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Burdick Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8
855th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 18% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Burdick Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with 495 students. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burdick Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is significantly below the state and Milwaukee School District averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 32.35% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.14% statewide and 21.92% in the district. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 26.47% of 3rd graders and 18.03% of 6th graders proficient or better, compared to 55% and 52.98% statewide, respectively. Burdick Elementary also has consistently high dropout rates, ranging from 1.3% to 5.6% in recent years, and high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 50.4%.

Compared to nearby schools, Burdick Elementary's performance is generally worse than Lowell International Elementary, Milwaukee Parkside School, and Morgandale Elementary, which all have higher academic performance, lower dropout rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. However, Burdick Elementary performs better than some other nearby schools, such as Zablocki Elementary and Humboldt Park Elementary, which also struggle with low academic achievement and high dropout and chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, two nearby Montessori-based public schools, Fernwood Montessori and Bay View Montessori School, significantly outperform Burdick Elementary across all academic measures.

527
Students ?
21.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,006
Per pupil spending ?
58.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4348 S Griffin Ave
       Milwaukee, WI  53207-5026

(414) 294-1200

District: Milwaukee School District


Students who attend Burdick Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    King International Baccalaureate Middle
    Lincoln Middle
    Roosevelt Middle
High:    Audubon Technology and Communication High
    Bradley Technology High
    Hamilton High
    King International
    More...
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
41.0%
White:
31.9%
African American:
15.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025
Strengths
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Milwaukee School District
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (42% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school42%
District avg23%
Wisconsin avg54%
Elementary school
855th of 1,044
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 18%▼ down 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
428th of 628
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 32%▼ down 2 pts since 2015
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
16th of 106Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District
415th 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202522.8855 of 104418.1%★☆☆☆☆
202427.4833 of 106121.5%★☆☆☆☆
202327.6840 of 106721.3%★☆☆☆☆
202219.6901 of 106715.6%★☆☆☆☆
202121.7871 of 105017.0%★☆☆☆☆
201931.9782 of 103724.6%★☆☆☆☆
201835.6751 of 102526.7%★☆☆☆☆
201733.1799 of 107125.4%★☆☆☆☆
201626.0865 of 107519.5%★☆☆☆☆
201538.3794 of 107626.2%★☆☆☆☆
201440.9753 of 106129.0%★☆☆☆☆
201339.6757 of 105328.1%★☆☆☆☆
201245.2747 of 104528.5%★☆☆☆☆
201136.0836 of 104620.1%★☆☆☆☆
201037.4791 of 104524.3%★☆☆☆☆
200929.3866 of 103015.9%★☆☆☆☆
200819.7907 of 102111.2%★☆☆☆☆
200745.1478 of 68930.6%★★☆☆☆
200635.4555 of 71222.1%★☆☆☆☆
200529.4500 of 63220.9%★☆☆☆☆
200446.4415 of 63334.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202514.6877 of 100112.4%★☆☆☆☆
202425.1817 of 101119.2%★☆☆☆☆
202324.2821 of 101018.7%★☆☆☆☆
202213.3900 of 101711.5%★☆☆☆☆
202127.6791 of 100421.2%★☆☆☆☆
201930.5763 of 100223.9%★☆☆☆☆
201832.4760 of 99723.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202531.3232 of 32228.0%★☆☆☆☆
202429.0242 of 33126.9%★☆☆☆☆
202325.4231 of 29020.3%★☆☆☆☆
202226.7227 of 29623.3%★☆☆☆☆
202132.8185 of 27432.5%★★☆☆☆
201946.5126 of 26652.6%★★★☆☆
201837.0163 of 27139.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202521.7744 of 87014.5%★☆☆☆☆
202423.8729 of 86615.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.8724 of 87116.9%★☆☆☆☆
202215.6792 of 8597.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.1728 of 84714.0%★☆☆☆☆
201934.1639 of 87426.9%★☆☆☆☆
201833.5645 of 85424.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202533.6743 of 100025.7%★☆☆☆☆
202432.1758 of 101225.1%★☆☆☆☆
202334.3725 of 101128.3%★☆☆☆☆
202232.4761 of 101725.2%★☆☆☆☆
202120.4845 of 100315.8%★☆☆☆☆
201935.6726 of 100227.5%★☆☆☆☆
201841.9661 of 99733.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202520.6682 of 80215.0%★☆☆☆☆
202427.7608 of 79023.0%★☆☆☆☆
202349.6355 of 77053.9%★★★☆☆
202235.2496 of 74833.7%★★☆☆☆
202118.0684 of 7468.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.2599 of 74219.3%★☆☆☆☆
201831.1523 of 72127.5%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202525.9579 of 71819.4%★☆☆☆☆
202436.1519 of 72728.6%★☆☆☆☆
202339.3486 of 71532.0%★★☆☆☆
202221.2603 of 70414.3%★☆☆☆☆
202120.7607 of 69913.2%★☆☆☆☆
201930.0565 of 71821.3%★☆☆☆☆
201836.8481 of 68629.9%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202541.1428 of 62831.8%★★☆☆☆
202434.9463 of 64127.8%★☆☆☆☆
202327.7490 of 64023.4%★☆☆☆☆
202222.7507 of 61717.8%★☆☆☆☆
202133.5448 of 61326.9%★☆☆☆☆
201945.5366 of 59438.4%★★☆☆☆
201843.3365 of 57937.0%★★☆☆☆
201748.8324 of 61247.1%★★☆☆☆
201644.2371 of 60939.1%★★☆☆☆
201545.7404 of 61234.0%★★☆☆☆
201441.3424 of 58527.5%★☆☆☆☆
201342.4398 of 56930.1%★★☆☆☆
201257.5305 of 55945.4%★★☆☆☆
201151.5361 of 54934.2%★★☆☆☆
201059.8253 of 53953.1%★★★☆☆
200953.2318 of 52139.0%★★☆☆☆
200830.3441 of 51915.0%★☆☆☆☆
200739.2286 of 36621.9%★☆☆☆☆
200525.3289 of 33213.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202570.226 of 11777.8%★★★★☆
202441.966 of 11844.1%★★☆☆☆
202136.882 of 13438.8%★★☆☆☆
201979.718 of 12785.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202545.6349 of 57339.1%★★☆☆☆
202432.1439 of 58024.3%★☆☆☆☆
202331.0428 of 57926.1%★☆☆☆☆
202218.3499 of 57613.4%★☆☆☆☆
202137.4402 of 57430.0%★★☆☆☆
201943.6365 of 55734.5%★★☆☆☆
201850.3295 of 55146.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202542.4133 of 23743.9%★★☆☆☆
202424.7197 of 23917.6%★☆☆☆☆
202330.8163 of 22928.8%★☆☆☆☆
202231.3157 of 22129.0%★☆☆☆☆
202139.4142 of 22536.9%★★☆☆☆
201958.567 of 20967.9%★★★☆☆
201853.186 of 20457.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202531.3385 of 50924.4%★☆☆☆☆
202432.6381 of 52026.7%★☆☆☆☆
202325.9416 of 52520.8%★☆☆☆☆
202222.6442 of 52215.3%★☆☆☆☆
202141.7301 of 49939.7%★★☆☆☆
201934.2359 of 48726.3%★☆☆☆☆
201852.0215 of 48956.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202533.4430 of 57725.5%★☆☆☆☆
202441.4390 of 58533.3%★★☆☆☆
202327.1454 of 59123.2%★☆☆☆☆
202234.5405 of 57729.8%★★☆☆☆
202132.3423 of 57226.0%★☆☆☆☆
201948.1312 of 55744.0%★★☆☆☆
201838.1385 of 55130.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202544.6214 of 41448.3%★★☆☆☆
202434.2290 of 42531.8%★★☆☆☆
202347.6197 of 43955.1%★★★☆☆
202227.6330 of 42121.6%★☆☆☆☆
202120.8390 of 43710.8%★☆☆☆☆
201940.2249 of 41439.9%★★☆☆☆
201847.5192 of 41754.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202544.5247 of 39938.1%★★☆☆☆
202452.8200 of 40750.9%★★★☆☆
202331.8302 of 41226.7%★☆☆☆☆
202225.3325 of 39718.1%★☆☆☆☆
202126.6317 of 39319.3%★☆☆☆☆
201940.8249 of 38234.8%★★☆☆☆
201835.2260 of 37530.7%★★☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school
White (2025)19th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)78th percentile+46 vs school
Special Education (2025)48th percentile+16 vs school
Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2025)39th percentile+7 vs school
White (2025)38th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies63%~ state avg
Science50%~ state avg
English Language Arts45%-8 vs state
Mathematics31%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Open Quote I love this school!! I have had 2 children here for the last 3 years and I am well pleased.
they still offer Arts, Music, and sports, not to mention they have an awesome academic program. The staff and the principle are all a very caring, and compassionate group of people. they make you feel like family. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, April 20, 2015

Open Quote This profile paints a pretty bleak picture of a great school. I have 2 children attending Burdick and overall we are very pleased with the school. The teachers and principal are dedicated and great communicators. The staff have always been flexible and open to making accommodations to meet my kids needs. Both of my children had been accepted at a gifted and talented school and we chose to stay with Burdick. They offer music lessons, 1st Lego league, forensics, science competitions and it has a great sense of community. Close Quote




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Students at Burdick Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 32% White, 15% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Burdick Elementary.

Burdick Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.


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