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Barton Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

992^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Barton Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 259 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 415 out of 426 districts in the state, Barton Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barton Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in academic proficiency, with only 9.76% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 21.92% for the district and 52.14% for the state. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 47.5% to 64.1% in recent years, far exceeding the district and state averages. Additionally, over 92% of Barton Elementary students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

While the nearby schools, such as Rocketship Transformation Prep and Stuart Elementary, also generally underperform compared to state averages, they show some variation in academic performance and other metrics, suggesting that factors beyond just economic disadvantage may be contributing to the challenges at Barton Elementary. The high per-student spending at Barton Elementary, coupled with the lack of academic progress, also raises questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and the need for a more targeted, evidence-based approach to improving student outcomes.

283

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,750

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 — 8th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (13% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg22%

Wisconsin avg54%

992^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

61^st of 106Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District

415^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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

Female (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies21%-42 vs state

English Language Arts14%-38 vs state

Mathematics10%-43 vs state

Science6%-45 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	3.9	992^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	5.0%		4	1002^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	5.6%	10	9.8	21.2	12.9				9.8	6.1	16.1				21.2		6.1		$16,750	$2,973	$13,776
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%)	3.2	1005^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.7%		2.2	1037^th of 1061 public elementary schools	2.3%	32	12.9	8.0	6.9				22.6	4.0	0.0				20.0		8.0		$17,662	$3,846	$13,816
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%)	9.2	945^th of 1044 public elementary schools	9.5%		7.6	968^th of 1061 public elementary schools	8.8%	23	13.9	22.7	17.0	29.3	36.5	37.0	22.2	25.8	18.6	24.1	30.8	37.0	39.4	45.7	10.6	23.9	$20,832	$2,820	$18,012
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%)	1.6	1033^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	1.1%		2.3	1035^th of 1061 public elementary schools	2.5%	2	3.3	2.8	5.4	6.3	8.6	24.3	3.3	0.0	8.1	6.3	8.6	24.3	5.6	21.6	2.8	16.2	$17,464	$2,600	$14,864
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%)	3.2	1003^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	3.9%		2.3	1032^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	2.7%	29	22.2	4.6	13.2	6.1	11.1	22.2	11.1	0.0	5.3	6.1	7.4	18.5	18.2	22.2	13.6	14.8	$15,499	$2,922	$12,577
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%)	4.3	988^th of 1044 public elementary schools	5.4%		3.5	1010^th of 1061 public elementary schools	4.8%	22	25.6	11.8	3.2				15.4	8.8	0.0				20.6		14.7		$18,593	$2,661	$15,932
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%)	2.4	1016^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.7%		2.2	1038^th of 1061 public elementary schools	2.2%	22	14.6	5.0	17.2				9.5	0.0	3.5				9.8		4.9		$18,807	$3,949	$14,858
Rocketship Transformation Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5501 N 68th St N	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%)	11.9	930^th of 1044 public elementary schools	10.9%		4	1001^st of 1061 public elementary schools	5.7%	71	26.5	20.0	17.2				23.5	42.9	27.6				25.7		11.4		$11,835	$1,831	$10,004
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%)	11.8	931^st of 1044 public elementary schools	10.8%		14.6	924^th of 1061 public elementary schools	12.9%	7	27.8	29.8	19.1				33.3	25.5	7.1				36.2		25.5		$17,060	$3,349	$13,712
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%)	1.5	1036^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.8%		1.2	1056^th of 1061 public elementary schools	0.5%	20	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	8.3	21.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.1	15.8	16.7	15.8	$14,680	$2,901	$11,780

Frequently Asked Questions about Barton Elementary

What district is Barton Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

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.

Is Barton Elementary a good school?

Barton Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.0% 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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