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King Junior Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8
990th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 5% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

King Junior Elementary is a PK–8 public school at 3275 N 3rd St in Milwaukee, serving 277 students in the Milwaukee School District, in a high-poverty neighborhood where 92.06% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

For parents, the biggest concerns are attendance and academics. In 2025–2026, King Junior Elementary ranked in the 5th percentile statewide, with 0 stars. Its 2024–2025 chronic absenteeism rate was 68.2% — the highest among nearby schools, up from 60.4% the year before, and far above the district’s 46.2% and Wisconsin’s 17.3%. Proficiency is also very low: simple averages across reported grades show 10.1% in ELA and 7.5% in math, compared with 25.9% and 20.7% in the district and 54.0% and 53.7% statewide. There are exact 0% proficient results in 3rd grade ELA, 3rd grade math, 8th grade math, and 8th grade science. Bright spots include 4th grade math at 22.73% (above the district’s 19.38% but below the state’s 52.87%), 5th grade ELA at 16%, 4th grade science at 18.18%, and 4th grade social studies at 22.73%.

Compared with nearby schools, King Junior Elementary is not the lowest performer but remains bottom-tier. Its 5th percentile rank is ahead of Keefe Avenue Elementary, Riverwest Elementary, Hopkins Lloyd Community School, Gaenslen Elementary, Auer Avenue Elementary, Jackson Elementary, and LaFollette Elementary, but behind Fratney Elementary and Holmes Elementary. Special education students rank at the 0th percentile statewide in both 2023–2024 and 2024–2025, a serious equity concern. Female students rank 9th percentile in 2025–2026, while male students rank 3rd. King Junior Elementary spends $20,322 per student, and its student-teacher ratio improved to 15.0 from 20.3. Nearby Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus spends a similar $20,220 per student but has much lower chronic absenteeism (17.8%) and much higher average ELA (41.0%) and math (39.7%) proficiency; it also has lower poverty (84.48%) and a higher student-teacher ratio (24.8), so the contrast is not just about spending.

277
Students ?
15.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,322
Per pupil spending ?
92.1%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
66%
Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)
 3275 N 3rd St
       Milwaukee, WI  53212-2064

(414) 267-1500

District: Milwaukee School District


Students who attend King Junior 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...
Racial breakdown:

African American:
87.7%
Hispanic:
7.2%
Two or more races:
5.1%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (11% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (68% vs 17% Wisconsin)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school11%
District avg25%
Wisconsin avg55%
Elementary school
990th of 1,039
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
625th of 643
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
64th 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
20264.0990 of 10394.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.81010 of 10443.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.01040 of 10612.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.01066 of 10670.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.51054 of 10671.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.61028 of 10502.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.7937 of 10379.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.71006 of 10251.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20172.41043 of 10712.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20162.11066 of 10750.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20150.81074 of 10760.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20141.41056 of 10610.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20131.11049 of 10530.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.31037 of 10450.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.91031 of 10461.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20100.41041 of 10450.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.81021 of 10300.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20080.81010 of 10211.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20075.5657 of 6894.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20061.6699 of 7121.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20043.3610 of 6333.6%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202137.686 of 14139.0%★★☆☆☆
201834.893 of 16543.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202610.0898 of 9868.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.4970 of 10013.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.5972 of 10113.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.91003 of 10100.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.5994 of 10172.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.0926 of 10047.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.0904 of 10029.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.4956 of 9974.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20263.2961 of 9892.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.2949 of 10005.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.8986 of 10122.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.41008 of 10110.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.61008 of 10170.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.11003 of 10030.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.4916 of 10028.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.7995 of 9970.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20259.2801 of 8020.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.4790 of 7900.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.6734 of 7421.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.2677 of 7216.1%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20262.2625 of 6432.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.1612 of 6282.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.0624 of 6412.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.5620 of 6403.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.3607 of 6171.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.4579 of 6135.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.0590 of 5940.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.6575 of 5790.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20172.2599 of 6122.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20162.3601 of 6091.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20152.2593 of 6123.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20142.0566 of 5853.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20131.1565 of 5690.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20121.3542 of 5593.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20110.4544 of 5490.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20102.3524 of 5392.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200912.8476 of 5218.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200815.3466 of 51910.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202421.6104 of 11811.9%★☆☆☆☆
202220.5115 of 1258.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202148.953 of 13460.4%★★★☆☆
201918.0123 of 1273.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.8113 of 1238.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202610.0514 of 57210.1%★☆☆☆☆
20251.6571 of 5730.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20241.8574 of 5801.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.5542 of 5796.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.4557 of 5763.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.3507 of 57411.7%★☆☆☆☆
20192.2548 of 5571.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.2540 of 5512.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20263.1557 of 5753.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.8545 of 5775.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.6560 of 5854.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.3591 of 5910.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.4577 of 5770.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.6565 of 5721.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.4542 of 5572.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.0549 of 5510.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202120.2407 of 4376.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.7409 of 4141.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.4379 of 4179.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2021)39th percentile+37 vs school
Female (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school
Middle school
African American (2024)12th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2026)10th percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2021)7th percentile~ school
Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies19%-46 vs state
Science11%-42 vs state
English Language Arts11%-43 vs state
Mathematics8%-45 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended King Junior Elementary.

King Junior Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Students at King Junior Elementary are 88% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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