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Hayes Bilingual School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
965th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 7% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Hayes Bilingual School is a PK–8 school at 971 W Windlake Ave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 670 students as part of the Milwaukee School District — the largest enrollment among the nearby MPS schools compared here. The district is ranked 418th of 432 Wisconsin districts (3rd percentile, 0 stars). Hayes Bilingual School itself ranked 965th of 1,039 Wisconsin schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 7th percentile with 0 stars. In its available rank history from 2015–2016 onward, it has never risen above the 9th percentile, though it moved from the 5th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 6th and then 7th.

In 2025–2026, Hayes's average proficiency was about 16.1% in ELA and 11.5% in math — below the Milwaukee School District averages of roughly 25.9% and 20.7%, and far below Wisconsin's 54.0% and 53.7%. There are real bright spots: 5th-grade math was 26.23% proficient, the highest among same-district nearby schools, and 4th-grade social studies was 39.29%, above the district. The English Language Learner subgroup ranked in the 49th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, up from 14th percentile and 1 star the prior year and well above the school's overall 7th percentile. But the lowest results are severe: 3rd-grade ELA at 2.04%, 3rd-grade math at 8%, 8th-grade math at 5.97%, 4th-grade science at 10.71%, and 8th-grade social studies at 22.39%.

Chronic absenteeism was 33.9% in 2024–2025 — better than the district's 46.2% and better than most same-district neighbors such as Mitchell Elementary (54.3%), but nearly double the state's 17.3%. About 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, high but lower than Lincoln Avenue Elementary (92.04%) and Mitchell (94.3%). Per-student spending reached $20,195, the lowest among the nearby MPS schools listed, and the student/teacher ratio improved from 18.0 to 15.2. Nearby Bruce Guadalupe shows substantially higher results — 27th percentile, roughly 48% ELA and math averages, and 15.9% chronic absenteeism — though it serves a lower-poverty population.

670
Students ?
15.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,195
Per pupil spending ?
86.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 971 W Windlake Ave
       Milwaukee, WI  53204-3822

(414) 902-9600

District: Milwaukee School District


Students who attend Hayes Bilingual School usually attend:

Middle:    King International Baccalaureate Middle
    Lincoln Middle
    Roosevelt Middle
High:    Audubon Technology and Communication High
    Bradley Technology High
    King International
    Milwaukee High School of the Arts
    More...
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
97.6%
White:
1.0%
African American:
0.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (16% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 17% Wisconsin)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school16%
District avg25%
Wisconsin avg55%
Elementary school
965th of 1,039
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 7%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
604th of 643
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
47th of 105Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District
418th of 432Milwaukee 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20266.1965 of 10397.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.7982 of 10445.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.01005 of 10615.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.61015 of 10674.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.8995 of 10676.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.3958 of 10508.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.0988 of 10374.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.2951 of 10257.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20175.6993 of 10717.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20166.7997 of 10757.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20155.11016 of 10765.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20149.8969 of 10618.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201310.3970 of 10537.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20121.31022 of 10452.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20112.91021 of 10462.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20102.81017 of 10452.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20091.11014 of 10301.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.71001 of 10212.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20074.3663 of 6893.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20062.6689 of 7123.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20050.4627 of 6320.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20040.1632 of 6330.2%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202644.4125 of 24549.0%★★★☆☆
202525.9219 of 25514.1%★☆☆☆☆
202435.3175 of 26934.9%★★☆☆☆
202333.6174 of 24930.1%★★☆☆☆
202231.5187 of 24824.6%★☆☆☆☆
202137.3137 of 22238.3%★★☆☆☆
201925.9240 of 27512.7%★☆☆☆☆
201830.3225 of 28721.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202611.1891 of 9869.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.3925 of 10017.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.7943 of 10116.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.9972 of 10103.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.4951 of 10176.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.0927 of 10047.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.1950 of 10025.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.0916 of 9978.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202511.9313 of 3222.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.1320 of 3313.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.7287 of 2901.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202611.5801 of 8485.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.7828 of 8704.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.3868 of 8710.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20263.9946 of 9894.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.0953 of 10004.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.3966 of 10124.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.1952 of 10115.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.4941 of 10177.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.2899 of 100310.4%★☆☆☆☆
20195.2956 of 10024.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.7919 of 9977.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202617.8717 of 7919.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202519.8689 of 80214.1%★☆☆☆☆
202414.8734 of 7907.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.4738 of 7704.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.2683 of 7488.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.4559 of 74625.1%★☆☆☆☆
201916.7684 of 7427.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.4676 of 7216.2%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20263.8604 of 6436.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.7578 of 6288.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.9581 of 6419.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.0573 of 64010.5%★☆☆☆☆
202210.0566 of 6178.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.3561 of 6138.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.9533 of 59410.3%★☆☆☆☆
20189.5529 of 5798.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20177.1562 of 6128.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20165.6566 of 6097.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20153.4583 of 6124.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20144.4548 of 5856.3%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202631.3129 of 16923.7%★☆☆☆☆
202543.795 of 17846.6%★★☆☆☆
202444.982 of 17352.6%★★★☆☆
202341.490 of 17047.1%★★☆☆☆
202259.734 of 15878.5%★★★★☆
202138.890 of 13834.8%★★☆☆☆
201938.4100 of 15334.6%★★☆☆☆
201835.099 of 14029.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20265.0536 of 5726.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.9544 of 5735.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.7539 of 5807.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.6513 of 57911.4%★☆☆☆☆
20229.5529 of 5768.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.4532 of 5747.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.8503 of 5579.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.4508 of 5517.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202119.9207 of 2258.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20268.1490 of 5134.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.0476 of 5096.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.9424 of 52519.2%★☆☆☆☆
202220.6456 of 52212.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20265.0537 of 5756.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.9521 of 5779.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.7514 of 58512.1%★☆☆☆☆
202314.0524 of 59111.3%★☆☆☆☆
202213.3520 of 5779.9%★☆☆☆☆
20219.3527 of 5727.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.3490 of 55712.0%★☆☆☆☆
201817.4485 of 55112.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202615.8412 of 4396.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.3400 of 4143.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.7398 of 4256.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.8396 of 4399.8%★☆☆☆☆
202218.4399 of 4215.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.9387 of 43711.4%★☆☆☆☆
201916.9404 of 4142.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.8396 of 4175.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile+42 vs school
Female (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2026)9th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school
Male (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile+18 vs school
Hispanic (2021)8th percentile~ school
Male (2026)7th percentile~ school
Female (2026)6th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)6th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies30%-35 vs state
English Language Arts17%-37 vs state
Science13%-40 vs state
Mathematics12%-42 vs state

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Saturday, December 6, 2014

Open Quote Hayes is not a high acheiving school because lots of teachers who are very poor in English. These teachers can hardly speak the language and they can't write it well at all so, what they do is speak in Spanish most of the time, which stops students from learning English. Its more important for them to be part of la raza than it is to learn English so they can have success in America. Kids have to take tests in English so they have to know English they go into high school and they can hardly even write. The principal doesn't do nothing about this she is just interested in having numbers. They should get rid of the principal and the teachers who can't speak English than the school would have a chance. The principal doesn't do nothing to help students from disrupting class she is never there when you need her and all the teachers complain about this. How can you teach kids if there is so much class disrotption but no body ever listens. Close Quote





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Students at Hayes Bilingual School are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Hayes Bilingual School.

Hayes Bilingual School ranks in the bottom 7.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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