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Auer Avenue Elementary

Q: Is Auer Avenue Elementary a good school?

Auer Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Auer Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 151 students attended Auer Avenue Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Auer Avenue Elementary?

Students at Auer Avenue Elementary are 93% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Auer Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Auer Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : King International Baccalaureate Middle Middle : Lincoln Middle Middle : Roosevelt Middle High : Audubon Technology and Communication High High : Bradley Technology High High : King International High : Milwaukee High School of the Arts High : Milwaukee School of Languages High : Reagan College Preparatory High High : WHS Information Technology

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1023^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Auer Avenue Elementary is a small PK–5 neighborhood school at 2319 W Auer Ave in Milwaukee's 53206 ZIP code, serving 151 students in the Milwaukee School District and located in one of Wisconsin's most economically distressed areas. About 91.4% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For ten consecutive reported school years, Auer Avenue Elementary has ranked in the bottom 0–2% of Wisconsin elementary schools and earned 0 stars every year.

Student results sit at the floor across every subject. On the 2025–26 state Forward Exams, proficiency ranged from 0% to 11.11% — roughly a quarter of the district's already-low rates and about a tenth of the state's. Chronic absenteeism reached 63.0% in 2024–25, about 3.6 times the state rate and well above the district's 46.2%; in 2021–22 it was 96.9%. The school spends $24,664 per student, up roughly 40% since 2019–20, yet its student–teacher ratio worsened from 14.9 to 17.9 over the last three years.

Every nearby MPS neighborhood school lands in the same 0–2nd percentile band: Jackson Elementary, Franklin Elementary, Keefe Avenue Elementary, Hopkins Lloyd Community School, Clarke Street Elementary and LaFollette Elementary all post single-digit proficiency and absenteeism between 54% and 68%. The sharpest contrast is with the Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus, Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus and Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street within about 1.3 miles: they rank between the 12th and 23rd percentiles, with 3rd-grade ELA of 29.79%–36% and math of 26.92%–53.19%, and chronic absenteeism of 17.8%–26.6% — while spending less per student ($20,220–$20,725). One bright spot: the school's African American students ranked in the 21st percentile with 1 star in 2025–26, far above the school's overall 2nd percentile and up from the 4th percentile in 2020–21. Special education students, by contrast, ranked 789th of 790 schools in 2023–24.

151

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,664

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

70%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

2319 W Auer Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53206-1735

(414) 875-4500

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Auer Avenue Elementary 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...
	Milwaukee School of Languages
	Reagan College Preparatory High
	WHS Information Technology

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.4%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Hispanic:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (7% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (63% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school7%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg55%

1,023^rd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

91^st of 105Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District

418^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	2.1	1023 of 1039	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.0	1028 of 1044	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.2	1057 of 1061	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	1062 of 1067	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	1042 of 1067	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	1046 of 1050	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	1030 of 1037	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	1014 of 1025	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.4	1067 of 1071	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.5	1072 of 1075	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.1	1070 of 1076	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.3	1058 of 1061	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.9	1051 of 1053	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.2	1038 of 1045	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.7	965 of 1046	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.3	1022 of 1045	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.2	1027 of 1030	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.2	1018 of 1021	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.6	688 of 689	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.3	712 of 712	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.0	578 of 632	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.7	574 of 633	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	118 of 150	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	135 of 141	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	148 of 161	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	159 of 165	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.8	978 of 1001	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.1	1011 of 1011	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	997 of 1010	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	958 of 1017	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	995 of 1004	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	1000 of 1002	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	983 of 997	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	986 of 1000	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	995 of 1012	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	1004 of 1011	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	1012 of 1017	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	998 of 1003	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	981 of 1002	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	988 of 997	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	9.6	789 of 790	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	732 of 746	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	662 of 742	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	678 of 721	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2017	2.5	594 of 612	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.1	611 of 612	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.8	585 of 585	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.8	557 of 569	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.1	556 of 559	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.4	537 of 549	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.2	536 of 539	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.0	521 of 521	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.1	517 of 519	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.2	365 of 366	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.1	381 of 382	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.3	326 of 332	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)21st percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies11%-54 vs state

Science11%-42 vs state

English Language Arts6%-47 vs state

Mathematics6%-47 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Auer Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2319 W Auer Ave	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 875-4500	151	8	17.9	91.4%	1 (0.7%)	141 (93.4%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	2.1	1023^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	1.5%		2	1028^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.5%	5	5.6	5.6	6.3				0.0	11.1	6.3				11.1		11.1		70%		$24,664	$4,040	$20,624
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2121 W Hadley St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-5500	206	18	11.4	—	4 (1.9%)	188 (91.3%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	2.5	1015^th of 1039 public elementary schools	2.3%		2.3	1021^st of 1044 public elementary schools	2.2%	6	16.0	8.3	11.5				4.0	0.0	11.5				9.1		0.0		79%		$26,507	$3,427	$23,079
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2308 W Nash St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 875-4400	311	17	17.9	95.2%	1 (0.3%)	287 (92.3%)	17 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	1.3	1036^th of 1039 public elementary schools	0.3%		1.8	1030^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.3%	6	5.6	0.0	5.6	4.2	10.5	15.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	5.0	5.3	11.1	11.1	0.0	5.3	67%		$21,857	$2,798	$19,058
Keefe Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1618 W Keefe Ave	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-4800	125	8	15.2	96.8%	1 (0.8%)	107 (85.6%)	9 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	2.1	1024^th of 1039 public elementary schools	1.4%		1.2	1041^st of 1044 public elementary schools	0.3%	17	0.0	0.0	25.0				0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0		0.0		53%		$22,493	$2,937	$19,556
Hopkins Lloyd Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1503 W Hopkins St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-0600	143	9	15.9	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	131 (91.6%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	1.7	1031^st of 1039 public elementary schools	0.8%		1.6	1034^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.0%	3	6.7	5.3	12.5				6.7	0.0	6.3				5.3		0.0		79%		$25,081	$4,711	$20,370
Clarke Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2816 W Clarke St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1000	167	15	11.0	94.6%	2 (1.2%)	154 (92.2%)	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.1	1038^th of 1039 public elementary schools	0.1%		1	1044^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.0%	6	6.3	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.6	18.2	15.0	20.0	0.0	18.2	80%		$26,381	$4,089	$22,293
LaFollette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3239 N 9th St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-5200	216	11	20.0	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	191 (88.4%)	15 (6.9%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	1.4	1033^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	0.6%		1.4	1037^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.7%	4	0.0	0.0	10.0	14.3	5.3	10.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	5.6	0.0	5.3	30.0	0.0	10.0	79%		$22,481	$3,965	$18,516
Starms Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	2616 W Garfield Ave	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4700	205	12	17.6	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	187 (91.2%)	8 (3.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)								(n/a)																	63%		$22,619	$2,426	$20,193
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2623 N 38th St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 445-1000	474	16	29.6	87.8%	0 (0.0%)	429 (90.5%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	13.8	915^th of 1039 public elementary schools	11.9%		13.8	918^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.1%	3	30.8	15.9	27.5	51.4	38.6	28.2	26.9	36.4	10.0	24.3	31.8	18.0	13.6	33.3	11.4	18.0			$20,725	$2,749	$17,976
Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1350 W North Ave	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 264-6600	496	20	24.8	84.5%	2 (0.4%)	452 (91.1%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	25.9	829^th of 1039 public elementary schools	20.2%		16.9	894^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.4%	65	29.8	31.3	33.3	53.5	54.4	43.8	53.2	37.5	31.3	41.9	30.4	43.8	35.4	62.5	29.2	39.6			$20,220	$2,740	$17,479

Frequently Asked Questions about Auer Avenue Elementary

How many students attend Auer Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 151 students attended Auer Avenue Elementary.

What district is Auer Avenue Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

Is Auer Avenue Elementary a good school?

Auer Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Auer Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Auer Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : King International Baccalaureate Middle
Middle : Lincoln Middle
Middle : Roosevelt Middle
High : Audubon Technology and Communication High
High : Bradley Technology High
High : King International
High : Milwaukee High School of the Arts
High : Milwaukee School of Languages
High : Reagan College Preparatory High
High : WHS Information Technology

What is the racial makeup of Auer Avenue Elementary?

Students at Auer Avenue Elementary are 93% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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