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Woodlands School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

902^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Woodlands School is a PK–8 school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 313 students in an area where nearby campuses range from high-poverty Milwaukee Public Schools to more affluent schools in the Wauwatosa School District. It is operated by Woodlands School Inc, which ranks 414th of 432 Wisconsin districts. At the school level, Woodlands ranked 902nd of 1,039 schools in 2025–2026 (13th percentile, 1 star), down from 688th of 1,044 (34th percentile, 2 stars) in 2024–2025; in 2015–2016 it ranked 376th of 1,075 (65th percentile, 3 stars).

Academics are below state averages in every listed grade and subject, with math the biggest concern. In 2025–2026, ELA proficiency ranged from 21.88% in 5th grade to 44.44% in 3rd grade, while state rates were roughly 52–55%. Math was weaker: 15.63% in 5th grade, 16.22% in 6th, and 19.05% in 4th, against roughly 52–56% statewide. Averaged across all tests shown, about 31% of Woodlands students were proficient versus about 55% statewide. Woodlands looks stronger than nearby Milwaukee Public Schools PK–8 schools such as High-Mount Elementary, Bethune Academy, Burbank Elementary, and Story Elementary, which ranked in the 2nd–7th percentile with 0 stars. But Wilson Elementary (67th percentile), Jefferson Elementary (59th percentile), and Wauwatosa STEM (91st percentile, 5 stars) are far ahead, while Pershing Elementary sits between them.

Attendance is a bright spot: Woodlands' 11.8% chronic absenteeism rate beats Wisconsin's 17.3% and nearby MPS schools such as Neeskara Elementary (51.4%) and Hawley Environmental School (36.3%). Its 18.53% free/reduced-lunch rate is far lower than those schools but similar to Wilson Elementary and Jefferson Elementary, yet its academic results trail them—pointing to school-level instruction rather than demographics. Results for student groups are uneven: African American students reached the 91st percentile (5 stars) in 2024–2025 but fell to the 39th percentile (2 stars) in 2025–2026, while low-income students dropped to the 5th percentile and special education students to the 10th percentile.

313

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

18.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

5510 W Bluemound Rd
Milwaukee, WI 53208-3012

(414) 475-1600

District: Woodlands School Inc

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.3%

White:

24.6%

Hispanic:

22.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2012 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (32% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

902^nd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 52 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

542^nd of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 58 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

414^th of 432Woodlands School Inc among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	902 of 1039	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.6	688 of 1044	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	702 of 1061	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	720 of 1067	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.6	486 of 1071	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.8	376 of 1075	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.4	446 of 1076	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.5	503 of 1061	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.9	495 of 1053	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.0	754 of 1045	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.4	821 of 1046	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.8	749 of 1045	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.0	746 of 1030	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.9	802 of 1021	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.5	505 of 632	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	91 of 150	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	79.3	13 of 144	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	71.1	23 of 137	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	16 of 138	88.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	848 of 986	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.3	698 of 1001	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	516 of 1011	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	589 of 1010	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	163 of 347	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	96 of 331	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	38.2	178 of 290	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	803 of 848	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	47.9	468 of 870	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	459 of 866	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	605 of 871	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	841 of 989	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.7	599 of 1000	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	808 of 1012	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	783 of 1011	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	708 of 791	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	253 of 718	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	426 of 727	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	376 of 715	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	542 of 643	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.1	423 of 628	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	385 of 641	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	388 of 640	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	76.0	96 of 612	84.3%	★★★★☆
2016	66.8	158 of 609	74.1%	★★★★☆
2015	71.2	127 of 612	79.2%	★★★★☆
2014	67.0	161 of 585	72.5%	★★★★☆
2013	66.9	155 of 569	72.8%	★★★★☆
2012	69.9	130 of 559	76.7%	★★★★☆
2011	52.1	356 of 549	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.3	433 of 539	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.8	404 of 521	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	59.5	250 of 519	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	87.1	8 of 366	97.8%	★★★★★
2006	86.8	7 of 382	98.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	52 of 125	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.5	14 of 117	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	12 of 118	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	67.8	26 of 130	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	429 of 572	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.6	350 of 573	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	277 of 580	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	355 of 579	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	99 of 236	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.6	131 of 237	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	500 of 513	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	48.1	271 of 509	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	177 of 520	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	377 of 525	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	514 of 575	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.4	418 of 577	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	404 of 585	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	336 of 591	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	43.5	74 of 131	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	160 of 439	63.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	168 of 391	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.6	275 of 399	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.5	155 of 407	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.0	68 of 412	83.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2025)65th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+40 vs school

African American (2026)39th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+42 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile+41 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)44th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies48%-17 vs state

English Language Arts35%-19 vs state

Science32%-21 vs state

Mathematics23%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Woodlands School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5510 W Bluemound Rd	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Woodlands School Inc	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(414) 475-1600	313	18	17.3	18.5%	77 (24.6%)	126 (40.3%)	69 (22.0%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.5%)	15.7	902^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	13.2%		42.6	688^th of 1044 public elementary schools	34.1%	214	44.4	39.0	21.9	30.6	32.4	39.1	30.6	19.1	15.6	16.2	21.6	32.6	42.9	52.2	28.6	34.8
Hawley Environmental School	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 W Wisconsin Ave	Milwaukee	53213	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8500	299	18	16.2	84.6%	10 (3.3%)	218 (72.9%)	33 (11.0%)	11 (3.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	4.6	980^th of 1039 public elementary schools	5.7%		3.2	1004^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.8%	24	10.6	18.5	25.0				6.4	3.7	17.9				26.9		14.8		74%		$19,697	$2,557	$17,140
Burbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6035 W Adler St	Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8400	552	33	16.7	83.9%	51 (9.2%)	226 (40.9%)	120 (21.7%)	104 (18.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.5%)	3	998^th of 1039 public elementary schools	3.9%		2.4	1018^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.5%	20	11.4	2.2	9.6	13.2	19.0	16.4	14.0	4.4	11.5	9.4	13.8	14.8	20.0	27.8	11.1	29.6	65%		$19,532	$2,593	$16,939
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6927 Maple Ter	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1200	222	21	10.6	29.3%	131 (59.0%)	44 (19.8%)	22 (9.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.5%)	61.1	429^th of 1039 public elementary schools	58.7%		56.1	509^th of 1044 public elementary schools	51.2%	80	41.9	63.0	60.6				54.8	63.0	48.5				77.8		66.7		≥ 95%		$18,861	$591	$18,270
Neeskara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 N Hawley Rd	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8600	356	24	15.0	86.8%	14 (3.9%)	252 (70.8%)	40 (11.2%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.1%)	4.4	983^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	5.4%		2.5	1015^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.8%	32	2.6	16.2	14.8				7.9	18.9	5.6				29.7		21.6		44%		$22,316	$3,036	$19,280
Story Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3815 W Kilbourn Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4800	365	22	16.4	95.6%	9 (2.5%)	280 (76.7%)	16 (4.4%)	45 (12.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	2.2	1020^th of 1039 public elementary schools	1.8%		4.4	987^th of 1044 public elementary schools	5.5%	33	4.6	5.6	20.7	12.1	18.8	16.7	0.0	0.0	10.3	3.0	9.4	19.4	8.3	11.1	2.8	16.7	52%		$20,489	$2,773	$17,717
Pershing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 S 47th St	West Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4610	250	18	13.9	74.8%	62 (24.8%)	47 (18.8%)	115 (46.0%)	8 (3.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.4%)	28.6	808^th of 1039 public elementary schools	22.2%		23.1	851^st of 1044 public elementary schools	18.5%	43	30.6	37.1	50.0				61.1	25.7	38.6				40.0		22.9		69%		$15,623	$822	$14,801
High-Mount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4921 W Garfield Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 875-2700	166	6	26.8	93.4%	4 (2.4%)	143 (86.1%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.0%)	2.7	1010^th of 1039 public elementary schools	2.8%		3.8	993^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	4.9%	17	0.0	0.0	33.3	11.1	19.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.1	5.6	4.8	0.0	13.3	20.0	0.0	10.0	69%		$21,611	$2,886	$18,724
Bethune Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1535 N 35th St	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4600	574	31	18.2	96.2%	8 (1.4%)	357 (62.2%)	20 (3.5%)	173 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.6%)	5.5	969^th of 1039 public elementary schools	6.7%		5.4	976^th of 1044 public elementary schools	6.5%	7	14.6	6.6	19.0	29.3	15.5	31.8	18.2	6.6	13.8	17.2	10.3	25.4	26.2	36.5	14.8	27.0	74%		$19,435	$2,780	$16,655
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 N Glenview Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1900	218	24	9.1	22.0%	146 (67.0%)	21 (9.6%)	25 (11.5%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.8%)	68.1	344^th of 1039 public elementary schools	66.9%		70.7	303^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	71.0%	41	55.9	65.5	81.8				55.9	58.6	72.7				69.0		62.1		≥ 95%		$16,557	$309	$16,248

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What is the racial makeup of Woodlands School?

Students at Woodlands School are 40% African American, 25% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Woodlands School a good school?

Woodlands School ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Woodlands School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Woodlands School.

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