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Doerfler Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8
994th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 4% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Doerfler Elementary is a mid-sized PK–8 school in the Milwaukee School District, located at 3014 W Scott St in Milwaukee, WI, with 609 students and a 2025–2026 ranking of 994 of 1039 Wisconsin schools (4th percentile, 0 stars).

Doerfler's academic results are very low, and this is a long-term pattern rather than a one-year dip: it has never earned a star and has stayed in the bottom 3–7% of Wisconsin schools from 2015–2016 through 2025–2026. In 2025–2026, about 13.0% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 9.3% in math, 18.1% in social studies, and 11.1% in science — far below district averages (roughly 25.9% ELA, 20.7% math) and state averages (about 54.0% ELA, 53.7% math). Among nearby schools, Doerfler edges out Kagel Elementary and Mitchell Elementary, but trails ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes, a same-district school less than a mile away with similar enrollment and a higher free/reduced lunch rate, where proficiency is about 36% in ELA and 26% in math. Pershing Elementary, in another district and PK–5 only, reports roughly 39% ELA and 42% math proficiency with lower spending and a smaller student-teacher ratio.

Chronic absenteeism is a major concern at 49.4% in 2024–2025, compared with 46.2% for the district and 17.3% statewide, and up from about 30% in each of the two prior years; only Mitchell was higher nearby. Doerfler spends $19,710 per student while carrying an 18.1 student-teacher ratio, the second highest among nearby schools. Its 1.4% dropout rate is below the district's 4.0%. Subgroup effectiveness rankings are bottom-tier: 1st percentile for Hispanic students in two of the last three years, bottom-5% for low-income and special education students, and 18th percentile for English Language Learner students.

609
Students ?
18.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,710
Per pupil spending ?
79.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
75%
Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)
 3014 W Scott St
       Milwaukee, WI  53215-1643

(414) 902-9500

District: Milwaukee School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
84.7%
African American:
9.4%
White:
2.5%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (12% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 17% Wisconsin)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school12%
District avg25%
Wisconsin avg55%
Elementary school
994th of 1,039
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
607th of 643
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
65th of 105Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District
418th 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20263.4994 of 10394.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.41001 of 10444.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.8990 of 10616.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.51002 of 10676.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.41005 of 10675.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.81022 of 10502.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.1997 of 10373.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.7992 of 10253.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20175.1999 of 10716.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20164.01018 of 10755.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20156.3998 of 10767.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201410.6966 of 10619.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20139.7975 of 10537.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201214.6952 of 10458.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201112.1973 of 10467.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201022.6916 of 104512.3%★☆☆☆☆
200933.9820 of 103020.4%★☆☆☆☆
200835.3807 of 102121.0%★☆☆☆☆
200719.5604 of 68912.3%★☆☆☆☆
200621.6603 of 71215.3%★☆☆☆☆
200427.0511 of 63319.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
201929.4115 of 16128.6%★☆☆☆☆
201827.5127 of 16523.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202627.9201 of 24518.0%★☆☆☆☆
202528.4208 of 25518.4%★☆☆☆☆
202427.2217 of 26919.3%★☆☆☆☆
202327.7209 of 24916.1%★☆☆☆☆
202234.9172 of 24830.6%★★☆☆☆
202131.7168 of 22224.3%★☆☆☆☆
201923.5247 of 27510.2%★☆☆☆☆
201816.8282 of 2871.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20264.4941 of 9864.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.4944 of 10015.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.6917 of 10119.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.7956 of 10105.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.9967 of 10174.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.0961 of 10044.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.9962 of 10024.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.1960 of 9973.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20269.6344 of 3470.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.2318 of 3221.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.0311 of 3316.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.1266 of 2908.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.4280 of 2965.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.2264 of 2743.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.4263 of 2661.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.9270 of 2710.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20267.5823 of 8482.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.9814 of 8595.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.9865 of 8741.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20263.9948 of 9894.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.0972 of 10002.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.6977 of 10123.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.0935 of 10117.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.0951 of 10176.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.8970 of 10033.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.5963 of 10023.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.3967 of 9973.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202614.5749 of 7915.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.4754 of 8026.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.4754 of 7904.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.9731 of 7705.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.9716 of 7484.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.1682 of 7468.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.6658 of 74211.3%★☆☆☆☆
201814.7682 of 7215.4%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20263.7607 of 6435.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.4568 of 6289.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.4586 of 6418.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.6594 of 6407.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.0571 of 6177.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.9572 of 6136.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.5557 of 5946.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.4543 of 5796.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20177.1561 of 6128.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20165.3568 of 6096.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20157.9561 of 6128.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20147.0538 of 5858.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201316.9502 of 56911.8%★☆☆☆☆
201218.7505 of 5599.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201126.9476 of 54913.3%★☆☆☆☆
201034.0447 of 53917.1%★☆☆☆☆
200933.4436 of 52116.3%★☆☆☆☆
200821.5460 of 51911.4%★☆☆☆☆
200723.9310 of 36615.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202216.0125 of 1250.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.8122 of 1230.8%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202628.5142 of 16916.0%★☆☆☆☆
202554.667 of 17862.4%★★★☆☆
202442.290 of 17348.0%★★☆☆☆
202340.197 of 17042.9%★★☆☆☆
202242.279 of 15850.0%★★★☆☆
202151.151 of 13863.0%★★★☆☆
201931.8122 of 15320.3%★☆☆☆☆
201837.783 of 14040.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20264.9539 of 5725.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.1521 of 5739.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.5532 of 5808.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.4537 of 5797.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.0531 of 5767.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.4533 of 5747.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.6514 of 5577.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.6527 of 5514.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202610.6227 of 2363.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202526.0197 of 23716.9%★☆☆☆☆
202414.6221 of 2397.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.8219 of 2294.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.3202 of 2218.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.7213 of 2255.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.8201 of 2093.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.6190 of 2046.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20267.5494 of 5133.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.1490 of 5226.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.4470 of 4873.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20264.0550 of 5754.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.6516 of 57710.6%★☆☆☆☆
20249.6531 of 5859.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.9543 of 5918.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.5535 of 5777.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.3536 of 5726.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.7519 of 5576.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.6512 of 5517.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202615.9409 of 4396.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202519.8365 of 41411.8%★☆☆☆☆
202415.8393 of 4257.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.7411 of 4396.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.7395 of 4216.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202150.7179 of 43759.0%★★★☆☆
201926.1337 of 41418.6%★☆☆☆☆
201826.1338 of 41718.9%★☆☆☆☆
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
African American (2019)29th percentile+25 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)18th percentile+14 vs school
Special Education (2026)5th percentile~ school
Female (2026)5th percentile~ school
Male (2026)4th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile+10 vs school
Special Education (2026)7th percentile~ school
Female (2026)6th percentile~ school
Male (2026)4th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school
African American (2022)<1st percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies18%-47 vs state
English Language Arts13%-41 vs state
Science11%-41 vs state
Mathematics10%-44 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 609 students attended Doerfler Elementary.

Students at Doerfler Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 9% African American, 2% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Doerfler Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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