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Alcott Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8
949th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 9% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Alcott Elementary is a PK–8 school serving 264 students at 3563 S 97th St on Milwaukee's southwest side, part of the Milwaukee School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 949th out of 1,039 Wisconsin schools (9th percentile, 0 stars), while its district ranks 418th out of 432 in the state. This is not a one-year dip: the school was at the 26th percentile in 2015–2016 and has sat between the 9th and 13th percentile for the last five reported years. In 2024–2025, 74.24% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch, and per-pupil spending was $20,637.

Among 11 nearby schools, Alcott has the lowest overall rank: Edgerton Elementary ranks 80th, Mitchell Elementary 505th, Hoover Elementary 667th, Academy of Accelerated Learning 705th, Honey Creek Elementary 788th, Maple Grove Elementary 810th, Irving Elementary 817th, Franklin Elementary 838th, Fairview Elementary 862nd, and Jefferson Elementary 912th. Alcott's chronic absenteeism (39.7% in 2024–2025) is the highest in that group and more than double the state average of 17.3%, though below the MPS district figure of 46.2%. It also spends the most per student of any nearby school, yet ranks lowest. Academy of Accelerated Learning is a telling local comparison: similar poverty (77.08% free/reduced lunch) and spending ($20,193), yet a 705th statewide rank and 15.2% chronic absenteeism.

Math is the clearest academic weak spot: 5th and 6th grade math proficiency were both 3.45% in 2025–2026 and 3rd grade was 10.71%, below district averages. Grades 5 and 6 ELA were both 10.34%. Brighter spots include 8th grade ELA at 40% and 4th grade ELA at 32.26%, both above the MPS district, and social studies at 41.94% (4th grade) and 46.67% (8th grade), also above district levels. The student-teacher ratio improved to 14.9 from 19.4 in 2022–2023. The most urgent priorities appear to be attendance and mathematics.

264
Students ?
14.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,637
Per pupil spending ?
74.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
≥ 95%
Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)
 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 — 26th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (24% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 17% Wisconsin)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school24%
District avg25%
Wisconsin avg55%
Elementary school
949th of 1,039
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 17 pts since 2016
From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
566th of 643
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 12%▼ down 16 pts since 2016
From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
42nd 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
20268.3949 of 10398.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202639.488 of 15041.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20266.7918 of 9866.9%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202628.3267 of 34723.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
20266.6829 of 8482.2%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202612.9871 of 98911.9%★☆☆☆☆
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
202616.5730 of 7917.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202613.6566 of 64312.0%★☆☆☆☆
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
202661.237 of 12570.4%★★★★☆
202441.367 of 11843.2%★★☆☆☆
202364.229 of 13077.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202610.9511 of 57210.7%★☆☆☆☆
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
202623.9199 of 23615.7%★☆☆☆☆
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
202614.8473 of 5137.8%☆☆☆☆☆
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
202619.4488 of 57515.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
202615.2416 of 4395.2%☆☆☆☆☆
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
African American (2026)41st percentile+33 vs school
Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+14 vs school
Male (2026)12th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2026)8th percentile~ school
Female (2026)7th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)<1st percentile-9 vs school
Middle school
African American (2026)70th percentile+58 vs school
Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)11th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2026)5th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)2nd percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies44%-21 vs state
Science26%-26 vs state
English Language Arts25%-29 vs state
Mathematics16%-38 vs state

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

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

Alcott Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.7% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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