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Kosciuszko Elementary

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Kosciuszko Elementary ranks 700 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

700^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Kosciuszko Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Cudahy, Wisconsin, part of the Cudahy School District. With 219 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.5, the school generally performs better than the district and state on standardized tests, with 61.9% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to 58.67% for the district and 52.14% for the state.

However, Kosciuszko Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.7% to 30.7% in recent years, much higher than the state average. The school also has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 72.6% to 75.25% in recent years, much higher than nearby schools in the same district. Despite spending more per student ($15,310 in 2020-2021) than the state average and nearby schools, Kosciuszko Elementary's overall performance is still below average, suggesting that higher spending alone may not be the solution to improving student outcomes.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Cudahy School District, Kosciuszko Elementary generally performs better on test scores, but has higher chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch rates. Compared to schools in the neighboring Milwaukee School District, Kosciuszko Elementary outperforms on most metrics. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, from 518 out of 1,067 schools in 2021-2022 to 700 out of 1,044 schools in 2024-2025, indicating a need for intervention and improvement strategies.

208

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,310

Per pupil spending ?

69.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5252 S Kirkwood Ave
Cudahy, WI 53110-1943

(414) 294-7200

District: Cudahy School District

Students who attend Kosciuszko Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cudahy Middle
High:	Cudahy High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.2%

Hispanic:

36.1%

African American:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 51st percentile in 2022 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (46% vs 54% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 17% Wisconsin)

!Ranking has slipped from its 51st-percentile peak (2022) to 33rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg45%

Wisconsin avg54%

700^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	41.9	700 of 1044	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	715 of 1061	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	622 of 1067	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	518 of 1067	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.6	866 of 1050	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	729 of 1037	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	770 of 1025	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.3	806 of 1071	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.7	815 of 1075	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	903 of 1076	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.8	866 of 1061	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.3	873 of 1053	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.4	673 of 1045	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.6	841 of 1046	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.8	875 of 1045	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.0	794 of 1030	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	52.1	614 of 1021	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.0	368 of 689	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.6	393 of 712	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.8	264 of 632	58.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	86.2	19 of 269	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	27.8	186 of 222	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.3	125 of 287	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	644 of 1001	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	718 of 1011	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.8	606 of 1010	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	548 of 1017	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.2	851 of 1004	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	630 of 1002	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	675 of 997	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	227 of 322	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.1	136 of 331	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	108 of 296	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	98 of 274	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	174 of 266	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.2	257 of 271	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	537 of 870	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	416 of 866	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	267 of 871	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	151 of 859	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	28.1	664 of 847	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	577 of 874	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	556 of 854	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	677 of 1000	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	629 of 1012	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	578 of 1011	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.9	385 of 1017	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.7	759 of 1003	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	724 of 1002	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	764 of 997	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	211 of 802	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	49.4	372 of 790	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	407 of 770	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.4	80 of 748	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	35.1	494 of 746	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	487 of 742	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	498 of 721	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	403 of 718	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	514 of 727	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	445 of 715	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	328 of 704	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	13.4	654 of 699	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	532 of 718	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	566 of 686	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+60 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+41 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies79%+16 vs state

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Science50%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-22 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Clement Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3666 S Clement Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1500	238	18	13.1	77.7%	68 (28.6%)	27 (11.3%)	101 (42.4%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.0%)	27.8	823^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	21.2%		24.2	856^th of 1061 public elementary schools	19.3%	33	42.9	31.6	17.4	16.7	26.9	24.1	52.4	73.7	34.8	11.1	23.1	20.7	52.6	37.9	31.6	21.4	$14,028	$2,914	$11,114
Fernwood Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	3239 S Pennsylvania Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1300	731	34	21.6	20.5%	472 (64.6%)	33 (4.5%)	154 (21.1%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (7.9%)	63.5	405^th of 1044 public elementary schools	61.2%		60.2	486^th of 1061 public elementary schools	54.2%	81	64.2	79.4	56.8	71.4	81.4	77.4	44.8	51.5	31.1	46.4	62.8	55.7	88.2	91.9	73.5	77.4	$11,828	$1,852	$9,976

Frequently Asked Questions about Kosciuszko Elementary

What district is Kosciuszko Elementary in?

Cudahy School District

What schools do graduates of Kosciuszko Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kosciuszko Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cudahy Middle
High : Cudahy High

How many students attend Kosciuszko Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 208 students attended Kosciuszko Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kosciuszko Elementary?

Students at Kosciuszko Elementary are 46% White, 36% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Is Kosciuszko Elementary a good school?

Kosciuszko Elementary ranks 700^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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