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Parkway Elementary School vs. Richards Elementary School

Should you attend Parkway Elementary School or Richards Elementary School? Visitors to our site frequently compare these two schools. Compare their rankings, test scores, reviews and more to help you determine which school is the best choice for you.

School Overview

School
Parkway Elementary School
5910 N Milwaukee River Pkwy
Milwaukee, WI 53209
: 
8/
10
Top 30%
Richards Elementary School
5812 N Santa Monica Blvd
Milwaukee, WI 53217
: 
10/
10
Top 5%
Top Rankings

Parkway Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Wisconsin for:

Category
Attribute
Most improved public schools
Most improved public schools (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 10%)

Richards Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Wisconsin for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Overview
Serving 476 students in grades Prekindergarten-3, Parkway Elementary School ranks in the top 30% of all schools in Wisconsin for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 30%, and reading proficiency is top 30%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 50-54% (which is higher than the Wisconsin state average of 39%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 45-49% (which is higher than the Wisconsin state average of 38%).
The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the Wisconsin state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Wisconsin state average of 33% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Serving 665 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Richards Elementary School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Wisconsin for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 70% (which is higher than the Wisconsin state average of 39%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 69% (which is higher than the Wisconsin state average of 38%).
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Wisconsin state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Wisconsin state average of 33% (majority Hispanic).
Grades Offered
PK-3
PK-5
Total Students
476 students
665 students
This chart displays total students of Parkway Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays total students of Richards Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Male | % Female
53% | 47%
54% | 46%
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Total Classroom Teachers
41 teachers
38 teachers
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This chart displays the total teachers of Richards Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
18:1
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Parkway Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Richards Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Test Scores

#431 out of 1991 schools in WI
(Top 30%)
#57 out of 1991 schools in WI
(Top 5%)
This chart displays the overall school rank of Parkway Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the overall school rank of Richards Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
50-54%
(Top 30% in WI)
70%
(Top 10% in WI)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Parkway Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Richards Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
45-49%
(Top 30% in WI)
69%
(Top 5% in WI)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Parkway Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Richards Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
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80-84%
(Top 5% in WI)
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This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Richards Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Grade

Students by Grade
This chart displays the students of Parkway Elementary School by grade.
This chart displays the students of Richards Elementary School by grade.
Pre-K Students
85
98
Kindergarten Students
115
115
Grade 1 Students
83
97
Grade 2 Students
93
98
Grade 3 Students
100
84
Grade 4 Students
-
87
Grade 5 Students
-
86

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian
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n/a
This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Parkway Elementary School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2012-13 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Richards Elementary School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2009-10 school year data.
% Asian
5%
4%
This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Parkway Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Richards Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hispanic
9%
6%
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Parkway Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Richards Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Black
30%
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This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Parkway Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Richards Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
% White
44%
80%
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Parkway Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Richards Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hawaiian
n/a
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% Two or more races
12%
10%
This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Parkway Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Richards Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
0.70
0.35
This chart displays the diversity score of Parkway Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the diversity score of Richards Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Additional Information

Eligible for Free Lunch
33%
33%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Parkway Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
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Eligible for Reduced Lunch
2%
1%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Parkway Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Richards Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Wisconsin by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
 
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