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High-Mount Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1010^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

High-Mount Elementary is a PK–8 neighborhood school at 4921 W Garfield Ave on Milwaukee’s north side, serving 166 students as part of the Milwaukee School District, which ranks 418th of 432 districts statewide (3rd percentile, 0 stars). The school itself has ranked in the bottom ~5% of Wisconsin schools for ten consecutive reporting years, with 0 stars each year; in 2025–26 it placed 1010th of 1039 schools, the 3rd percentile. It is the smallest PK–8 in its local comparison group.

Its most striking metric is chronic absenteeism: 66.9% in 2024–25, roughly 3.9 times the state rate and 1.4 times the district rate. That is among the worst locally. Within about a mile, Milwaukee French Immersion has 17.7% chronic absenteeism and ranks at the 38th percentile; Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus has 22.2%; Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street has 26.6%; Bethune Academy has 38.0%; Neeskara Elementary has 51.4%; High-Mount Elementary has 66.9%; Sherman Elementary has 67.7%; and Metcalfe Elementary has 68.3%. Attendance tracks ranking closely. On 2025–26 Forward Exam averages, High-Mount’s ELA proficiency is ~10.6% across grades 3–8 and math is ~3.6%, versus state averages near 54%. Math is the deepest weakness: roughly 1 in 28 grade-level math results was proficient, compared with about 1 in 5 district-wide. Because cohorts are small, individual grade results should be read as directional.

Spending is high—$21,611 per student in 2024–25—but the student/teacher ratio is 26.8, second highest in the local group and more than double its 12.2 ratio in 2022–23. More money has come in while classroom staffing has thinned. Bright spots exist: the dropout rate fell to 0.0%, and ELA showed a one-year uptick in grades 5–7, with average ELA moving from ~2.2% and ~3.7% in the prior two years to ~10.6% in 2025–26; math did not follow. Nearby, Washington Elementary in the Wauwatosa School District ranks at the 74th percentile with 4 stars and 5.8% chronic absenteeism, showing geography is not destiny. High-Mount’s ceiling may be higher than its ranking suggests, but attendance and staffing are the clear levers.

166

Students ?

26.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,611

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4921 W Garfield Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53208-1109

(414) 875-2700

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend High-Mount 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
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	Milwaukee School of Languages
	Reagan College Preparatory High
	WHS Information Technology

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.1%

Two or more races:

9.0%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (8% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (67% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg25%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

1,010^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

621^st of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	2.7	1010 of 1039	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.8	993 of 1044	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1017 of 1061	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	1053 of 1067	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	1037 of 1067	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	1039 of 1050	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	996 of 1037	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	1003 of 1025	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.9	1055 of 1071	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.8	1067 of 1075	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.7	1061 of 1076	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.0	1039 of 1061	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.0	1034 of 1053	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.9	994 of 1045	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.6	983 of 1046	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.1	1023 of 1045	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.8	1005 of 1030	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.5	993 of 1021	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.1	652 of 689	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.4	674 of 712	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.5	603 of 632	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.2	579 of 633	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	135 of 150	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	83 of 137	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	122 of 138	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	1.8	978 of 986	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	1006 of 1011	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	985 of 1004	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	996 of 1002	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	964 of 997	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	2.5	971 of 989	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	964 of 1012	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	982 of 1003	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	897 of 1002	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	983 of 997	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	2.4	621 of 643	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.5	622 of 628	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	622 of 641	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	639 of 640	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	603 of 617	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	596 of 613	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	586 of 594	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	555 of 579	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.8	607 of 612	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.2	603 of 609	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.1	565 of 612	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	550 of 585	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.3	548 of 569	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.0	539 of 559	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.9	511 of 549	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.8	517 of 539	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.6	505 of 521	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.2	492 of 519	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.4	352 of 366	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.9	353 of 382	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	101 of 125	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	533 of 572	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	574 of 576	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	568 of 574	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	547 of 557	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	518 of 551	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	3.3	555 of 575	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	549 of 577	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	539 of 572	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	541 of 557	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	530 of 551	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	383 of 439	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	380 of 421	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	422 of 437	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	412 of 414	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	409 of 417	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)10th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2026)19th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies16%-49 vs state

English Language Arts10%-44 vs state

Science4%-49 vs state

Mathematics3%-50 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
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
Milwaukee French Immersion	Public	PK, KG-5	2360 N 52nd St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-8400	426	21	19.9	68.1%	81 (19.0%)	256 (60.1%)	28 (6.6%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	47 (11.0%)	46.4	640^th of 1039 public elementary schools	38.4%		29.9	809^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.5%	169	42.1	58.5	56.4				35.1	49.1	23.1				73.6		58.5		$17,199	$2,533	$14,665
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
Collective Montessori School Inc	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3814 W North Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Collective Montessori School Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(414) 212-8267	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	4	989^th of 1039 public elementary schools	4.8%					(n/a)	7.1	7.1	33.3	0.0	9.1		14.3	7.1	16.7	0.0	0.0		14.3		7.1
Milwaukee Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2703 N Sherman Blvd	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee Math and Science Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 263-6400	241	14	17.2	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	230 (95.4%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	7.4	954^th of 1039 public elementary schools	8.2%		6.4	961^st of 1044 public elementary schools	8.0%	7	42.9	16.7	15.4	13.0	11.8	9.1	38.1	4.2	3.9	0.0	5.9	4.6	4.4	13.6	0.0	13.6
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2449 N 36th St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 445-8020	486	18	27.0	80.0%	1 (0.2%)	442 (90.9%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	29.3	804^th of 1039 public elementary schools	22.6%		32.6	786^th of 1044 public elementary schools	24.7%	18	36.0	47.8	33.3	34.9	36.6	34.1	52.0	41.3	33.3	46.5	34.2	38.6	41.3	47.7	34.8	27.3	$20,335	$2,647	$17,688
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2623 N 38th St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 445-1000	474	16	29.6	87.8%	0 (0.0%)	429 (90.5%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	13.8	915^th of 1039 public elementary schools	11.9%		13.8	918^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.1%	3	30.8	15.9	27.5	51.4	38.6	28.2	26.9	36.4	10.0	24.3	31.8	18.0	13.6	33.3	11.4	18.0	$20,725	$2,749	$17,976
Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5110 W Locust St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-5800	147	17	8.6	90.5%	1 (0.7%)	133 (90.5%)	5 (3.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	1.2	1037^th of 1039 public elementary schools	0.2%		1.2	1042^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	0.2%	5	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	5.6	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.6	0.0	6.3	0.0	6.3	0.0	$32,242	$3,512	$28,730
Metcalfe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3400 W North Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-3600	296	19	15.7	92.9%	4 (1.4%)	276 (93.2%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	2.4	1017^th of 1039 public elementary schools	2.1%		1.4	1038^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.6%	21	21.7	0.0	8.7	0.0	16.7	13.6	17.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.0	9.1	8.3	0.0	$21,586	$3,638	$17,948
Bethune Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1535 N 35th St	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4600	574	31	18.2	96.2%	8 (1.4%)	357 (62.2%)	20 (3.5%)	173 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.6%)	5.5	969^th of 1039 public elementary schools	6.7%		5.4	976^th of 1044 public elementary schools	6.5%	7	14.6	6.6	19.0	29.3	15.5	31.8	18.2	6.6	13.8	17.2	10.3	25.4	26.2	36.5	14.8	27.0	$19,435	$2,780	$16,655

Frequently Asked Questions about High-Mount Elementary

Is High-Mount Elementary a good school?

High-Mount Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is High-Mount Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

What schools do graduates of High-Mount Elementary attend?

Students who attend High-Mount 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
High : WHS Information Technology

How many students attend High-Mount Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 166 students attended High-Mount Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of High-Mount Elementary?

Students at High-Mount Elementary are 86% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Hispanic.

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