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Barbee Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-7

960^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Barbee Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 305 students in grades PK-6. 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.

Barbee Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Wisconsin, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20.69% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.14% and the district average of 21.92%. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 10.34% of 3rd graders and 0% of 5th and 6th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025. Barbee Elementary also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 93.44% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, and a significant population of students receiving special education services.

Barbee Elementary's challenges are not unique, as nearby schools like Auer Avenue Elementary, Townsend Street Elementary, and Carson Academy also rank in the bottom tier of Wisconsin elementary schools. These schools share similar demographic characteristics and high rates of chronic absenteeism, suggesting systemic issues within the Milwaukee School District that need to be addressed.

289

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,006

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4456 N Teutonia Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53209-6225

(414) 874-5600

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Barbee 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:

78.2%

White:

8.7%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (18% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg22%

Wisconsin avg54%

960^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^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	6.5	960 of 1044	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	963 of 1061	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1028 of 1067	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1032 of 1067	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	982 of 1050	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	1002 of 1037	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	1000 of 1025	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.6	1019 of 1071	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	1038 of 1075	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.2	1068 of 1076	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.6	1048 of 1061	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.0	1043 of 1045	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.3	1039 of 1046	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.9	1033 of 1045	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.4	1007 of 1030	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.0	1006 of 1021	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.5	669 of 689	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.7	671 of 712	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.2	623 of 632	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	20.9	533 of 633	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	93 of 144	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	101 of 165	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	922 of 1001	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	909 of 1011	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	979 of 1010	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	996 of 1017	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	910 of 1004	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	964 of 1002	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	967 of 997	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	915 of 1000	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	894 of 1012	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	932 of 1011	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	966 of 1017	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	966 of 1003	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	976 of 1002	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	973 of 997	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	685 of 802	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	723 of 790	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	655 of 746	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	730 of 742	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	645 of 721	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)35th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies36%-27 vs state

English Language Arts24%-29 vs state

Science14%-37 vs state

Mathematics10%-44 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
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
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
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
Pratt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5131 N Green Bay Ave	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 247-7300	288	16	18.5	88.9%	3 (1.0%)	259 (89.9%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	2.6	1013^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.0%		5	985^th of 1061 public elementary schools	7.2%	28	11.8	16.7	9.7				11.8	0.0	3.2				16.7		2.8		$16,355	$3,884	$12,471
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
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
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
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
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	1037^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.7%		1.4	1052^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	0.8%	15	0.0	10.0	0.0	3.6	0.0	6.3	0.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.3	10.0	6.3	$20,323	$4,533	$15,790
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Barbee Elementary

What district is Barbee Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

Is Barbee Elementary a good school?

Barbee Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Barbee Elementary attend?

Students who attend Barbee 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 Barbee Elementary?

Students at Barbee Elementary are 78% African American, 9% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% American Indian, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Barbee Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Barbee Elementary.

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