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Pleasant View Elementary

Q: Is Pleasant View Elementary a good school?

Pleasant View Elementary ranks 157 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant View Elementary is a public elementary school in Franklin, Wisconsin, serving 418 students in grades PK-5 and part of the highly-ranked Franklin Public School District.

Pleasant View Elementary consistently ranks among the top 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with impressive academic performance on the Forward Exam. The school's 3rd-5th grade students score well above state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science. Pleasant View also performs exceptionally well for specific student subgroups, such as Asian, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, who rank in the top 25% of their respective statewide subgroups. However, the school's performance for Special Education students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools in this subgroup.

While Pleasant View Elementary generally outperforms nearby Southwood Glen Elementary and Ben Franklin Elementary, the nearby schools in the Greendale School District, such as College Park Elementary and Highland View Elementary, demonstrate comparable or even higher academic achievement in certain subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, Pleasant View Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, which may be impacting the school's overall performance.

422

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,382

Per pupil spending ?

24.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4601 W Marquette Ave
Franklin, WI 53132-9404

(414) 423-4650

District: Franklin Public School District

Students who attend Pleasant View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Forest Park Middle
High:	Franklin High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.6%

Asian:

16.8%

Hispanic:

11.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (71% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg69%

Wisconsin avg54%

157^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Franklin Public School District

65^th of 426Franklin Public 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	80.0	157 of 1044	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	244 of 1061	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	123 of 1067	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	78 of 1067	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.4	115 of 1050	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	41 of 1037	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	70 of 1025	93.2%	★★★★★
2017	86.0	86 of 1071	92.0%	★★★★★
2016	83.0	125 of 1075	88.4%	★★★★☆
2015	79.9	126 of 1076	88.3%	★★★★☆
2014	73.0	219 of 1061	79.4%	★★★★☆
2013	73.6	201 of 1053	80.9%	★★★★☆
2012	83.0	38 of 1045	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	77.1	143 of 1046	86.3%	★★★★☆
2010	83.7	49 of 1045	95.3%	★★★★★
2009	85.1	26 of 1030	97.5%	★★★★★
2008	85.1	23 of 1021	97.7%	★★★★★
2007	82.1	57 of 689	91.7%	★★★★★
2006	77.2	135 of 712	81.0%	★★★★☆
2005	79.2	86 of 632	86.4%	★★★★☆
2004	63.0	275 of 633	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	15 of 116	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	26 of 123	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	22 of 116	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	18 of 110	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	23 of 106	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	24 of 122	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	15 of 107	86.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	22 of 255	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	75.3	26 of 248	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	39 of 222	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	82 of 275	70.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	110 of 1001	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	170 of 1011	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	86 of 1010	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	70 of 1017	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	97 of 1004	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	35 of 1002	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	94 of 997	90.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	66 of 322	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	52.2	140 of 331	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	67 of 290	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	14 of 296	95.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	214 of 870	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	200 of 866	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	127 of 871	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	162 of 859	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	212 of 847	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	186 of 874	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	223 of 854	73.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	209 of 1000	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	316 of 1012	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.7	165 of 1011	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	95 of 1017	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	79.1	140 of 1003	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	59 of 1002	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	66 of 997	93.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	73.2	23 of 119	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	24 of 96	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	95.6	2 of 76	97.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	396 of 802	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	451 of 790	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	283 of 770	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	145 of 748	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	152 of 746	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	22.2	631 of 742	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	67.3	154 of 721	78.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	156 of 718	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	231 of 727	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	137 of 715	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	82 of 704	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	101 of 699	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	67 of 718	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	97 of 686	85.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)91st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)87th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)81st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics74%+20 vs state

Social Studies71%+8 vs state

English Language Arts70%+18 vs state

Science63%+12 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
Pleasant View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4601 W Marquette Ave	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 423-4650	422	27	15.6	24.6%	264 (62.6%)	4 (0.9%)	50 (11.8%)	71 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	80	157^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.0%		74.3	244^th of 1061 public elementary schools	77.0%	87	71.4	71.4	66.7				74.6	74.3	73.9				71.4		62.9		$12,382	$990	$11,392
Forest Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 W Drexel Ave	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 574-4050	435	32	13.5	52.0%	184 (42.3%)	39 (9.0%)	120 (27.6%)	53 (12.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	40.7	720^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.0%		41	719^th of 1061 public elementary schools	32.2%	1	39.7	53.5	45.8				34.6	56.3	43.3				63.4		38.0		$11,339	$678	$10,661
College Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5701 W College Ave	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 423-2850	273	24	11.3	33.7%	176 (64.5%)	3 (1.1%)	45 (16.5%)	26 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.4%)	81.7	134^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.2%		84.9	87^th of 1061 public elementary schools	91.8%	47	77.1	71.1	64.7				87.5	75.6	78.4				70.5		59.1		$15,228	$582	$14,645
Cedar Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2225 W Sycamore Ave	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 761-3020	295	24	12.4	40.3%	143 (48.5%)	16 (5.4%)	56 (19.0%)	68 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	53.8	543^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	48.0%		56.4	547^th of 1061 public elementary schools	48.4%	4	68.3	54.4	45.8				66.7	54.4	49.0				50.0		39.1		$12,186	$678	$11,508
Highland View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5900 S 51st St	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 423-2750	336	29	11.5	26.5%	226 (67.3%)	8 (2.4%)	67 (19.9%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	83.5	117^th of 1044 public elementary schools	88.8%		68.3	349^th of 1061 public elementary schools	67.1%	232	75.5	73.6	71.4				69.8	79.3	66.2				81.1		71.7		$13,657	$733	$12,924
Southwood Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9090 S 35th St	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 761-1181	370	25	14.9	15.1%	230 (62.2%)	6 (1.6%)	48 (13.0%)	59 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	80.1	155^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.2%		78.7	179^th of 1061 public elementary schools	83.1%	24	77.2	65.1	71.2				75.4	65.1	74.0				81.0		58.7		$11,098	$551	$10,546
Ben Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7620 S 83rd St	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 529-8270	308	23	13.3	26.0%	211 (68.5%)	2 (0.6%)	54 (17.5%)	29 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	72.7	278^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.4%		51.6	611^th of 1061 public elementary schools	42.4%	333	79.5	62.5	56.5				79.5	64.6	54.4				75.0		60.4		$14,875	$970	$13,905
Garland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3120 W Green Ave	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6500	541	30	17.8	88.7%	155 (28.7%)	56 (10.4%)	116 (21.4%)	189 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)	11.2	936^th of 1044 public elementary schools	10.3%		7.2	970^th of 1061 public elementary schools	8.6%	34	27.5	13.5	23.0	21.9	24.1	30.5	46.0	18.9	12.5	12.0	10.0	27.9	37.8	47.5	16.2	29.5	$13,621	$2,469	$11,152
Victory Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2222 W Henry Ave	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6700	419	25	16.9	95.2%	50 (11.9%)	44 (10.5%)	103 (24.6%)	203 (48.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	6.5	959^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.1%		7.2	971^st of 1061 public elementary schools	8.5%	12	12.1	17.3	10.8	34.0	36.7	34.4	5.9	15.1	15.8	18.2	32.3	21.2	24.5	45.5	11.3	24.2	$14,254	$2,272	$11,982
Canterbury Elementary	Public	K-5	7000 Enfield Ave	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 423-2770	350	30	11.7	20.6%	256 (73.1%)	3 (0.9%)	56 (16.0%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	85.8	79^th of 1044 public elementary schools	92.4%		83.8	109^th of 1061 public elementary schools	89.7%	30	74.6	77.8	69.2				72.9	88.9	67.7				85.7		71.4		$13,015	$611	$12,404

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant View Elementary

How many students attend Pleasant View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Pleasant View Elementary.

Is Pleasant View Elementary a good school?

Pleasant View Elementary ranks 157^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant View Elementary?

Students at Pleasant View Elementary are 63% White, 17% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pleasant View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pleasant View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Forest Park Middle
High : Franklin High

What district is Pleasant View Elementary in?

Franklin Public School District

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