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Barton Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

985^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Barton Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 283 students on Milwaukee's far north side (5700 W Green Tree Rd), part of the Milwaukee School District. It serves a high-poverty population: 90.5% of students were economically disadvantaged in 2024–2025, and per-student spending reached $21,722, a 40.8% increase since 2019–2020. The student-teacher ratio is 16.3. In 2025–2026 the school ranked 985th of 1,039 Wisconsin schools (5th percentile, 0 stars), and chronic absenteeism stood at 55.8% — worse than the district's 46.2% and more than three times the state's 17.3%.

Compared with nearby MPS elementaries, Barton sits in the middle-to-upper part of the local group. Its roughly 18% ELA and 12% math proficiency are second only to Stuart Elementary and ahead of Hawthorne Elementary, Kluge Elementary, and Browning Elementary, though still about 35 points below Wisconsin averages. Stuart, 1.79 miles away with similar enrollment (322 vs. 283) and much lower absenteeism (33.6% vs. 55.8%), is the clearest local benchmark for what this community's schools can achieve. Among charters, Milwaukee Scholars Charter School slightly outpaces Barton overall, and Rocketship Transformation Prep reports 31.0% math proficiency — about 2.5 times Barton's — although its poverty figure looks like a reporting difference rather than a true demographic contrast.

On trends: ELA is improving in grades 3 and 5, math is essentially flat, and 4th-grade science has fallen from 21.4% to 9.4%, now less than half the district rate. Fourth-grade social studies, holding near 21% for three years, is the most durable bright spot. Special education students climbed from the 0th percentile to the 12th percentile with 1 star, now above the school's overall result. Absenteeism has fallen from 73.5% to 55.8%, the clearest sign of progress so far — while the large spending increase has not yet shown up in test scores.

283

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,722

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5700 W Green Tree Rd
Milwaukee, WI 53223-5220

(414) 393-3900

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Barton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	King International Baccalaureate Middle
	Lincoln Middle
	Roosevelt Middle
High:	Audubon Technology and Communication High
	Bradley Technology High
	Carmen Mid/High Northwest Campus
	King International
	More...
	Milwaukee High School of the Arts
	Milwaukee School of Languages
	Reagan College Preparatory High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.8%

Asian:

6.7%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (15% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (56% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg55%

985^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	4.3	985 of 1039	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.9	992 of 1044	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	1002 of 1061	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	987 of 1067	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	1006 of 1067	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	1050 of 1050	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	950 of 1037	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	932 of 1025	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.2	1029 of 1071	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.7	1023 of 1075	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.1	991 of 1076	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.0	1003 of 1061	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	979 of 1053	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.6	937 of 1045	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.3	959 of 1046	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.5	967 of 1045	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	36.0	803 of 1030	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.2	927 of 1021	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	568 of 689	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.7	652 of 712	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	30.5	495 of 632	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	79.9	101 of 633	84.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	33.9	82 of 133	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	141 of 141	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	60 of 161	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	927 of 986	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	926 of 1001	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	930 of 1011	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	927 of 1010	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	908 of 1017	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	1004 of 1004	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	872 of 1002	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	882 of 997	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	4.8	937 of 989	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.8	958 of 1000	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	971 of 1012	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	919 of 1011	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1000 of 1017	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	981 of 1003	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	958 of 1002	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	933 of 997	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	693 of 791	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	744 of 802	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	788 of 790	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	707 of 770	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	733 of 748	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	689 of 746	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	647 of 742	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	614 of 721	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)38th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies21%-44 vs state

English Language Arts18%-36 vs state

Mathematics12%-41 vs state

Science9%-44 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)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Barton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 W Green Tree Rd	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3900	283	17	16.3	90.5%	8 (2.8%)	240 (84.8%)	8 (2.8%)	19 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	4.3	985^th of 1039 public elementary schools	5.2%		3.9	992^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	5.0%	7	16.1	18.2	18.5				12.9	9.1	14.8				21.2		9.4		$21,722	$2,779	$18,942
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6945 N 41st St	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 247-7200	259	16	16.0	96.9%	3 (1.2%)	222 (85.7%)	20 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	2.8	1006^th of 1039 public elementary schools	3.2%		3.2	1005^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.7%	1	6.9	7.4	20.0				13.8	3.7	8.0				18.5		3.7		$22,933	$3,357	$19,576
Milwaukee Scholars Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7000 W Florist Ave	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-0197	696	36	19.3	83.0%	4 (0.6%)	561 (80.6%)	23 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (15.1%)	7.3	956^th of 1039 public elementary schools	8.0%		9.2	945^th of 1044 public elementary schools	9.5%	11	6.9	17.5	36.2	22.6	48.7	40.0	8.2	16.1	25.9	14.5	33.3	39.1	29.8	39.1	8.8	26.1
Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7900 W Acacia St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3800	384	24	15.9	92.2%	5 (1.3%)	314 (81.8%)	22 (5.7%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	2.7	1009^th of 1039 public elementary schools	2.9%		1.6	1033^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	1.1%	24	15.0	5.7	0.0	24.4	0.0	25.9	7.5	2.9	0.0	4.9	3.0	7.4	11.8	22.2	2.9	11.5	$26,248	$2,725	$23,523
Thoreau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7878 N 60th St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 236-1800	353	23	15.3	95.8%	8 (2.3%)	303 (85.8%)	20 (5.7%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	3	997^th of 1039 public elementary schools	4.0%		3.2	1003^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	3.9%	6	2.9	21.7	7.7	14.6	6.1	11.1	2.9	0.0	0.0	7.1	6.1	14.8	30.4	18.5	17.4	14.8	$20,913	$3,236	$17,677
Kluge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5760 N 67th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 578-5000	301	21	14.3	92.7%	6 (2.0%)	250 (83.1%)	15 (5.0%)	22 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	3.1	995^th of 1039 public elementary schools	4.2%		4.3	988^th of 1044 public elementary schools	5.4%	7	9.3	11.8	11.4				11.6	2.9	11.4				26.5		11.8		$26,270	$3,172	$23,098
Browning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5440 N 64th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5200	279	18	15.6	90.7%	3 (1.1%)	252 (90.3%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	2.2	1019^th of 1039 public elementary schools	1.9%		2.4	1016^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.7%	3	9.8	6.3	8.3				14.6	2.1	6.1				17.0		4.2		$21,790	$2,861	$18,929
Rocketship Transformation Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5501 N 68th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 501-1107	313	10	32.1	23.6%	1 (0.3%)	281 (89.8%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	8.7	942^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	9.3%		11.9	930^th of 1044 public elementary schools	10.9%	12	5.1	10.0	22.2				33.3	22.5	37.0				22.0		4.9
Stuart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 N 86th St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3700	322	19	16.9	77.3%	2 (0.6%)	197 (61.2%)	33 (10.2%)	71 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (5.0%)	9.2	938^th of 1039 public elementary schools	9.7%		11.8	931^st of 1044 public elementary schools	10.8%	7	25.6	23.1	35.9				18.6	15.4	9.4				25.6		20.5		$20,430	$2,753	$17,677
Thurston Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5966 N 35th St	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2800	256	15	17.0	92.6%	0 (0.0%)	227 (88.7%)	21 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	2.9	1002^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	3.6%		1.5	1036^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.8%	34	0.0	28.6	0.0	6.7	15.0	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	15.0	0.0	21.4	27.3	21.4	9.1	$20,831	$3,159	$17,672

Frequently Asked Questions about Barton Elementary

What schools do graduates of Barton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Barton 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 : Carmen Mid/High Northwest Campus
High : King International
High : Milwaukee High School of the Arts
High : Milwaukee School of Languages
High : Reagan College Preparatory High

What is the racial makeup of Barton Elementary?

Students at Barton Elementary are 85% African American, 7% Asian, 3% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Barton Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

Is Barton Elementary a good school?

Barton Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Barton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Barton Elementary.

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