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Kilbourn Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

852^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Kilbourn Elementary is a small public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Milwaukee School District. With just 258 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past several years, earning 0-1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger and indicating poor overall performance.

Kilbourn Elementary faces significant challenges, including extremely low academic achievement, with only 9.68% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts and just 6.45% proficient in math, far below the district and state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 47.5% to 64.8% in recent years. Additionally, Kilbourn serves a highly disadvantaged student population, with 90-95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the surrounding schools and the district as a whole.

Despite its proximity to other low-performing Kluge Elementary and Lancaster Elementary schools, Kilbourn's 4th-grade students performed relatively better on the Forward Exam, with 41.67% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 50% in Mathematics. This suggests the school may be able to make progress in certain grade levels or subject areas with the right support and interventions.

218

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,874

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5354 N 68th St
Milwaukee, WI 53218-2901

(414) 393-4500

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Kilbourn 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
	James Madison Academic Campus
	More...
	King International
	Milwaukee High School of the Arts
	Milwaukee School of Languages
	Reagan College Preparatory High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.8%

Hispanic:

8.3%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Milwaukee School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (28% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (63% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg22%

Wisconsin avg54%

852^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 106Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District

415^th of 426Milwaukee 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
2025	23.1	852 of 1044	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	975 of 1061	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	1017 of 1067	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	963 of 1067	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	896 of 1050	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	978 of 1037	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	979 of 1025	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.8	965 of 1071	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	945 of 1075	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	3.3	1033 of 1076	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.2	1033 of 1061	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.2	1020 of 1053	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.5	943 of 1045	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	931 of 1046	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.4	912 of 1045	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.3	885 of 1030	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.4	855 of 1021	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	536 of 689	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	2.9	686 of 712	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.1	576 of 632	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	31.3	491 of 633	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	48.7	54 of 138	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	907 of 1001	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	916 of 1011	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	923 of 1010	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	862 of 1017	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	984 of 1004	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	951 of 1002	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	931 of 997	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	725 of 1000	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	913 of 1012	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	977 of 1011	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	956 of 1017	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	947 of 1003	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	930 of 1002	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	969 of 997	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	779 of 802	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	662 of 790	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	725 of 770	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	612 of 748	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	695 of 746	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	668 of 742	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	628 of 721	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)61st percentile+56 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies58%-5 vs state

Science58%+8 vs state

English Language Arts19%-33 vs state

Mathematics19%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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%)	23.1	852^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	18.4%		6.3	975^th of 1061 public elementary schools	8.1%	123	9.7	41.7	8.0				6.5	50.0	4.0				58.3		58.3		$16,874	$4,093	$12,781
Rocketship Transformation Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5501 N 68th St N	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%)	11.9	930^th of 1044 public elementary schools	10.9%		4	1001^st of 1061 public elementary schools	5.7%	71	26.5	20.0	17.2				23.5	42.9	27.6				25.7		11.4		$11,835	$1,831	$10,004
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%)	2.4	1016^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.7%		2.2	1038^th of 1061 public elementary schools	2.2%	22	14.6	5.0	17.2				9.5	0.0	3.5				9.8		4.9		$18,807	$3,949	$14,858
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%)	4.3	988^th of 1044 public elementary schools	5.4%		3.5	1010^th of 1061 public elementary schools	4.8%	22	25.6	11.8	3.2				15.4	8.8	0.0				20.6		14.7		$18,593	$2,661	$15,932
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%)	2.4	1019^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.4%		1	1060^th of 1061 public elementary schools	0.1%	41	4.0	11.1	0.0	16.7	2.6	10.8	4.0	3.7	0.0	4.2	2.6	13.2	19.2	5.4	14.8	5.3	$15,135	$3,054	$12,081
Milwaukee Scholars Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7000 W Florist Ave	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-0197	696	36	19.3	83.0%	4 (0.6%)	561 (80.6%)	23 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (15.1%)	9.2	945^th of 1044 public elementary schools	9.5%		7.6	968^th of 1061 public elementary schools	8.8%	23	13.9	22.7	17.0	29.3	36.5	37.0	22.2	25.8	18.6	24.1	30.8	37.0	39.4	45.7	10.6	23.9	$20,832	$2,820	$18,012
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%)	9.9	941^st of 1044 public elementary schools	9.9%		22.9	864^th of 1061 public elementary schools	18.6%	77	16.0	16.1	38.1				28.0	9.7	33.3				19.4		19.4		$20,829	$3,481	$17,348
Grantosa Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4850 N 82nd St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4400	506	28	17.9	91.7%	7 (1.4%)	447 (88.3%)	14 (2.8%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	2.5	1014^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.9%		2.5	1027^th of 1061 public elementary schools	3.2%	13	2.4	8.3	8.9	9.4	18.8	35.6	9.5	8.3	8.9	7.6	12.5	6.7	14.3	13.3	8.6	17.8	$15,885	$2,491	$13,393
Bryant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8718 W Thurston Ave	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-6500	212	18	11.5	91.0%	1 (0.5%)	178 (84.0%)	13 (6.1%)	11 (5.2%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	8.6	950^th of 1044 public elementary schools	9.0%		4.2	999^th of 1061 public elementary schools	5.8%	49	17.2	15.0	12.5				17.2	35.0	25.0				30.0		20.0		$18,526	$3,101	$15,425
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%)	2.2	1022^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	2.1%		2	1041^st of 1061 public elementary schools	1.9%	19	11.4	11.8	8.7	12.5	12.0	20.7	9.1	0.0	0.0	6.3	6.0	12.1	13.7	32.8	3.9	19.3	$14,545	$3,195	$11,350

Frequently Asked Questions about Kilbourn Elementary

What district is Kilbourn Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

What is the racial makeup of Kilbourn Elementary?

Students at Kilbourn Elementary are 86% African American, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Kilbourn Elementary a good school?

Kilbourn Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.4% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Kilbourn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 218 students attended Kilbourn Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Kilbourn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kilbourn 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 : James Madison Academic Campus
High : King International
High : Milwaukee High School of the Arts
High : Milwaukee School of Languages
High : Reagan College Preparatory High

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