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Alcott Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8
949th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 9% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Alcott Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 268 students. The school is part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 415 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alcott Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a ranking between 856 and 949 out of around 1,000 schools over the past 10 years. The school's student performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 31.03% of 3rd graders at Alcott were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.14% statewide and 21.92% in the Milwaukee School District. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 4.35% of 8th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 53.06% statewide and 18.61% in the district.

Alcott Elementary also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 50.4% in recent years, and higher dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 5.6%, compared to the district and state averages. The nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, such as Honey Creek Elementary and Fairview Elementary, also perform poorly, while schools in the neighboring West Allis-West Milwaukee and Greenfield school districts, such as Irving Elementary, Hoover Elementary, and Maple Grove Elementary, generally outperform Alcott Elementary and the Milwaukee School District as a whole.

264
Students ?
14.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,071
Per pupil spending ?
74.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3563 S 97th St
       Milwaukee, WI  53228-1416

(414) 604-7400

District: Milwaukee School District


Students who attend Alcott Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    King International Baccalaureate Middle
    Lincoln Middle
    Roosevelt Middle
High:    Audubon Technology and Communication High
    Bradley Technology High
    Hamilton High
    King International
    More...
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
36.7%
White:
25.4%
African American:
17.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (23% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 17% Wisconsin)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school23%
District avg23%
Wisconsin avg54%
Elementary school
949th of 1,044
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 15 pts since 2015
From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
530th of 628
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 2 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
36th of 106Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District
415th of 426Milwaukee 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
20258.7949 of 10449.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.1953 of 106110.2%★☆☆☆☆
202313.9931 of 106712.7%★☆☆☆☆
202214.6934 of 106712.5%★☆☆☆☆
202110.3946 of 10509.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.4856 of 103717.5%★☆☆☆☆
201817.7880 of 102514.1%★☆☆☆☆
201727.0857 of 107120.0%★☆☆☆☆
201633.2794 of 107526.1%★☆☆☆☆
201535.2822 of 107623.6%★☆☆☆☆
201433.8837 of 106121.1%★☆☆☆☆
201345.4690 of 105334.5%★★☆☆☆
201260.3483 of 104553.8%★★★☆☆
201139.7804 of 104623.1%★☆☆☆☆
201056.5562 of 104546.2%★★☆☆☆
200942.1743 of 103027.9%★☆☆☆☆
200831.4842 of 102117.5%★☆☆☆☆
200642.4514 of 71227.8%★☆☆☆☆
200563.5289 of 63254.3%★★★☆☆
200437.9465 of 63326.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20258.7908 of 10019.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.3947 of 10116.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.4914 of 10109.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.9888 of 101712.7%★☆☆☆☆
202119.2850 of 100415.3%★☆☆☆☆
201918.0867 of 100213.5%★☆☆☆☆
201816.4871 of 99712.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202530.7234 of 32227.3%★☆☆☆☆
202424.5262 of 33120.8%★☆☆☆☆
202338.9171 of 29041.0%★★☆☆☆
202229.6211 of 29628.7%★☆☆☆☆
202122.4238 of 27413.1%★☆☆☆☆
201921.0232 of 26612.8%★☆☆☆☆
201858.988 of 27167.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202411.3814 of 8666.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.2800 of 8718.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.4724 of 85915.7%★☆☆☆☆
202125.5698 of 84717.6%★☆☆☆☆
201923.3760 of 87413.0%★☆☆☆☆
201825.2724 of 85415.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202511.6895 of 100010.5%★☆☆☆☆
202422.2837 of 101217.3%★☆☆☆☆
202324.1826 of 101118.3%★☆☆☆☆
202216.8873 of 101714.2%★☆☆☆☆
20216.3951 of 10035.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201932.9755 of 100224.7%★☆☆☆☆
201826.8808 of 99719.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202517.4709 of 80211.6%★☆☆☆☆
202416.6717 of 7909.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.0727 of 7705.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.4743 of 7480.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.9666 of 74610.7%★☆☆☆☆
201921.9638 of 74214.0%★☆☆☆☆
201833.8490 of 72132.0%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20250.8716 of 7180.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20241.3724 of 7270.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.3706 of 7151.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20210.3699 of 6990.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201932.1547 of 71823.8%★☆☆☆☆
201815.1633 of 6867.7%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202518.0530 of 62815.6%★☆☆☆☆
202426.7513 of 64120.0%★☆☆☆☆
202317.5548 of 64014.4%★☆☆☆☆
202212.8555 of 61710.0%★☆☆☆☆
202123.6503 of 61317.9%★☆☆☆☆
201918.6517 of 59413.0%★☆☆☆☆
201838.2401 of 57930.7%★★☆☆☆
201738.5411 of 61232.8%★★☆☆☆
201635.4440 of 60927.8%★☆☆☆☆
201526.4506 of 61217.3%★☆☆☆☆
201430.3482 of 58517.6%★☆☆☆☆
201328.8474 of 56916.7%★☆☆☆☆
201228.9478 of 55914.5%★☆☆☆☆
201119.9493 of 54910.2%★☆☆☆☆
201018.5483 of 53910.4%★☆☆☆☆
200925.4451 of 52113.4%★☆☆☆☆
200839.6407 of 51921.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202441.367 of 11843.2%★★☆☆☆
202364.229 of 13077.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202520.2478 of 57316.6%★☆☆☆☆
202423.8476 of 58017.9%★☆☆☆☆
202324.6460 of 57920.6%★☆☆☆☆
202214.4509 of 57611.6%★☆☆☆☆
202129.7456 of 57420.6%★☆☆☆☆
201918.6486 of 55712.7%★☆☆☆☆
201840.5384 of 55130.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202544.2126 of 23746.8%★★☆☆☆
202443.4131 of 23945.2%★★☆☆☆
202328.5173 of 22924.5%★☆☆☆☆
202238.9129 of 22141.6%★★☆☆☆
202130.9172 of 22523.6%★☆☆☆☆
201927.0165 of 20921.1%★☆☆☆☆
201841.2123 of 20439.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202524.3421 of 50917.3%★☆☆☆☆
20248.7491 of 5205.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202327.8406 of 52522.7%★☆☆☆☆
202225.5428 of 52218.0%★☆☆☆☆
202127.7402 of 49919.4%★☆☆☆☆
201917.4441 of 4879.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201843.9281 of 48942.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202519.7491 of 57714.9%★☆☆☆☆
202432.1436 of 58525.5%★☆☆☆☆
202313.2532 of 59110.0%★☆☆☆☆
202216.2510 of 57711.6%★☆☆☆☆
202121.6480 of 57216.1%★☆☆☆☆
201922.6473 of 55715.1%★☆☆☆☆
201841.3360 of 55134.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202516.0387 of 4146.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.9382 of 42510.1%★☆☆☆☆
202329.3339 of 43922.8%★☆☆☆☆
202122.4370 of 43715.3%★☆☆☆☆
201921.9358 of 41413.5%★☆☆☆☆
201827.0331 of 41720.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20254.0390 of 3992.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.6391 of 3971.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.9304 of 39322.6%★☆☆☆☆
201927.8307 of 38219.6%★☆☆☆☆
201846.6204 of 37545.6%★★☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2025)12th percentile~ school
Male (2025)10th percentile~ school
Female (2025)9th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)6th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)<1st percentile-9 vs school
Middle school
Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+31 vs school
African American (2024)43rd percentile+23 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school
Female (2025)17th percentile~ school
Male (2025)15th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school
White (2025)2nd percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies40%-23 vs state
English Language Arts30%-22 vs state
Mathematics14%-40 vs state
Science13%-37 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, July 29, 2018

Open Quote I have seen my grandkids through 8th grade , It is a joy to see that they are learning and happy to do so Close Quote


by a parent
Sunday, July 29, 2018

Open Quote I have seen my grandkids through 8th grade , It is a joy to see that they are learning and happy to do so Close Quote




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Alcott Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Students at Alcott Elementary are 37% Hispanic, 25% White, 17% African American, 15% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 264 students attended Alcott Elementary.


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