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Kluge Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

988^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Kluge Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 344 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 415 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kluge Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Wisconsin, with its statewide ranking ranging from 973 to 1038 out of over 1,000 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's standardized assessment, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Kluge Elementary also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 47.5% to 53.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school struggles to serve its student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools for its performance with male students, English Language Learners, and special education students.

While the nearby schools, such as Kilbourn Elementary, Lancaster Elementary, and Browning Elementary, also face academic challenges, they generally perform better than Kluge Elementary on key metrics. The high rates of poverty, chronic absenteeism, and low academic achievement at Kluge Elementary suggest that the school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. However, the school's relatively stronger performance with its African American student population indicates that there may be opportunities for improvement by learning from and applying successful strategies to other areas.

301

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,593

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5760 N 67th St
Milwaukee, WI 53218-2307

(414) 578-5000

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Kluge 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:

83.1%

Asian:

7.3%

Hispanic:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (13% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg22%

Wisconsin avg54%

988^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

58^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	4.3	988 of 1044	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	1010 of 1061	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	1038 of 1067	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1035 of 1067	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	1018 of 1050	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	1014 of 1037	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	973 of 1025	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.5	1024 of 1071	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.6	1027 of 1075	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.5	1008 of 1076	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.0	990 of 1061	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	986 of 1053	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.4	990 of 1045	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.0	1018 of 1046	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.5	955 of 1045	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.3	1001 of 1030	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.5	957 of 1021	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	587 of 689	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.8	574 of 712	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.3	469 of 632	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.8	424 of 633	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	101 of 144	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	97 of 137	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	100 of 138	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	118 of 133	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	112 of 141	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	133 of 161	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	131 of 165	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	18.1	218 of 222	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	929 of 1001	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	959 of 1011	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	944 of 1010	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	964 of 1017	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	959 of 1004	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	987 of 1002	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	975 of 997	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	957 of 1000	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	955 of 1012	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	1003 of 1011	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	1011 of 1017	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	993 of 1003	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	973 of 1002	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	910 of 997	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	696 of 802	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	697 of 790	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	754 of 770	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	734 of 746	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	738 of 742	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	684 of 721	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)30th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2021)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies21%-43 vs state

Science15%-36 vs state

English Language Arts14%-37 vs state

Mathematics9%-45 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7900 W Acacia St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3800	384	24	15.9	92.2%	5 (1.3%)	314 (81.8%)	22 (5.7%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	1.6	1033^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	1.1%		2.3	1035^th of 1061 public elementary schools	2.5%	2	3.3	2.8	5.4	6.3	8.6	24.3	3.3	0.0	8.1	6.3	8.6	24.3	5.6	21.6	2.8	16.2	$17,464	$2,600	$14,864
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
Barton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 W Green Tree Rd	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3900	283	17	16.3	90.5%	8 (2.8%)	240 (84.8%)	8 (2.8%)	19 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	3.9	992^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	5.0%		4	1002^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	5.6%	10	9.8	21.2	12.9				9.8	6.1	16.1				21.2		6.1		$16,750	$2,973	$13,776

Frequently Asked Questions about Kluge Elementary

How many students attend Kluge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Kluge Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kluge Elementary?

Students at Kluge Elementary are 83% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Kluge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kluge 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

Is Kluge Elementary a good school?

Kluge Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.4% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Kluge Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

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