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Clemens Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1000^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Clemens Elementary is a PK–5 school at 3600 W Hope Ave in Milwaukee, part of the Milwaukee School District, serving 321 students — a bit more than most nearby MPS elementaries in this comparison. In 2025–26 it ranked 1,000th of 1,039 Wisconsin schools ranked (4th percentile) with 0 stars, and it has landed between the 1st and 6th percentile in each of the last ten reported years.

Compared with its neighbors, Clemens has the highest poverty in the group (97.5% free/reduced lunch), the second-highest per-student spending ($23,564, up about 59% in five years) and the smallest classes (14.0 students per teacher, versus a peer average near 17.1). Its chronic absenteeism of 55.8% is more than triple the state rate, but the third-lowest locally, behind Barbee Elementary (33.0%) and Pratt Elementary (45.8%), and well below Townsend Street Elementary (73.0%) and Franklin Elementary (67.4%). Attendance has improved every year since 2021–22. More money and smaller classes have not translated into higher proficiency, though: Auer Avenue Elementary spends the most ($24,664) and ranks 2nd percentile, while Barbee ranks 10th percentile with a star.

2025–26 was Clemens' strongest year in the current assessment series, led by grade-4 math at 17.39% proficient — essentially at district parity and second-best of the eleven schools, behind only Hampton Elementary (26.09%). Science is the weakest area and slipping: grade-4 science fell to 4.08%, roughly 13 points below the district and 49 below the state. Special education students scored at the 27th percentile, up from 14th the year before. The bottom line: Clemens is a high-poverty, adequately resourced school producing very low proficiency in a neighborhood where nearly every nearby option does the same, with attendance and grade-4 science the clearest areas to address.

321

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,564

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

72%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

3600 W Hope Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53216-1761

(414) 875-6300

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Clemens 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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.5%

Hispanic:

7.2%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (10% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg55%

1,000^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

71^st 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	2.9	1000 of 1039	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.7	1011 of 1044	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	1048 of 1061	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1014 of 1067	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1034 of 1067	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	1023 of 1050	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	983 of 1037	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	999 of 1025	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.2	1009 of 1071	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.5	1028 of 1075	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.0	1056 of 1076	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.3	989 of 1061	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.6	1010 of 1053	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.8	1002 of 1045	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.8	1033 of 1046	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.3	1009 of 1045	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.4	966 of 1030	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.9	978 of 1021	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.8	593 of 689	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.2	659 of 712	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.0	556 of 632	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	2.8	616 of 633	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	50.9	52 of 138	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	94 of 141	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	3.0	961 of 986	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.1	975 of 1001	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	990 of 1011	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	945 of 1010	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1007 of 1017	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	996 of 1004	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	977 of 1002	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	974 of 997	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	4.5	942 of 989	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.6	963 of 1000	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	1005 of 1012	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	964 of 1011	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	962 of 1017	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	953 of 1003	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	924 of 1002	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	956 of 997	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	576 of 791	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	691 of 802	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	709 of 790	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	588 of 770	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	516 of 748	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	561 of 746	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	530 of 742	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	662 of 721	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+57 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies14%-51 vs state

Mathematics11%-42 vs state

English Language Arts10%-43 vs state

Science4%-49 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

My son has attended Clemens for 3 years and I have found he is well above the average child his age.
I have had nothing except a wonderful experiance with the staff at the school, the same goes for my two children now at the school. The teachers are wonderful and give their all to the students. I was schocked to see the over all score is so low !!! I do not understand it, but know my kids are doiing very very well and are above the scores this is due to the teachers and staff at the school. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, August 7, 2009

My kids have been going to this school since k-4 & I love everything about it. Close Quote

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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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clemens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 W Hope Ave	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 875-6300	321	23	14.0	97.5%	3 (0.9%)	284 (88.5%)	23 (7.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	2.9	1000^th of 1039 public elementary schools	3.8%		2.7	1011^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.2%	11	8.9	8.3	13.0				6.7	17.4	8.7				14.3		4.1		72%		$23,564	$2,608	$20,956
Barbee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4456 N Teutonia Ave	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-5600	289	18	16.5	86.2%	25 (8.7%)	226 (78.2%)	15 (5.2%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	9.7	934^th of 1039 public elementary schools	10.1%		6.5	960^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.0%	26	12.0	34.6	36.4	30.0	21.4	40.0	8.0	11.5	0.0	0.0	14.3	25.0	46.2	26.7	19.2	6.7	73%		$20,127	$2,855	$17,273
Carson Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4920 W Capitol Dr	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4800	326	20	16.0	94.5%	3 (0.9%)	298 (91.4%)	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	1.9	1027^th of 1039 public elementary schools	1.2%		1.8	1031^st of 1044 public elementary schools	1.2%	4	0.0	4.0	16.7	14.3	20.0	12.5	3.9	4.0	0.0	9.5	15.0	25.0	8.0	25.0	4.0	6.3	58%		$20,392	$3,430	$16,961
Townsend Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3360 N Sherman Blvd	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-5900	257	16	16.0	93.8%	4 (1.6%)	222 (86.4%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.0%)	2.1	1025^th of 1039 public elementary schools	1.3%		1.1	1043^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	0.1%	18	0.0	13.3	8.3	0.0	3.9	8.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	0.0	26.7	8.3	20.0	4.2	43%		$21,020	$3,184	$17,837
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2308 W Nash St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 875-4400	311	17	17.9	95.2%	1 (0.3%)	287 (92.3%)	17 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	1.3	1036^th of 1039 public elementary schools	0.3%		1.8	1030^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.3%	6	5.6	0.0	5.6	4.2	10.5	15.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	5.0	5.3	11.1	11.1	0.0	5.3	67%		$21,857	$2,798	$19,058
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	61%		$19,144	$2,530	$16,614
Fifty-Third Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3618 N 53rd St	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-5300	308	19	16.1	89.3%	4 (1.3%)	261 (84.7%)	28 (9.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	2.1	1022^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	1.6%		2.1	1025^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.8%	3	5.9	13.8	14.3	14.3	7.7	12.0	5.9	0.0	0.0	3.6	3.9	4.0	16.7	12.0	3.5	8.0	79%		$21,014	$3,219	$17,794
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		68%		$22,834	$2,788	$20,046
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%)	2.1	1023^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	1.5%		2	1028^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.5%	5	5.6	5.6	6.3				0.0	11.1	6.3				11.1		11.1		70%		$24,664	$4,040	$20,624
Keefe Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1618 W Keefe Ave	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-4800	125	8	15.2	96.8%	1 (0.8%)	107 (85.6%)	9 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	2.1	1024^th of 1039 public elementary schools	1.4%		1.2	1041^st of 1044 public elementary schools	0.3%	17	0.0	0.0	25.0				0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0		0.0		53%		$22,493	$2,937	$19,556

Frequently Asked Questions about Clemens Elementary

What district is Clemens Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

How many students attend Clemens Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Clemens Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Clemens Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clemens 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

What is the racial makeup of Clemens Elementary?

Students at Clemens Elementary are 88% African American, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Clemens Elementary a good school?

Clemens Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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