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Jones Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

797^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Jones Elementary is a public elementary school located in Cudahy, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 187. The school is part of the Cudahy School District, which is ranked 377 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jones Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, ranging from 167th to 797th out of over 1,000 schools in recent years. The school's SchoolDigger rating has fluctuated between 1 to 4 stars, with the most recent rating being 1 star out of 5. Jones Elementary has struggled to perform well across different student subgroups, with its performance for female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status students all ranking below average. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 30.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Academically, Jones Elementary's performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally below the Cudahy School District and Wisconsin state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 23.53% to 50%, compared to the district's 48.06% to 58.67% and the state's 51.26% to 52.21%. The school's mathematics performance was also below the district and state, with proficiency rates ranging from 17.65% to 50%, compared to the district's 26.77% to 47.65% and the state's 52.58% to 55%. While the school's funding and resources appear to be on par with its peers, the high concentration of low-socioeconomic status students may be a key driver of its underperformance.

171

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,682

Per pupil spending ?

50.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5845 S Swift Ave
Cudahy, WI 53110-2799

(414) 294-7150

District: Cudahy School District

Students who attend Jones Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cudahy Middle
High:	Cudahy High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.3%

Hispanic:

39.2%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (40% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg45%

Wisconsin avg54%

797^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Cudahy School District

377^th of 426Cudahy 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	31.5	797 of 1044	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	721 of 1061	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	783 of 1067	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	720 of 1067	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.7	211 of 1050	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	167 of 1037	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	402 of 1025	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.5	500 of 1071	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.6	503 of 1075	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.3	624 of 1076	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.7	746 of 1061	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.4	863 of 1053	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.0	727 of 1045	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.1	648 of 1046	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.7	807 of 1045	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	64.7	393 of 1030	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.4	398 of 1021	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	781 of 1001	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.9	638 of 1011	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	683 of 1010	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	574 of 1017	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	78.7	152 of 1004	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	168 of 1002	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	48.3	592 of 997	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	180 of 322	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	643 of 870	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.3	486 of 866	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	598 of 871	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	532 of 859	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	83.1	50 of 847	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	79.3	80 of 874	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	60.1	276 of 854	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	700 of 1000	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	699 of 1012	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	781 of 1011	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	706 of 1017	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.6	339 of 1003	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	296 of 1002	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	322 of 997	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	37.0	474 of 748	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	497 of 718	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	522 of 727	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	635 of 715	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	550 of 704	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.7	204 of 699	70.8%	★★★★☆

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)44th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2022)37th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies47%-17 vs state

English Language Arts42%-10 vs state

Mathematics38%-16 vs state

Science35%-16 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5845 S Swift Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-7150	171	14	11.8	50.9%	74 (43.3%)	13 (7.6%)	67 (39.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.8%)	31.5	797^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.7%		40.6	721^st of 1061 public elementary schools	32.0%	76	50.0	23.5	41.2	47.8			50.0	17.7	41.2	34.8			47.1		35.3		$13,682	$883	$12,798
Kosciuszko Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5252 S Kirkwood Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-7200	208	16	12.8	69.2%	96 (46.2%)	18 (8.7%)	75 (36.1%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.2%)	41.9	700^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.0%		41.4	715^th of 1061 public elementary schools	32.6%	15	61.9	54.2	45.7	50.0			42.9	41.7	22.9	25.0			79.2		50.0		$15,310	$1,289	$14,021
Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5950 S Illinois Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-7100	403	29	13.8	66.3%	202 (50.1%)	39 (9.7%)	122 (30.3%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.4%)	46.3	640^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.7%		36	772^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	27.2%	132	53.6	59.6	42.9	50.0			51.8	40.4	30.6	31.8			69.2		53.9		$15,515	$1,538	$13,977
E W Luther Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	718 Hawthorne Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5326	197	15	12.8	43.1%	136 (69.0%)	6 (3.0%)	45 (22.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	65.6	372^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	64.4%		66.3	386^th of 1061 public elementary schools	63.6%	14	79.3	53.9	62.5				82.8	53.9	75.0				64.1		46.2		$14,894	$1,189	$13,705
Rawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1410 Rawson Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-2904	371	30	12.2	61.5%	189 (50.9%)	27 (7.3%)	118 (31.8%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	21.5	864^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.2%		32.1	799^th of 1061 public elementary schools	24.7%	65	24.1	34.0	30.0				29.1	36.2	23.5				53.2		44.7		$13,257	$740	$12,518
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4416 S Packard Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-2930	312	23	13.7	63.8%	135 (43.3%)	32 (10.3%)	96 (30.8%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.5%)	37.6	750^th of 1044 public elementary schools	28.2%		54.5	572^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	46.1%	178	68.9	38.9	61.5	56.3			43.2	22.2	23.1	15.6			52.8		38.9		$15,765	$807	$14,958
Willow Glen Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2600 E Bolivar Ave	Saint Francis	53235	Milwaukee County	Saint Francis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 486-6300	263	17	15.6	45.6%	133 (50.6%)	16 (6.1%)	93 (35.4%)	6 (2.3%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)								(n/a)	63.0						50.0
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	711 Marion Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5252	274	23	11.7	59.1%	123 (44.9%)	23 (8.4%)	88 (32.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.8%)	30.6	804^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.0%		44.6	685^th of 1061 public elementary schools	35.4%	119	55.6	35.0	46.9				41.7	35.0	39.6				32.5		32.5		$13,983	$746	$13,238
Blakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 Blakewood Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5900	314	26	11.9	47.8%	175 (55.7%)	16 (5.1%)	95 (30.3%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	59.9	459^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.0%		43.7	693^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	34.7%	234	71.4	69.8	39.1				54.3	51.2	37.0				76.7		69.8		$13,457	$1,012	$12,445
Burdick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4348 S Griffin Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1200	527	25	21.2	58.1%	168 (31.9%)	80 (15.2%)	216 (41.0%)	25 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.6%)	22.8	855^th of 1044 public elementary schools	18.1%		27.4	833^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	21.5%	22	32.4	37.5	30.0	30.7	58.0	63.5	26.5	30.0	36.7	18.0	37.7	32.4	60.0	64.9	47.5	50.7	$13,006	$2,110	$10,897

Frequently Asked Questions about Jones Elementary

What district is Jones Elementary in?

Cudahy School District

Is Jones Elementary a good school?

Jones Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.7% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Jones Elementary?

Students at Jones Elementary are 43% White, 39% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Jones Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jones Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cudahy Middle
High : Cudahy High

How many students attend Jones Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 171 students attended Jones Elementary.

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