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Clarke Street Elementary

Q: Is Clarke Street Elementary a good school?

Clarke Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Clarke Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 167 students attended Clarke Street Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Clarke Street Elementary?

Students at Clarke Street Elementary are 92% African American, 7% Hispanic, 1% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Clarke Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clarke Street 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 : King International High : Milwaukee High School of the Arts High : Milwaukee School of Languages High : Reagan College Preparatory High High : WHS Information Technology

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1044^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Clarke Street Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 223 students. The school is part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 415 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clarke Street Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Wisconsin, with 0% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 21.92% and 23.72% for the Milwaukee School District, respectively. The school's performance on the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide assessment, is consistently poor, with most grade levels and subject areas having 0% proficiency rates. Additionally, the school has high dropout rates and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While the nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, such as Metcalfe Elementary, Jackson Elementary, and Starms Discovery, also perform poorly academically, some nearby charter schools, like Milwaukee College Preparatory School, perform significantly better, despite serving a similar student population. The relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio at Clarke Street Elementary suggest that the school has access to resources that could potentially be leveraged to improve student outcomes.

167

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,466

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2816 W Clarke St
Milwaukee, WI 53210-2621

(414) 267-1000

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Clarke Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	King International Baccalaureate Middle
	Lincoln Middle
	Roosevelt Middle
High:	Audubon Technology and Communication High
	Bradley Technology High
	King International
	Milwaukee High School of the Arts
	More...
	Milwaukee School of Languages
	Reagan College Preparatory High
	WHS Information Technology

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.2%

Hispanic:

6.6%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (3% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Wisconsin average (9% vs 1%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

1,044^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

603^rd of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

106^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	1.0	1044 of 1044	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	1033 of 1061	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	1049 of 1067	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	1053 of 1067	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	1042 of 1050	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	1026 of 1037	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	1019 of 1025	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.9	1015 of 1071	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.1	1055 of 1076	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.2	1025 of 1061	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.1	1032 of 1053	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.6	1029 of 1045	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	34.4	851 of 1046	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.7	994 of 1045	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.4	949 of 1030	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.9	962 of 1021	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.9	608 of 689	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.4	641 of 712	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.9	510 of 632	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	60.1	315 of 633	50.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	141 of 144	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	119 of 138	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	147 of 161	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	150 of 165	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	1.4	999 of 1001	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	982 of 1011	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	1005 of 1010	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1003 of 1017	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	989 of 1004	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	984 of 1002	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	997 of 997	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	1.2	997 of 1000	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	974 of 1012	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	978 of 1011	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	994 of 1017	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	999 of 1003	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	1002 of 1002	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	982 of 997	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	56.9	288 of 790	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.8	688 of 746	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	715 of 742	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	698 of 721	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.8	603 of 628	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	611 of 641	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	630 of 640	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	596 of 617	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	600 of 613	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	591 of 594	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	578 of 579	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.7	593 of 612	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.8	580 of 612	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.5	576 of 585	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.3	550 of 569	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.6	536 of 559	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.2	518 of 549	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.1	495 of 539	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.2	493 of 521	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.9	484 of 519	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.6	330 of 366	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	3.4	361 of 382	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	82 of 118	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	118 of 127	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	118 of 123	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	1.5	578 of 580	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	573 of 579	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	571 of 576	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	574 of 574	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	552 of 557	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	549 of 551	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	5.8	549 of 585	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	571 of 591	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	570 of 577	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	548 of 572	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	548 of 557	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	543 of 551	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	11.8	417 of 425	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	325 of 439	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	378 of 437	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	403 of 414	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	390 of 417	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2024)64th percentile+61 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2024)31st percentile+26 vs school

Male (2024)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2024)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts5%-48 vs state

Social Studies4%-59 vs state

Science4%-46 vs state

Mathematics1%-53 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
Clarke Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2816 W Clarke St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1000	167	15	11.0	94.6%	2 (1.2%)	154 (92.2%)	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1	1044^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.3	1033^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	2.6%	11	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	10.0	$18,466	$2,946	$15,521
Starms Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	2616 W Garfield Ave	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4700	205	12	17.6	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	187 (91.2%)	8 (3.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)								(n/a)																	$14,711	$2,900	$11,811
Metcalfe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3400 W North Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-3600	296	19	15.7	92.9%	4 (1.4%)	276 (93.2%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	1.4	1038^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.6%		1.1	1059^th of 1061 public elementary schools	0.2%	21	7.7	0.0	4.2	8.0	0.0	0.0	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.4	7.1	3.7	0.0	$17,223	$3,709	$13,514
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2449 N 36th St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 445-8020	486	18	27.0	80.0%	1 (0.2%)	442 (90.9%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	32.6	786^th of 1044 public elementary schools	24.7%		33.1	793^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	25.3%	7	43.8	53.1	31.1	31.0	40.0	44.2	58.3	38.8	44.4	40.5	34.1	48.8	36.7	37.2	34.7	14.0	$14,938	$2,787	$12,150
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2121 W Hadley St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-5500	206	18	11.4	98.1%	4 (1.9%)	188 (91.3%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	2.3	1021^st of 1044 public elementary schools	2.2%		1.6	1047^th of 1061 public elementary schools	1.3%	26	4.4	7.4	13.6				4.4	3.7	0.0				11.1		14.8		$20,950	$5,308	$15,642
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2623 N 38th St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 445-1000	474	16	29.6	87.8%	0 (0.0%)	429 (90.5%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	13.8	918^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.1%		13.4	931^st of 1061 public elementary schools	12.3%	13	29.8	23.3	27.8	31.8	27.3	39.1	31.9	37.2	30.6	18.2	25.0	21.7	18.6	29.6	18.6	8.9	$16,128	$2,815	$13,313
Starms Discovery	Public	1-8	2035 N 25th St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4900	268	15	17.7	97.8%	4 (1.5%)	242 (90.3%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.1%)	1.9	1029^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.4%		2.1	1039^th of 1061 public elementary schools	2.1%	10	0.0	4.6	7.1	7.1	10.5	13.6	0.0	9.1	10.7	3.6	0.0	0.0	4.6	18.2	4.6	9.1	$16,041	$3,152	$12,889
Westside Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1945 N 31st St	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-5000	159	11	15.1	96.9%	2 (1.3%)	138 (86.8%)	6 (3.8%)	9 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	11.7	932^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	10.7%		15.7	918^th of 1061 public elementary schools	13.5%	14	5.9	34.8	15.4				5.9	22.7	7.7				50.0		22.7		$22,185	$6,069	$16,116
Auer Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2319 W Auer Ave	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 875-4500	151	8	17.9	91.4%	1 (0.7%)	141 (93.4%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	2	1028^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.5%		1.2	1057^th of 1061 public elementary schools	0.4%	29	5.0	7.1	11.1				0.0	0.0	11.1				0.0		0.0		$21,117	$5,602	$15,515
Brown Street Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2029 N 20th St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 935-3100	245	18	13.7	95.9%	0 (0.0%)	220 (89.8%)	18 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	2.1	1026^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.7%		1.5	1050^th of 1061 public elementary schools	1.0%	24	10.5	3.3	0.0				13.2	0.0	0.0				13.8		10.3		$20,303	$3,722	$16,580

Frequently Asked Questions about Clarke Street Elementary

Is Clarke Street Elementary a good school?

Clarke Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Clarke Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clarke Street 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 : King International
High : Milwaukee High School of the Arts
High : Milwaukee School of Languages
High : Reagan College Preparatory High
High : WHS Information Technology

What district is Clarke Street Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

How many students attend Clarke Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 167 students attended Clarke Street Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Clarke Street Elementary?

Students at Clarke Street Elementary are 92% African American, 7% Hispanic, 1% White.

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