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Grantosa Drive Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8
975th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 6% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Grantosa Drive Elementary is a PK–8 school serving 506 students at 4850 N 82nd St in Milwaukee, making it one of the larger elementary/middle schools in its immediate neighborhood. It is part of the Milwaukee School District, which ranks 418th of 432 districts in Wisconsin, and Grantosa Drive Elementary's own 2025–2026 rank is 975th of 1,039 state schools — the 6th percentile, with 0 stars. About 91.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism is 61.7%, far above the district's 46.2% and more than three times Wisconsin's 17.3%. Per-student spending is $19,924 and the student-teacher ratio is 17.9.

Average proficiency in 2025–2026 is ELA 12.4%, math 14.8%, social studies 19.2% and science 11.5%, below both district and state averages in every subject. Among nearby high-poverty schools, Grantosa outperforms Lancaster Elementary, Emerson Elementary, Kilbourn Elementary and Browning Elementary in ELA and math, though it trails Bryant Elementary in ELA and Craig Montessori School, Milwaukee German Immersion and Madison Elementary in every major subject. Third grade is a bright spot, with ELA at 23.68% and math at 34.21%, both above district averages, but 4th grade ELA drops to 6.98% and math to 4.65%. Subgroup results vary widely: the school's African American student group ranked in the 56th percentile with 3 stars, while special education students ranked in the 2nd percentile.

The school has improved from a very low base, with average ELA rising from about 3.0% in 2022–2023 to 12.4% and math from about 3.2% to 14.8%; its 6th percentile rank is its best in the available record. Attendance remains the biggest challenge — nearby schools with far lower absenteeism, such as Craig Montessori, Milwaukee German Immersion and Madison Elementary, post much higher test scores, as does Bryant Elementary among high-poverty peers. Spending has risen nearly 40% since 2019–2020, suggesting funding alone is not the deciding factor. For families, Grantosa shows real progress and some strong early-grade results, but middle-grade achievement and attendance are the areas to watch.

506
Students ?
17.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,924
Per pupil spending ?
91.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4850 N 82nd St
       Milwaukee, WI  53218-3604

(414) 393-4400

District: Milwaukee School District


Students who attend Grantosa Drive Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    King International Baccalaureate Middle
    Lincoln Middle
    Morse Mid
    Roosevelt Middle
High:    Audubon Technology and Communication High
    Bradley Technology High
    King International
    Milwaukee High School of the Arts
    More...
Racial breakdown:

African American:
88.3%
Two or more races:
3.8%
Asian:
3.2%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (14% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (62% vs 17% Wisconsin)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school14%
District avg25%
Wisconsin avg55%
Elementary school
975th of 1,039
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2016
From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
605th of 643
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
55th 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
20264.9975 of 10396.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.51014 of 10442.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.51027 of 10613.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.91045 of 10672.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.21025 of 10673.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.41010 of 10503.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.11018 of 10371.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.81004 of 10252.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20171.71058 of 10711.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20162.11065 of 10750.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20152.31048 of 10762.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20142.01040 of 10612.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20132.61026 of 10532.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20123.41005 of 10453.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20115.81002 of 10464.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201013.6962 of 10457.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20099.8957 of 10307.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20086.0970 of 10215.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200716.2614 of 68910.9%★☆☆☆☆
200613.3635 of 71210.8%★☆☆☆☆
20055.3595 of 6325.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200426.3516 of 63318.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202649.566 of 15056.0%★★★☆☆
202322.4126 of 1388.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.2153 of 1615.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.7143 of 16513.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20264.9939 of 9864.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.3988 of 10011.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.2975 of 10113.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.6989 of 10102.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.2981 of 10173.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.5969 of 10043.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.0976 of 10022.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.0971 of 9972.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20217.2838 of 8471.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20266.6922 of 9896.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.7961 of 10003.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.2981 of 10123.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.4988 of 10112.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.1969 of 10174.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.5959 of 10034.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.9982 of 10022.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.3981 of 9971.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202611.7776 of 7911.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.3773 of 8023.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.7763 of 7903.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.7746 of 7703.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.0687 of 7488.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.9667 of 74610.6%★☆☆☆☆
201916.1690 of 7427.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.0696 of 7213.5%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20263.8605 of 6435.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.7584 of 6287.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.7615 of 6414.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.9623 of 6402.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.9601 of 6172.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.2553 of 6139.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.2584 of 5941.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.8568 of 5791.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20171.8606 of 6121.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20163.0590 of 6093.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20151.8598 of 6122.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20141.9569 of 5852.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20131.6559 of 5691.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20123.5530 of 5595.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20115.4522 of 5494.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20104.3515 of 5394.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20093.9503 of 5213.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20083.4496 of 5194.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200715.7323 of 36611.7%★☆☆☆☆
200612.5342 of 38210.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202538.769 of 11741.0%★★☆☆☆
202425.193 of 11821.2%★☆☆☆☆
202327.6107 of 13017.7%★☆☆☆☆
202221.8110 of 12512.0%★☆☆☆☆
202152.946 of 13465.7%★★★☆☆
201916.7125 of 1271.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.9116 of 1235.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20265.0537 of 5726.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.9515 of 57310.1%★☆☆☆☆
20244.6547 of 5805.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.3558 of 5793.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.3551 of 5764.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.6530 of 5747.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.6543 of 5572.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.2541 of 5511.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202516.0458 of 50910.0%★☆☆☆☆
20242.7517 of 5200.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.6520 of 5251.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.9521 of 5220.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.3449 of 49910.0%★☆☆☆☆
20194.1485 of 4870.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.2485 of 4890.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20264.5544 of 5755.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.4542 of 5776.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.4571 of 5852.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.7587 of 5910.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.1565 of 5772.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.1505 of 57211.7%★☆☆☆☆
20192.9552 of 5570.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.6542 of 5511.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202617.0404 of 4398.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202517.9374 of 4149.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.5405 of 4254.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.3430 of 4392.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.7409 of 4212.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.0386 of 43711.7%★☆☆☆☆
201916.8406 of 4141.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.8397 of 4174.8%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)56th percentile+50 vs school
Male (2026)7th percentile~ school
Female (2026)5th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2021)1st percentile-3 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)41st percentile+34 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2026)8th percentile~ school
Female (2026)6th percentile~ school
Male (2026)5th percentile~ school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies20%-45 vs state
Mathematics14%-39 vs state
Science12%-40 vs state
English Language Arts12%-42 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Grantosa Drive Elementary.

Students at Grantosa Drive Elementary are 88% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 1% White.

Grantosa Drive Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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2025–26 ACT & Forward Exam scoresNewOct 1, 2026
2021–22 through 2024–25 school spending dataJul 16, 2026
2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 ACT & Forward Exam scoresSep 25, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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