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Bryant Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

950^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Bryant Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 197 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 415 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bryant Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past decade.

Academically, Bryant Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the district and state. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.5-35% of Bryant Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 17.72-23.72% for the Milwaukee School District and 51.26-55% for the state of Wisconsin. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 46.6% to 50.4% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Bryant Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 93.56% to 97.97% in recent years, indicating a high-poverty student population.

While Bryant Elementary is one of the lowest-performing schools in the district, some nearby schools, such as Lancaster Elementary, Engleburg Elementary, and Bruce Elementary, also perform poorly, with test scores and rankings similar to or slightly better than Bryant Elementary. Despite the low performance, Bryant Elementary has not shown significant improvement in its rankings or test scores over the past decade, suggesting that the school may be facing systemic challenges that are difficult to address.

212

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,526

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8718 W Thurston Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53225-2829

(414) 393-6500

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Bryant 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:

84.0%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Asian:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (21% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (55% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg22%

Wisconsin avg54%

950^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th 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	8.6	950 of 1044	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	999 of 1061	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	1040 of 1067	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	1043 of 1067	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	1008 of 1050	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	963 of 1037	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	997 of 1025	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.9	1003 of 1071	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.7	1013 of 1075	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.8	1038 of 1076	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.0	1036 of 1061	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.1	980 of 1053	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.1	1015 of 1045	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.3	942 of 1046	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.1	983 of 1045	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.3	995 of 1030	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.0	980 of 1021	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.0	667 of 689	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.7	680 of 712	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.0	612 of 632	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.2	620 of 633	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	879 of 1001	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	927 of 1011	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	991 of 1010	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	1002 of 1017	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	970 of 1004	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	905 of 1002	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	973 of 997	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	910 of 1000	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	960 of 1012	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	969 of 1011	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	983 of 1017	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	941 of 1003	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	914 of 1002	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	953 of 997	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	10.8	778 of 790	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	756 of 770	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	734 of 748	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	523 of 746	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.0	692 of 742	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	582 of 721	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies30%-34 vs state

Mathematics25%-29 vs state

Science20%-31 vs state

English Language Arts15%-37 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
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%)	8.6	950^th of 1044 public elementary schools	9.0%		4.2	999^th of 1061 public elementary schools	5.8%	49	17.2	15.0	12.5				17.2	35.0	25.0				30.0		20.0		$18,526	$3,101	$15,425
Engleburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 N 91st St	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 616-5600	286	20	14.2	87.4%	5 (1.7%)	222 (77.6%)	17 (5.9%)	21 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	16 (5.6%)	4.6	983^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	5.8%		5.3	980^th of 1061 public elementary schools	7.6%	3	14.3	10.7	18.2				14.3	17.9	12.1				21.4		10.7		$18,020	$3,195	$14,825
Bruce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6453 N 89th St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2100	270	15	18.2	94.8%	4 (1.5%)	220 (81.5%)	12 (4.4%)	15 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	7.7	953^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	8.7%		2.6	1025^th of 1061 public elementary schools	3.4%	72	31.0	16.7	10.7				31.0	13.3	10.7				33.3		6.7		$16,209	$3,779	$12,430
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%)	2.5	1014^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.9%		2.5	1027^th of 1061 public elementary schools	3.2%	13	2.4	8.3	8.9	9.4	18.8	35.6	9.5	8.3	8.9	7.6	12.5	6.7	14.3	13.3	8.6	17.8	$15,885	$2,491	$13,393
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
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
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
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%)	23.1	852^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	18.4%		6.3	975^th of 1061 public elementary schools	8.1%	123	9.7	41.7	8.0				6.5	50.0	4.0				58.3		58.3		$16,874	$4,093	$12,781
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
Parkview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10825 W Villard Ave	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2700	335	21	16.3	84.2%	6 (1.8%)	152 (45.4%)	19 (5.7%)	135 (40.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	14.6	910^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.8%		8.1	964^th of 1061 public elementary schools	9.1%	54	24.5	26.7	15.6				28.6	38.6	29.6				45.5		18.2		$14,447	$2,475	$11,972

Frequently Asked Questions about Bryant Elementary

Is Bryant Elementary a good school?

Bryant Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.0% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Bryant Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended Bryant Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bryant Elementary?

Students at Bryant Elementary are 84% African American, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Bryant Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bryant 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 Bryant Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

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