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Browning Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1019^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Browning Elementary is a PK–5 school in Milwaukee, WI, serving 279 students as part of the Milwaukee School District, which ranks 418th of 432 Wisconsin districts (3rd percentile, 0 stars). Browning’s 2025–2026 statewide rank is 1019th of 1039 schools (2nd percentile, 0 stars), and it has not earned a star in any year shown. In 2024–2025, 90.68% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch, chronic absenteeism was 51.9% (versus 46.2% district and 17.3% state), per-pupil spending was $21,790, and the student-teacher ratio was 15.6.

On the 2025–2026 Forward Exam, proficiency is very low: ELA was 9.76% in 3rd grade, 6.25% in 4th, and 8.33% in 5th; math was 14.63%, 2.08%, and 6.12%; 4th-grade social studies was 17.02%, and 4th-grade science was 4.17%. Browning is below district and state averages in every tested subject and grade shown. Its roughly 8.1% ELA average is above only Lancaster Elementary’s roughly 7.9%, and its roughly 7.6% math average is above Lancaster’s 3.8% and Congress Elementary’s 0.7%. In 4th-grade science, Browning’s 4.17% is above Lancaster’s 0% and Grantosa Drive Elementary’s 2.33%. Some nearby schools do better in specific grades, such as Hampton Elementary (4th-grade ELA 30.43%, social studies 43.48%) and Bryant Elementary (4th-grade ELA 28.57%, math 23.81%). Comparisons to Craig Montessori School, Milwaukee Scholars Charter School, and Rocketship Transformation Prep need caution because their poverty or attendance profiles differ.

Chronic absenteeism has improved from 82.1% in 2021–2022 to 51.9% in 2024–2025. Among nearby schools, Browning’s rate is lower than Bryant Elementary’s 55.0%, Lancaster Elementary’s 77.5%, Hampton Elementary’s 59.5%, Grantosa Drive Elementary’s 61.7%, Congress Elementary’s 59.2%, and Kilbourn Elementary’s 62.9%, but higher than Craig Montessori School’s 13.3% and Milwaukee Scholars Charter School’s 38.5%. For special education students, Browning ranked 765th of 791 (3rd percentile, 0 stars) in 2025–2026, after the 1st percentile in 2024–2025 and 0th percentile in 2023–2024—a severe, persistent concern. Despite relatively high spending and a better-than-many student-teacher ratio, outcomes remain very low, suggesting funding and class size alone are not the main levers.

279

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,790

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

5440 N 64th St
Milwaukee, WI 53218-3020

(414) 393-5200

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Browning 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
	James Madison Academic Campus
	More...
	King International
	Milwaukee High School of the Arts
	Milwaukee School of Languages
	Reagan College Preparatory High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.3%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (8% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg55%

1,019^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

87^th 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	2.2	1019 of 1039	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.4	1016 of 1044	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	1038 of 1061	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	1052 of 1067	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	1057 of 1067	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	1029 of 1050	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	1027 of 1037	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	1012 of 1025	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.5	1023 of 1071	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.8	1020 of 1075	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.9	1058 of 1076	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.8	1046 of 1061	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.4	1017 of 1053	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.9	1016 of 1045	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.1	1042 of 1046	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.1	1043 of 1045	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.5	1011 of 1030	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.7	989 of 1021	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.4	662 of 689	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.3	675 of 712	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.5	618 of 632	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.7	625 of 633	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	32.6	87 of 138	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	2.5	967 of 986	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.3	971 of 1001	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	979 of 1011	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	994 of 1010	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	992 of 1017	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	978 of 1004	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	990 of 1002	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	976 of 997	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	2.8	967 of 989	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.8	977 of 1000	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	989 of 1012	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	995 of 1011	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	1007 of 1017	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	965 of 1003	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	988 of 1002	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	987 of 997	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	765 of 791	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	795 of 802	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	787 of 790	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	757 of 770	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	738 of 748	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	675 of 746	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	704 of 742	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	714 of 721	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)37th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies17%-48 vs state

English Language Arts8%-45 vs state

Mathematics7%-46 vs state

Science4%-49 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/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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Kilbourn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5354 N 68th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4500	218	13	16.8	91.3%	2 (0.9%)	187 (85.8%)	18 (8.3%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	2.6	1012^th of 1039 public elementary schools	2.6%		23.1	852^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	18.4%	160	9.1	4.0	19.1				0.0	4.0	14.3				4.0		8.0		$21,690	$2,734	$18,956
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
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
Lancaster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4931 N 68th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5500	316	17	18.5	90.5%	1 (0.3%)	281 (88.9%)	16 (5.1%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	2	1026^th of 1039 public elementary schools	1.3%		2.4	1019^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.4%	7	4.6	0.0	19.2	4.2	9.1	5.9	0.0	0.0	11.5	0.0	6.3	2.9	4.8	8.8	0.0	11.4	$19,056	$2,713	$16,343
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
Hampton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 N 53rd St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5400	194	9	20.5	93.3%	3 (1.5%)	157 (80.9%)	18 (9.3%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	9.7	935^th of 1039 public elementary schools	10.0%		9.9	941^st of 1044 public elementary schools	9.9%	6	4.2	30.4	23.3				4.2	26.1	13.3				43.5		30.4		$22,834	$2,788	$20,046
Grantosa Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4850 N 82nd St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4400	506	28	17.9	91.7%	7 (1.4%)	447 (88.3%)	14 (2.8%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	4.9	975^th of 1039 public elementary schools	6.2%		2.5	1014^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.9%	39	23.7	7.0	12.8	6.4	11.1	13.2	34.2	4.7	10.3	14.9	13.3	11.3	14.0	24.5	2.3	20.8	$19,924	$2,808	$17,117
Congress Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5225 W Lincoln Creek Dr	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 616-5300	607	38	16.0	89.3%	4 (0.7%)	554 (91.3%)	23 (3.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	2.4	1016^th of 1039 public elementary schools	2.2%		2.2	1022^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	2.1%	6	8.3	15.0	13.3	9.8	10.0	19.1	2.2	0.0	0.0	3.9	14.0	7.1	28.2	19.1	10.3	21.4	$19,144	$2,530	$16,614
Bryant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8718 W Thurston Ave	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-6500	212	18	11.5	91.0%	1 (0.5%)	178 (84.0%)	13 (6.1%)	11 (5.2%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	6.9	958^th of 1039 public elementary schools	7.8%		8.6	950^th of 1044 public elementary schools	9.0%	8	12.5	28.6	11.1				8.3	23.8	7.4				33.3		28.6		$24,988	$3,021	$21,967

Frequently Asked Questions about Browning Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Browning Elementary?

Students at Browning Elementary are 90% African American, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Browning Elementary a good school?

Browning Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Browning Elementary attend?

Students who attend Browning 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 : James Madison Academic Campus
High : King International
High : Milwaukee High School of the Arts
High : Milwaukee School of Languages
High : Reagan College Preparatory High

What district is Browning Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

How many students attend Browning Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Browning Elementary.

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