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Pilgrim Park Middle

Public Grades 6-8

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Pilgrim Park Middle is an exceptional public middle school located in Elm Grove, Wisconsin, serving 876 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the highly-ranked Elmbrook School District, which is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Pilgrim Park Middle has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Wisconsin, with a statewide ranking between 16th and 45th over the past several years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its exceptional performance. Pilgrim Park Middle consistently outperforms the state and district averages in the Forward Exam, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science across all grade levels. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking among the top schools in the state for Asian, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, as well as for students with low socioeconomic status.

Compared to nearby schools like Wisconsin Hills Middle, West Milwaukee Intermediate, and Whitman Middle, Pilgrim Park Middle's academic performance and student group rankings are notably higher. The school has also maintained its high performance over the years, with a consistent 5-star rating and a top-50 statewide ranking, indicating its ability to consistently provide a high-quality education to its diverse student population.

898

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,684

Per pupil spending ?

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Pilgrim Pkwy
Elm Grove, WI 53122-1598

(262) 785-3920

District: Elmbrook School District

Students who attend Pilgrim Park Middle usually attend:

High:

Brookfield East High

Feeder schools for Pilgrim Park Middle:

Elementary:	Burleigh Elementary
	Dixon Elementary
	Tonawanda Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.2%

Asian:

14.5%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (81% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Wisconsin middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg79%

Wisconsin avg54%

18^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Elmbrook School District

11^th of 426Elmbrook School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	18 of 628	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	40 of 641	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	16 of 640	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	45 of 617	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	17 of 613	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	28 of 594	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	21 of 579	96.4%	★★★★★
2017	87.4	41 of 612	93.3%	★★★★★
2016	88.4	34 of 609	94.4%	★★★★★
2015	86.9	21 of 612	96.6%	★★★★★
2014	86.6	27 of 585	95.4%	★★★★★
2013	87.4	24 of 569	95.8%	★★★★★
2012	82.5	17 of 559	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	80.9	24 of 549	95.6%	★★★★★
2010	80.3	37 of 539	93.1%	★★★★★
2009	81.3	24 of 521	95.4%	★★★★★
2008	81.0	27 of 519	94.8%	★★★★★
2007	83.5	11 of 366	97.0%	★★★★★
2006	83.4	12 of 382	96.9%	★★★★★
2005	84.3	11 of 332	96.7%	★★★★★
2004	87.0	7 of 324	97.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	75.7	17 of 118	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	100.0	1 of 127	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	8 of 88	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	7 of 87	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	1 of 90	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	9 of 95	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	5 of 90	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	5 of 91	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	4 of 90	95.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	64.9	40 of 173	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	14 of 573	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	27 of 580	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	13 of 579	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	38 of 576	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	18 of 574	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	22 of 557	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	13 of 551	97.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	4 of 237	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	8 of 239	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	1 of 229	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	7 of 221	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	10 of 225	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	20 of 209	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	4 of 204	98.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	25 of 509	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	64.7	141 of 520	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	77 of 525	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	94 of 522	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	84 of 499	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	81 of 487	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	123 of 489	74.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	27 of 577	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	45 of 585	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	19 of 591	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	43 of 577	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	17 of 572	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	33 of 557	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	35 of 551	93.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	5 of 126	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	14 of 131	89.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	6 of 132	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	3 of 129	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	65.8	28 of 101	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	7 of 96	92.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	59 of 414	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	46 of 425	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	92.1	11 of 439	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	19 of 421	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	76.0	41 of 437	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	76.4	38 of 414	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	72.5	55 of 417	86.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	25 of 399	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	79.4	50 of 407	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	23 of 412	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.0	52 of 397	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	33 of 393	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	82.5	37 of 382	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	20 of 375	94.7%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)91st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2024)86th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)77th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies85%+23 vs state

Mathematics83%+29 vs state

English Language Arts82%+28 vs state

Science71%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pilgrim Park Middle	Public	6-8	1500 Pilgrim Pkwy	Elm Grove	53122	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 785-3920	898	61	14.6	8.4%	630 (70.2%)	25 (2.8%)	53 (5.9%)	130 (14.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.0%)	91	18^th of 628 public middle schools	97.1%		87.6	40^th of 641 public middle schools	93.8%	22		88.3	79.0	78.6		88.3	80.6	80.8	85.3	71.2	$12,684	$427	$12,258
Wisconsin Hills Middle	Public	6-8	18700 W Wisconsin Ave	Brookfield	53045	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 785-3960	812	57	14.2	9.2%	518 (63.8%)	24 (3.0%)	82 (10.1%)	136 (16.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.8%)	85.9	52^nd of 628 public middle schools	91.7%		87.3	42^nd of 641 public middle schools	93.4%	10		77.9	77.6	69.4		75.1	81.5	73.3	79.0	68.7	$13,408	$458	$12,951
Whitman Middle	Public	6-8	11100 W Center St	Wauwatosa	53222	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-2600	570	48	11.9	33.2%	257 (45.1%)	158 (27.7%)	68 (11.9%)	35 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.8%)	49.5	353^rd of 628 public middle schools	43.8%		54.3	314^th of 641 public middle schools	51.0%	39		50.5	49.2	51.4		46.3	45.2	47.5	69.5	54.2	$12,004	$484	$11,519
Longfellow Middle	Public	6-8	7600 W North Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-2400	782	50	15.7	18.3%	546 (69.8%)	93 (11.9%)	55 (7.0%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.8%)	86.5	45^th of 628 public middle schools	92.8%		81.8	72^nd of 641 public middle schools	88.8%	27		76.7	72.9	72.8		77.9	72.1	73.9	84.1	75.9	$11,869	$328	$11,539
Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate	Public	6-8	9501 W Cleveland Ave	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3410	902	70	12.8	61.9%	433 (48.0%)	92 (10.2%)	248 (27.5%)	29 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (10.6%)	35.8	452^nd of 628 public middle schools	28.0%		32.7	479^th of 641 public middle schools	25.3%	27		51.9	42.2	47.4		36.9	35.1	37.0	59.8	39.9	$11,871	$1,020	$10,850
Horning Middle	Public	6-8	1809 Butler Dr	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-3305	534	48	11.1	54.9%	222 (41.6%)	50 (9.4%)	206 (38.6%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.2%)	34.7	459^th of 628 public middle schools	26.9%		28.4	501^st of 641 public middle schools	21.8%	42		48.7	45.7	41.0		46.8	48.2	41.7	43.9	34.4	$12,982	$322	$12,660
West Milwaukee Intermediate	Public	6-8	5104 W Greenfield Ave	West Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3310	378	29	13.1	76.7%	114 (30.2%)	59 (15.6%)	154 (40.7%)	10 (2.6%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	19.8	523^rd of 628 public middle schools	16.7%		19.8	544^th of 641 public middle schools	15.1%	21		38.7	36.0	27.9		33.1	28.7	22.5	51.7	25.8	$14,867	$1,308	$13,558
Silver Spring Intermediate	Public	5-6	N58W22350 Silver Spring Dr	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 246-1973	758	45	16.8	11.9%	534 (70.4%)	21 (2.8%)	46 (6.1%)	116 (15.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.7%)								(n/a)	76.2	80.5			79.3	82.9					$11,928	$158	$11,770
Whitnall Middle	Public	6-8	5025 S 116th St	Greenfield	53228	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 525-8650	558	44	12.7	27.8%	370 (66.3%)	25 (4.5%)	108 (19.4%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	71.6	160^th of 628 public middle schools	74.5%		69.2	183^rd of 641 public middle schools	71.5%	23		63.5	76.1	55.6		61.2	83.2	69.5	66.3	51.3	$10,975	$429	$10,546
Templeton Middle	Public	7-8	N59W22490 Silver Spring Dr	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 246-6477	766	49	15.5	13.4%	574 (74.9%)	26 (3.4%)	47 (6.1%)	92 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	91.5	14^th of 628 public middle schools	97.8%		90.9	22^nd of 641 public middle schools	96.6%	8			77.6	80.6			78.6	83.3	92.7	77.7	$12,971	$166	$12,804

Frequently Asked Questions about Pilgrim Park Middle

How many students attend Pilgrim Park Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 898 students attended Pilgrim Park Middle.

Is Pilgrim Park Middle a good school?

Yes! Pilgrim Park Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 18^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Pilgrim Park Middle attend?

Students who attend Pilgrim Park Middle usually go on to attend Brookfield East High

What district is Pilgrim Park Middle in?

Elmbrook School District

What is the racial makeup of Pilgrim Park Middle?

Students at Pilgrim Park Middle are 70% White, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American.

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