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Clemens Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1011^th

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of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Clemens Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 309 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.

Clemens Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Wisconsin, with proficiency rates well below the state and district averages in core academic subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 1.79% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.14% statewide and 21.92% in the Milwaukee School District. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 47.5% to 61.9% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, over 98% of Clemens Elementary students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

The challenges faced by Clemens Elementary are not unique, as nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, such as Keefe Avenue Elementary, Pratt Elementary, and Barbee Elementary, also perform poorly and have similar demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Clemens Elementary's low performance has remained consistently low over the past several years, with little to no improvement in academic proficiency or other key metrics, suggesting a need for more comprehensive and sustained interventions to address the underlying issues within the district.

321

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,877

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (9% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg22%

Wisconsin avg54%

1,011^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

77^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	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
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
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
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 (2025)14th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies22%-42 vs state

English Language Arts8%-44 vs state

Mathematics6%-47 vs state

Science6%-44 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

Schools Near Clemens Elementary

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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
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%)	2.7	1011^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.2%		1.6	1048^th of 1061 public elementary schools	1.2%	37	1.8	10.9	13.5				0.0	17.4	2.7				21.7		6.4		$16,877	$2,494	$14,383
Barbee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	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%)	6.5	960^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.0%		8.4	963^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	9.2%	3	20.7	27.3	27.3	14.3	26.3		10.3	4.6	0.0	0.0	33.3		36.4		14.3		$15,006	$3,122	$11,884
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%)	1.8	1031^st of 1044 public elementary schools	1.2%		1.7	1045^th of 1061 public elementary schools	1.5%	14	3.3	10.7	4.0	6.7	22.2	18.5	3.3	3.6	8.0	0.0	22.2	7.4	10.7	11.1	7.1	3.7	$15,492	$3,446	$12,046
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%)	1.1	1043^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	0.1%		0.9	1061^st of 1061 public elementary schools	0.0%	18	6.7	3.5	0.0	4.8	3.7	5.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	11.1	0.0	5.6	$15,752	$3,237	$12,515
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%)	1.8	1030^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.3%		1.3	1053^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	0.8%	23	4.2	3.7	4.0	16.7	12.5	7.7	0.0	0.0	4.0	4.2	8.3	0.0	3.9	12.0	7.7	8.0	$19,453	$3,010	$16,443
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%)	2.2	1022^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	2.1%		2	1041^st of 1061 public elementary schools	1.9%	19	11.4	11.8	8.7	12.5	12.0	20.7	9.1	0.0	0.0	6.3	6.0	12.1	13.7	32.8	3.9	19.3	$14,545	$3,195	$11,350
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	1025^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.8%		1.8	1044^th of 1061 public elementary schools	1.6%	19	5.7	3.1	3.3	14.3	7.7	16.0	2.9	0.0	10.0	3.6	4.0	0.0	18.8	30.8	9.4	7.7	$15,146	$2,243	$12,903
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%)	9.9	941^st of 1044 public elementary schools	9.9%		22.9	864^th of 1061 public elementary schools	18.6%	77	16.0	16.1	38.1				28.0	9.7	33.3				19.4		19.4		$20,829	$3,481	$17,348
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
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%)	1.2	1041^st of 1044 public elementary schools	0.3%		2.7	1022^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	3.7%	19	0.0	0.0	6.3				6.3	0.0	0.0				0.0		0.0		$17,991	$3,814	$14,178

Frequently Asked Questions about Clemens Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Clemens Elementary?

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

How many students attend Clemens Elementary?

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

What district is Clemens Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

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

Is Clemens Elementary a good school?

Clemens Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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