 53% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 54% | 80% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 50% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 55% | 81% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 16% | 46% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 51% | 79% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 61% | 83% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 63% | 86% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 66% | 86% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 65% | 85% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 68% | 88% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 66% | 85% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 16% | 42% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 28% | 69% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 38% | 74% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 44% | 76% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 47% | 78% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 52% | 82% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 48% | 79% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 52% | 82% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 50% | 79% |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 51% | 84% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 50% | 82% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 56% | 83% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 58% | 83% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 56% | 82% |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 57% | 83% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 56% | 82% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 58% | 83% |
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* Fernwood Montessori Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.