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Pleasant Prairie Elementary

Q: Is Pleasant Prairie Elementary a good school?

Pleasant Prairie Elementary ranks 410 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

410^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Prairie Elementary is a public elementary school serving 486 students in grades PK-5 in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, which is part of the Kenosha School District. The school consistently outperforms the district and the state of Wisconsin on academic measures, with strong performance across English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science.

In 2024-2025, over 55% of 3rd-5th graders at Pleasant Prairie Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to under 47% for the Kenosha School District. The school has maintained a 3- or 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing above average compared to other schools in the state. Prairie Lane Elementary, located 4 miles away, also consistently outperforms Pleasant Prairie Elementary and the district as a whole.

However, Pleasant Prairie Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 8.8% in 2020-2021 to 29.5% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern. The school also has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, at 24.28% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to nearby schools like McKinley Elementary (82.35%) and Strange Elementary (70.73%).

542

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,745

Per pupil spending ?

35.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9208 Wilmot Rd
Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158-2007

(262) 359-2104

District: Kenosha School District

Students who attend Pleasant Prairie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mahone Middle
High:	Indian Trail High School and Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.0%

Hispanic:

22.9%

African American:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 36th percentile in 2022 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (59% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 61st (2025) from a 36th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kenosha School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg46%

Wisconsin avg54%

410^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Kenosha School District

342^nd of 426Kenosha 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	63.2	410 of 1044	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	446 of 1061	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	491 of 1067	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	683 of 1067	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.7	370 of 1050	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	503 of 1037	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	318 of 1025	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.4	308 of 1071	71.2%	★★★★☆
2016	72.7	249 of 1075	76.8%	★★★★☆
2015	75.2	199 of 1076	81.5%	★★★★☆
2014	61.6	415 of 1061	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.3	423 of 1053	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.4	294 of 1045	71.9%	★★★★☆
2011	66.5	336 of 1046	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	78.9	122 of 1045	88.3%	★★★★☆
2009	73.6	209 of 1030	79.7%	★★★★☆
2008	74.7	188 of 1021	81.6%	★★★★☆
2007	71.5	205 of 689	70.2%	★★★★☆
2006	67.6	278 of 712	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.0	319 of 632	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.6	367 of 633	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	8 of 144	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	6 of 137	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	1 of 161	99.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	71.0	37 of 123	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	26 of 122	78.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	40 of 255	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	73 of 269	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	40 of 249	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	38 of 275	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	95.1	6 of 287	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	377 of 1001	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	394 of 1011	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	442 of 1010	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	634 of 1017	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.3	379 of 1004	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	522 of 1002	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.9	335 of 997	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	118 of 322	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	141 of 331	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	104 of 290	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	133 of 296	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.1	35 of 274	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	67 of 266	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	37 of 271	86.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	491 of 870	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	600 of 866	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	583 of 871	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	707 of 859	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.7	403 of 847	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	358 of 874	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	271 of 854	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	413 of 1000	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	457 of 1012	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	501 of 1011	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	638 of 1017	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.4	358 of 1003	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	442 of 1002	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	300 of 997	69.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	83 of 119	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.9	21 of 77	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	33 of 85	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	54 of 76	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.4	21 of 67	68.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	459 of 802	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	454 of 790	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	395 of 770	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	544 of 748	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	545 of 746	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	667 of 742	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	542 of 721	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	241 of 718	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	254 of 727	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	380 of 715	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	510 of 704	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.2	300 of 699	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	419 of 718	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.4	275 of 686	59.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)94th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile+24 vs school

Asian (2024)70th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)30th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies71%+7 vs state

Mathematics59%+5 vs state

English Language Arts58%+6 vs state

Science55%+4 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 Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9208 Wilmot Rd	Pleasant Prairie	53158	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 359-2104	542	37	14.6	35.6%	298 (55.0%)	52 (9.6%)	124 (22.9%)	33 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	63.2	410^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.7%		62.5	446^th of 1061 public elementary schools	58.0%	36	58.2	60.0	55.2				58.2	61.2	56.3				70.6		55.3		$11,745	$661	$11,084
Nash Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 99th Ave	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 359-3500	576	37	15.5	31.1%	328 (56.9%)	52 (9.0%)	121 (21.0%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (8.5%)	64.5	393^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	62.4%		75.7	225^th of 1061 public elementary schools	78.8%	168	59.6	57.6	54.1				57.3	69.6	64.0				69.6		52.2		$12,841	$661	$12,180
Kenosha School of Language (KSOL)	Public	PK, KG-5	6315 67th Street	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-2006	330	22	15.0	68.2%	25 (7.6%)	10 (3.0%)	293 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	23.7	847^th of 1044 public elementary schools	18.9%		20.5	884^th of 1061 public elementary schools	16.7%	37	18.2	40.0	31.7				35.6	44.4	42.2				48.9		22.2		$11,712	$1,306	$10,405
Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8542 Cooper Rd	Pleasant Prairie	53158	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 359-2110	459	33	14.1	37.0%	265 (57.7%)	22 (4.8%)	130 (28.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.9%)	50.1	584^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.1%		66.9	379^th of 1061 public elementary schools	64.3%	205	41.3	50.0	65.7				46.0	53.1	60.9				60.9		39.1		$12,754	$661	$12,093
Forest Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6810 45th Ave	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6319	391	29	13.5	54.5%	184 (47.1%)	28 (7.2%)	131 (33.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.7%)	29.5	814^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.0%		26.4	840^th of 1061 public elementary schools	20.8%	26	45.6	40.0	28.2				41.4	55.0	35.2				47.5		32.5		$14,495	$1,072	$13,423
Strange Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5414 49th Ave	Kenosha	53144	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6024	522	40	13.1	82.0%	126 (24.1%)	141 (27.0%)	192 (36.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.7%)	13	926^th of 1044 public elementary schools	11.3%		22.2	871^st of 1061 public elementary schools	17.9%	55	28.4	27.9	33.3				21.3	22.1	22.7				35.3		23.5		$15,165	$1,215	$13,950
Jeffery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4011 87th St	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-2100	338	25	13.2	46.2%	186 (55.0%)	26 (7.7%)	98 (29.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	67.9	347^th of 1044 public elementary schools	66.8%		79.2	171^st of 1061 public elementary schools	83.9%	176	40.9	75.5	68.9				45.5	60.4	66.7				79.3		63.5		$14,599	$948	$13,651
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3322 Roosevelt Rd	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6097	491	34	14.6	61.5%	224 (45.6%)	56 (11.4%)	149 (30.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.0%)	62.5	422^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	59.6%		61	469^th of 1061 public elementary schools	55.8%	47	57.5	58.8	48.2				67.5	58.8	50.0				77.5		56.3		$12,142	$1,032	$11,109
Prairie Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10717 47th Ave	Pleasant Prairie	53158	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 359-3600	451	32	13.9	28.4%	313 (69.4%)	37 (8.2%)	62 (13.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	86.4	65^th of 1044 public elementary schools	93.8%		84.4	94^th of 1061 public elementary schools	91.1%	29	77.5	78.5	67.7				87.3	75.4	66.2				90.8		69.2		$12,499	$661	$11,838
Ruth Harman Academy	Public	K-8	8518 22nd Avenue	Kenosha	53143	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 359-2191	427	37	11.6	37.0%	238 (55.7%)	22 (5.2%)	111 (26.0%)	21 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.2%)	48.5	609^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.7%		44.1	691^st of 1061 public elementary schools	34.9%	82	52.9	54.2	54.0	48.9	46.9	64.3	54.9	54.2	42.0	46.8	53.1	59.5	56.3	83.3	45.8	61.9	$13,070	$661	$12,409

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Prairie Elementary

Is Pleasant Prairie Elementary a good school?

Pleasant Prairie Elementary ranks 410^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pleasant Prairie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Pleasant Prairie Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Prairie Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Mahone Middle
High : Indian Trail High School and Academy

What district is Pleasant Prairie Elementary in?

Kenosha School District

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Prairie Elementary?

Students at Pleasant Prairie Elementary are 55% White, 23% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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