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The lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Wisconsin

Across Wisconsin, 983 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Auer Avenue Elementary leads the list at 6.1%, against a median of 56.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
983
Wisconsin
Best % Proficient
6.1%
Median % Proficient
56.5%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · WISCONSIN
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Auer Avenue ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary91.4%1516.1%
2Townsend Street ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary93.8%2576.3%
3Metcalfe ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary92.9%2966.4%
4Gaenslen ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary88.3%6416.7%
5Franklin ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary95.2%3116.8%
6Lancaster ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary90.5%3167.2%
7River Trail School of Agricultural ScienceMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary82.0%4068.1%
8Sherman ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary90.5%1478.1%
9Jackson ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary98.1%2068.4%
10Carson AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary94.5%3268.4%
11Clemens ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary97.5%3218.4%
12West Ridge ElementaryRacine, WIRacine Unified School DistrictElementary83.4%3438.7%
13Merrill ElementaryBeloit, WIBeloit School DistrictElementary83.9%2248.8%
14Milwaukee Environmental Science AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary94.9%2748.8%
15Browning ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary90.7%2798.9%
16Milwaukee Sign Language ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary92.2%3849.1%
17Edward Bain School - Creative ArtsKenosha, WIKenosha School DistrictElementary83.1%3619.3%
18Mitchell ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary94.3%5979.4%
19LaFollette ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary94.9%2169.5%
20Fifty-Third Street ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary89.3%3089.7%
21Siefert ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary92.5%1749.7%
22King Jr ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary92.1%2779.7%
23Elm Creative Arts ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary94.3%3359.9%
24Thurston Woods ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary92.6%25610.1%
25Neeskara ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary86.8%35610.3%
26Brown Street AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary95.9%24510.3%
27Keefe Avenue ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary96.8%12510.6%
28Starms DiscoveryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary97.8%26810.6%
29Hawthorne ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary96.9%25910.8%
30Grantosa Drive ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary91.7%50610.8%
31Carver AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary94.4%32411.0%
32Mitchell SchoolRacine, WIRacine Unified School DistrictElementary77.6%1,04011.1%
33Milwaukee Academy of Chinese LanguageMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary91.0%49911.2%
34Hartford Avenue ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary93.0%25611.2%
35Hawley Environmental SchoolMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary84.6%29911.2%
36Keshena PrimaryKeshena, WIMenominee Indian School DistrictElementary90.6%39411.4%
37Riverwest ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary88.5%24411.4%
38Clarke Street ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary94.6%16711.6%
39Congress ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary89.3%60711.9%
40Story ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary95.6%36511.9%
41Eighty-First Street ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary81.8%35712.4%
42Kagel ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary86.3%29212.5%
43Cass Street ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary92.6%31212.7%
44Milwaukee Math and Science AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee Math and Science Academy IncElementary90.5%24112.8%
45Hopkins Lloyd Community SchoolMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary97.9%14312.8%
46Hi-Mount ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary93.4%16613.1%
47Maple Tree ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary94.9%23513.4%
48Emerson ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary84.5%18713.4%
49Thoreau ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary95.8%35313.6%
50Pratt ElementaryMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School DistrictElementary88.9%28813.7%
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