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Hampton Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

935^th

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of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Hampton Elementary is a PK–5 elementary school in Milwaukee, WI, serving 194 students as part of the Milwaukee School District. The school ranks 935th of 1,039 Wisconsin schools in 2025–26 (10th percentile, 1 star), while the district itself ranks 418th of 432 districts (3rd percentile). It serves a high-poverty population: 93.3% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, per-student spending was $22,834, and 59.5% of students were chronically absent.

Within its immediate neighborhood, Hampton is the strongest performer — its 10th percentile rank tops nearby MPS schools, which sit at the 1st–4th percentile, including Thurston Woods Elementary, Congress Elementary, Browning Elementary, Lancaster Elementary, Kilbourn Elementary, Kluge Elementary, Carson Academy, and Clemens Elementary. Nearby charters Milwaukee Scholars Charter School (8th percentile) and Rocketship Transformation Prep (9th percentile) also rank below Hampton. Fourth grade is a clear bright spot in 2025–26, with proficiency in ELA (30.43%), math (26.09%), social studies (43.48%), and science (30.43%) all above district averages and the highest among nearby schools. Third grade, however, was very weak: ELA and math both at 4.17%, far below the district. Fifth grade was mixed (ELA 23.33%, math 13.33%).

The biggest challenges are attendance and class size. Hampton's chronic absenteeism rate of 59.5% is well above the district's 46.2% and the state's 17.3%, though Lancaster Elementary (77.5%) and Carson Academy (66.6%) were higher, while the charters were lower (Milwaukee Scholars Charter School at 38.5%, Rocketship Transformation Prep at 41.3%). The student-teacher ratio rose from 13.2 in 2022–23 to 20.5 in 2024–25 — the highest among same-district neighbors and second only to Rocketship's 32.1 — even though spending is above most nearby MPS schools. Effectiveness for special education students improved from the 1st percentile in 2023–24 to 16th in 2024–25 but remains low. The clearest priorities are reducing absenteeism, addressing class size, and strengthening 3rd grade reading and math.

194

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,834

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

68%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

5000 N 53rd St
Milwaukee, WI 53218-4333

(414) 393-5400

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Hampton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	King International Baccalaureate Middle
	Lincoln Middle
	Roosevelt Middle
High:	Audubon Technology and Communication High
	Bradley Technology High
	Carmen Mid/High Northwest Campus
	King International
	More...
	Milwaukee High School of the Arts
	Milwaukee School of Languages
	Reagan College Preparatory High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.9%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (21% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (60% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg55%

935^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	935 of 1039	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	941 of 1044	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	864 of 1061	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	965 of 1067	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	974 of 1067	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	1013 of 1050	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	933 of 1037	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	881 of 1025	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	926 of 1071	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	1008 of 1075	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.0	1003 of 1076	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.0	1002 of 1061	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.5	984 of 1053	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.2	1007 of 1045	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.3	1023 of 1046	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.5	1026 of 1045	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.6	1000 of 1030	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.5	1004 of 1021	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.5	650 of 689	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.1	683 of 712	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.7	559 of 632	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.3	459 of 633	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	127 of 144	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.1	34 of 133	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	40.7	77 of 141	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	49 of 161	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	37 of 165	77.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	889 of 986	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	895 of 1001	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	831 of 1010	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	890 of 1017	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	977 of 1004	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	895 of 1002	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	843 of 997	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	884 of 989	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	888 of 1000	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	961 of 1011	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	930 of 1017	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	952 of 1003	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	901 of 1002	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	861 of 997	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	685 of 791	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	674 of 802	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	784 of 790	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	748 of 770	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	747 of 748	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	662 of 746	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	708 of 742	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	659 of 721	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies43%-22 vs state

Science30%-23 vs state

English Language Arts19%-34 vs state

Mathematics14%-39 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hampton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 N 53rd St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5400	194	9	20.5	93.3%	3 (1.5%)	157 (80.9%)	18 (9.3%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	9.7	935^th of 1039 public elementary schools	10.0%		9.9	941^st of 1044 public elementary schools	9.9%	6	4.2	30.4	23.3				4.2	26.1	13.3				43.5		30.4		68%		$22,834	$2,788	$20,046
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%)	2.4	1016^th of 1039 public elementary schools	2.2%		2.2	1022^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	2.1%	6	8.3	15.0	13.3	9.8	10.0	19.1	2.2	0.0	0.0	3.9	14.0	7.1	28.2	19.1	10.3	21.4	61%		$19,144	$2,530	$16,614
Browning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5440 N 64th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5200	279	18	15.6	90.7%	3 (1.1%)	252 (90.3%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	2.2	1019^th of 1039 public elementary schools	1.9%		2.4	1016^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.7%	3	9.8	6.3	8.3				14.6	2.1	6.1				17.0		4.2		69%		$21,790	$2,861	$18,929
Lancaster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4931 N 68th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5500	316	17	18.5	90.5%	1 (0.3%)	281 (88.9%)	16 (5.1%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	2	1026^th of 1039 public elementary schools	1.3%		2.4	1019^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.4%	7	4.6	0.0	19.2	4.2	9.1	5.9	0.0	0.0	11.5	0.0	6.3	2.9	4.8	8.8	0.0	11.4	83%		$19,056	$2,713	$16,343
Kilbourn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5354 N 68th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4500	218	13	16.8	91.3%	2 (0.9%)	187 (85.8%)	18 (8.3%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	2.6	1012^th of 1039 public elementary schools	2.6%		23.1	852^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	18.4%	160	9.1	4.0	19.1				0.0	4.0	14.3				4.0		8.0		80%		$21,690	$2,734	$18,956
Rocketship Transformation Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5501 N 68th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 501-1107	313	10	32.1	23.6%	1 (0.3%)	281 (89.8%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	8.7	942^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	9.3%		11.9	930^th of 1044 public elementary schools	10.9%	12	5.1	10.0	22.2				33.3	22.5	37.0				22.0		4.9		64%
Kluge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5760 N 67th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 578-5000	301	21	14.3	92.7%	6 (2.0%)	250 (83.1%)	15 (5.0%)	22 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	3.1	995^th of 1039 public elementary schools	4.2%		4.3	988^th of 1044 public elementary schools	5.4%	7	9.3	11.8	11.4				11.6	2.9	11.4				26.5		11.8		73%		$26,270	$3,172	$23,098
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%)	1.9	1027^th of 1039 public elementary schools	1.2%		1.8	1031^st of 1044 public elementary schools	1.2%	4	0.0	4.0	16.7	14.3	20.0	12.5	3.9	4.0	0.0	9.5	15.0	25.0	8.0	25.0	4.0	6.3	58%		$20,392	$3,430	$16,961
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		72%		$23,564	$2,608	$20,956
Thurston Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5966 N 35th St	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2800	256	15	17.0	92.6%	0 (0.0%)	227 (88.7%)	21 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	2.9	1002^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	3.6%		1.5	1036^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.8%	34	0.0	28.6	0.0	6.7	15.0	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	15.0	0.0	21.4	27.3	21.4	9.1	26%		$20,831	$3,159	$17,672

Frequently Asked Questions about Hampton Elementary

How many students attend Hampton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 194 students attended Hampton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hampton Elementary?

Students at Hampton Elementary are 81% African American, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Hampton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hampton 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 : Carmen Mid/High Northwest Campus
High : King International
High : Milwaukee High School of the Arts
High : Milwaukee School of Languages
High : Reagan College Preparatory High

Is Hampton Elementary a good school?

Hampton Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.0% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Hampton Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

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