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Hawley Environmental School

Q: Is Hawley Environmental School a good school?

Hawley Environmental School ranks in the bottom 5.7% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hawley Environmental School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Hawley Environmental School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hawley Environmental School?

Students at Hawley Environmental School are 73% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% White, 1% American Indian.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

980^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Hawley Environmental School is a PK–5 elementary school serving 299 students at 5610 W Wisconsin Ave on Milwaukee’s west side, within the Milwaukee School District, where it ranked in the 6th percentile and earned 0 stars in 2025–26 after a decade in the bottom tenth of Wisconsin elementary schools. The district itself ranks 418th of 432 statewide. About 84.6% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-pupil spending reached $19,697 in 2024–25, and the student-teacher ratio was 16.2.

Proficiency is far below state averages: 3rd grade ELA 10.6%, 3rd grade math 6.4%, and 4th grade math 3.7%, while 5th grade ELA (25.0%) and 5th grade math (17.9%) are near district levels but still about half the state rate. Attendance is the clearest improvement: chronic absenteeism fell from 59.9% in 2023–24 to 36.3% in 2024–25, now below the district’s 46.2% but above Wisconsin’s 17.3%. Fifth-grade ELA has improved four years running, from 0% to 25.0%, though math in grades 3–4 remains very low. Special-education and low-income student outcomes are at or near the bottom of the statewide distribution.

Nearby comparisons are stark. Under 1.5 miles away, Jefferson Elementary ranks at the 59th percentile with 5.6% chronic absenteeism and $18,861 per pupil; Wilson Elementary is at the 67th percentile, Washington Elementary at the 74th, and Wauwatosa STEM at the 91st. Within MPS, nearby Bethune Academy, Neeskara Elementary, Burbank Elementary, Story Elementary, and High-Mount Elementary are also 0-star, bottom-decile schools; Hawley sits mid-pack among them, while Neeskara spends $22,316 per student for comparable results. Woodlands School, a charter 0.16 miles away, was in the 34th percentile before falling to the 13th in 2025–26. Bottom line: Hawley is a high-poverty, well-funded, low-performing school with real progress in attendance and upper-grade ELA, but math and outcomes for special-education and low-income students remain near the statewide floor.

299

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,697

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5610 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53213-4258

(414) 256-8500

District: Milwaukee School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.9%

Hispanic:

11.0%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (14% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg55%

980^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

59^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	4.6	980 of 1039	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.2	1004 of 1044	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1018 of 1061	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1003 of 1067	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	1003 of 1067	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	986 of 1050	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	945 of 1037	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	928 of 1025	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.4	1006 of 1071	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.9	1012 of 1075	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.5	1023 of 1076	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.7	929 of 1061	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.7	869 of 1053	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.2	812 of 1045	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.4	777 of 1046	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	52.5	634 of 1045	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.1	745 of 1030	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.1	756 of 1021	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.2	477 of 689	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.1	536 of 712	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	56.1	355 of 632	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.0	316 of 633	50.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	108 of 150	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	116 of 144	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	100 of 137	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	89 of 138	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	85 of 133	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	91 of 141	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	67 of 161	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	60 of 165	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	881 of 986	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	4.4	956 of 1001	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	958 of 1011	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	965 of 1010	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	971 of 1017	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	946 of 1004	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	886 of 1002	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	902 of 997	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	215 of 347	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	220 of 266	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	2.0	864 of 866	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	852 of 871	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	837 of 859	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	844 of 847	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	855 of 874	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	814 of 854	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	3.3	960 of 989	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.4	965 of 1000	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	978 of 1012	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	926 of 1011	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	927 of 1017	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	926 of 1003	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	922 of 1002	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	894 of 997	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	784 of 791	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	678 of 802	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	688 of 790	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	639 of 770	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	548 of 748	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	566 of 746	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	661 of 742	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	639 of 721	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies27%-39 vs state

English Language Arts17%-37 vs state

Science15%-39 vs state

Mathematics9%-44 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
Hawley Environmental School	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 W Wisconsin Ave	Milwaukee	53213	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8500	299	18	16.2	84.6%	10 (3.3%)	218 (72.9%)	33 (11.0%)	11 (3.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	4.6	980^th of 1039 public elementary schools	5.7%		3.2	1004^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.8%	24	10.6	18.5	25.0				6.4	3.7	17.9				26.9		14.8		$19,697	$2,557	$17,140
Woodlands School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5510 W Bluemound Rd	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Woodlands School Inc	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(414) 475-1600	313	18	17.3	18.5%	77 (24.6%)	126 (40.3%)	69 (22.0%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.5%)	15.7	902^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	13.2%		42.6	688^th of 1044 public elementary schools	34.1%	214	44.4	39.0	21.9	30.6	32.4	39.1	30.6	19.1	15.6	16.2	21.6	32.6	42.9	52.2	28.6	34.8
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6927 Maple Ter	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1200	222	21	10.6	29.3%	131 (59.0%)	44 (19.8%)	22 (9.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.5%)	61.1	429^th of 1039 public elementary schools	58.7%		56.1	509^th of 1044 public elementary schools	51.2%	80	41.9	63.0	60.6				54.8	63.0	48.5				77.8		66.7		$18,861	$591	$18,270
Neeskara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 N Hawley Rd	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8600	356	24	15.0	86.8%	14 (3.9%)	252 (70.8%)	40 (11.2%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.1%)	4.4	983^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	5.4%		2.5	1015^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.8%	32	2.6	16.2	14.8				7.9	18.9	5.6				29.7		21.6		$22,316	$3,036	$19,280
Burbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6035 W Adler St	Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8400	552	33	16.7	83.9%	51 (9.2%)	226 (40.9%)	120 (21.7%)	104 (18.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.5%)	3	998^th of 1039 public elementary schools	3.9%		2.4	1018^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.5%	20	11.4	2.2	9.6	13.2	19.0	16.4	14.0	4.4	11.5	9.4	13.8	14.8	20.0	27.8	11.1	29.6	$19,532	$2,593	$16,939
Story Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3815 W Kilbourn Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4800	365	22	16.4	95.6%	9 (2.5%)	280 (76.7%)	16 (4.4%)	45 (12.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	2.2	1020^th of 1039 public elementary schools	1.8%		4.4	987^th of 1044 public elementary schools	5.5%	33	4.6	5.6	20.7	12.1	18.8	16.7	0.0	0.0	10.3	3.0	9.4	19.4	8.3	11.1	2.8	16.7	$20,489	$2,773	$17,717
High-Mount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4921 W Garfield Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 875-2700	166	6	26.8	93.4%	4 (2.4%)	143 (86.1%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.0%)	2.7	1010^th of 1039 public elementary schools	2.8%		3.8	993^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	4.9%	17	0.0	0.0	33.3	11.1	19.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.1	5.6	4.8	0.0	13.3	20.0	0.0	10.0	$21,611	$2,886	$18,724
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2166 N 68th St	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1800	285	22	12.8	17.9%	202 (70.9%)	24 (8.4%)	36 (12.6%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.0%)	73.2	268^th of 1039 public elementary schools	74.2%		79.1	176^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.1%	92	68.6	60.5	76.7				66.7	55.8	79.1				72.1		58.1		$15,845	$365	$15,480
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 N Glenview Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1900	218	24	9.1	22.0%	146 (67.0%)	21 (9.6%)	25 (11.5%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.8%)	68.1	344^th of 1039 public elementary schools	66.9%		70.7	303^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	71.0%	41	55.9	65.5	81.8				55.9	58.6	72.7				69.0		62.1		$16,557	$309	$16,248
Wauwatosa STEM	Public, Charter	K-5	1060 N Glenview Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	Yes	No	No	No	(414) 773-1900	127	4	31.7	3.1%	106 (83.5%)	3 (2.4%)	9 (7.1%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	85.2	91^st of 1039 public elementary schools	91.2%		96.4	3^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	99.7%	88	57.9	86.4	95.0				52.6	72.7	85.0				100.0		90.9		$15,670	$395	$15,275

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawley Environmental School

What is the racial makeup of Hawley Environmental School?

Students at Hawley Environmental School are 73% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% White, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Hawley Environmental School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Hawley Environmental School.

What district is Hawley Environmental School in?

Milwaukee School District

Is Hawley Environmental School a good school?

Hawley Environmental School ranks in the bottom 5.7% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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