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Franklin Elementary

Q: Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Franklin Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 92% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin 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

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1036^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a PK–8 school of 311 students at 2308 W Nash St in Milwaukee's 53206 ZIP code, part of the Milwaukee School District. The district ranks 418th of 432 in Wisconsin (3rd percentile, 0 stars), and Franklin performs below that baseline: in 2025–26 it ranked 1036th of 1039 (0 percentile, 0 stars), with only three elementary/middle schools below it. It has never earned a star in the ten years shown; 95.18% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25.

Academic results are near zero. In 2025–26, math proficiency averaged 2.4%, ELA 6.9%, and grades 3, 4, and 5 had zero students proficient in math; state figures are in the low-to-mid 50s, a gap of roughly 45–50 points. Chronic absenteeism was 67.4% in 2024–25—about four times the state's 17.3% and second-highest among 11 nearby schools, behind only Townsend Street Elementary at 73.0%. Barbee Elementary, 0.93 miles away, is the sharpest contrast: it spends less ($20,127 vs. $21,857), enrolls similar students (289 vs. 311), serves the same grades and district, yet ranks 934th of 1039 (10th percentile, 1 star), has about 29% ELA proficiency vs. roughly 7%, and 33.0% absenteeism vs. 67.4%.

Other trends reinforce the picture. Per-student spending rose about 35% over five years, to $21,857 in 2024–25, while rank fell to 0–1st percentile; among nearby peers, spending shows no relationship to results. The student–teacher ratio nearly doubled from 9.9 (2022–23) to 17.9 (2024–25). Dropout rates hit 5.3% and 5.6% in two recent years, versus state rates of 1.3% and 1.5%. In the same district, 2025–26 percentiles were Barbee Elementary 10, King Junior Elementary 5, Clemens Elementary 4, Auer Avenue Elementary 2, Jackson Elementary 2, Keefe Avenue Elementary 1, LaFollette Elementary 1, Hopkins Lloyd Community School 1, Townsend Street Elementary 1, Franklin Elementary 0, and Clarke Street Elementary 0. These two are the lowest, and the decade trend is neutral-to-negative.

311

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,857

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2308 W Nash St
Milwaukee, WI 53206-1830

(414) 875-4400

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Franklin 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:

92.3%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2016 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (5% vs 55% meeting standards)

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

!High chronic absenteeism (67% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school5%

District avg25%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

1,036^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

633^rd of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

103^rd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	1.3	1036 of 1039	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.8	1030 of 1044	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	1053 of 1061	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	1046 of 1067	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	1047 of 1067	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	1015 of 1050	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	1003 of 1037	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	991 of 1025	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.4	1065 of 1071	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	1007 of 1075	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.1	1001 of 1076	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.0	1043 of 1061	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.3	1013 of 1053	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.4	1012 of 1045	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.4	1005 of 1046	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.6	981 of 1045	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.0	925 of 1030	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.4	949 of 1021	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.3	651 of 689	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.9	706 of 712	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.7	589 of 632	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.9	589 of 633	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	21.0	133 of 138	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	119 of 133	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	95 of 141	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	2.1	973 of 986	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.0	977 of 1001	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	1008 of 1011	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	999 of 1010	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	1013 of 1017	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	990 of 1004	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	958 of 1002	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	966 of 997	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	1.4	988 of 989	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.0	989 of 1000	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	992 of 1012	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	985 of 1011	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	985 of 1017	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	936 of 1003	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	966 of 1002	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	960 of 997	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	768 of 791	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	790 of 802	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	777 of 790	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	692 of 770	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	720 of 748	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	702 of 746	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	717 of 742	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	701 of 721	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	1.8	633 of 643	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.3	609 of 628	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.5	633 of 641	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	628 of 640	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	606 of 617	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	588 of 613	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	567 of 594	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	535 of 579	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.7	566 of 612	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.7	574 of 609	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.5	582 of 612	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.3	563 of 585	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.6	544 of 569	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.8	540 of 559	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.2	529 of 549	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.1	531 of 539	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.9	504 of 521	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.2	505 of 519	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.4	354 of 366	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.1	370 of 382	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	21.9	122 of 130	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	102 of 134	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.0	24 of 123	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	1.8	568 of 572	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.5	560 of 573	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	573 of 580	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	560 of 579	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	570 of 576	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	559 of 574	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	518 of 557	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	504 of 551	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	3.1	558 of 575	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.8	558 of 577	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	573 of 585	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	589 of 591	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	558 of 577	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	538 of 572	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	550 of 557	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	551 of 551	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	408 of 414	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	409 of 425	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	405 of 421	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	424 of 437	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	386 of 414	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	382 of 417	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2023)6th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies11%-54 vs state

English Language Arts7%-47 vs state

Science3%-50 vs state

Mathematics3%-51 vs state

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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)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$21,857	$2,798	$19,058
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		$22,493	$2,937	$19,556
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		$24,664	$4,040	$20,624
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	$20,127	$2,855	$17,273
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		$23,564	$2,608	$20,956
LaFollette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3239 N 9th St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-5200	216	11	20.0	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	191 (88.4%)	15 (6.9%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	1.4	1033^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	0.6%		1.4	1037^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.7%	4	0.0	0.0	10.0	14.3	5.3	10.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	5.6	0.0	5.3	30.0	0.0	10.0	$22,481	$3,965	$18,516
Hopkins Lloyd Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1503 W Hopkins St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-0600	143	9	15.9	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	131 (91.6%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	1.7	1031^st of 1039 public elementary schools	0.8%		1.6	1034^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.0%	3	6.7	5.3	12.5				6.7	0.0	6.3				5.3		0.0		$25,081	$4,711	$20,370
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%)	2.5	1015^th of 1039 public elementary schools	2.3%		2.3	1021^st of 1044 public elementary schools	2.2%	6	16.0	8.3	11.5				4.0	0.0	11.5				9.1		0.0		$26,507	$3,427	$23,079
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	$21,020	$3,184	$17,837
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%)	1.1	1038^th of 1039 public elementary schools	0.1%		1	1044^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.0%	6	6.3	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.6	18.2	15.0	20.0	0.0	18.2	$26,381	$4,089	$22,293

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin 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

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Franklin Elementary.

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 92% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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