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Lancaster Elementary

Q: Is Lancaster Elementary a good school?

Lancaster Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Lancaster Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Lancaster Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lancaster Elementary?

Students at Lancaster Elementary are 89% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Lancaster Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lancaster 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

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1026^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Lancaster Elementary is a PK–8 school at 4931 N 68th St on Milwaukee's northwest side, serving 316 students as part of the Milwaukee School District, where about 90.5% of students are economically disadvantaged.

Lancaster has ranked at the bottom of Wisconsin schools for a decade — 1,026th of 1,039 in 2025–26 — and that is the lowest rank of the ten nearby schools within about 1.5 miles, including Craig Montessori School, Hampton Elementary, and Kluge Elementary. The sharpest concern is attendance: 77.5% of students were chronically absent in 2024–25 — roughly three of every four missing at least 10% of the school year. That is far above the district's 46.2% and the state's 17.3%, and well above nearby Kilbourn Elementary (62.9%) and Browning Elementary (51.9%), which serve similarly low-income populations. Proficiency reflects that gap: roughly 7% in English/language arts and 3–4% in math, with 0% proficient in math in three of six tested grades. Grade 5 is the standout, at 19.23% in ELA and 11.54% in math.

Lancaster also spends the least per student ($19,056) of the eight MPS schools compared while running the second-largest classes (18.5 students per teacher). Spending rose about 42% over five years, but the school's ranking has not moved. One clear bright spot: dropout is 0.0%, better than both the district and the state. Families nearby have options with different student intakes and outcomes, such as Rocketship Transformation Prep and Milwaukee Scholars Charter School. Attendance, instruction, and resources likely all need to improve together.

316

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,056

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4931 N 68th St
Milwaukee, WI 53218-3905

(414) 393-5500

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Lancaster 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
	More...
	Milwaukee School of Languages
	Reagan College Preparatory High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.9%

Hispanic:

5.1%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (6% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (78% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school6%

District avg25%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

1,026^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

637^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2017

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SchoolDigger rating ?

94^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	2.0	1026 of 1039	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.4	1019 of 1044	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.0	1060 of 1061	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	1059 of 1067	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	1061 of 1067	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	1041 of 1050	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	1035 of 1037	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.2	1024 of 1025	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.2	1047 of 1071	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.3	1075 of 1075	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.4	1067 of 1076	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.3	1022 of 1061	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.2	1030 of 1053	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.6	996 of 1045	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.0	1027 of 1046	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.7	975 of 1045	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.9	1020 of 1030	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.1	995 of 1021	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.6	677 of 689	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.3	702 of 712	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.2	583 of 632	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.1	553 of 633	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	15.3	163 of 165	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	1.9	976 of 986	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.6	968 of 1001	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	1009 of 1011	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	1008 of 1010	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	1001 of 1017	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	1000 of 1004	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	999 of 1002	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	996 of 997	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	952 of 989	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.7	978 of 1000	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.8	1007 of 1012	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	986 of 1011	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	978 of 1017	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	989 of 1003	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	998 of 1002	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	993 of 997	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	756 of 802	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	669 of 748	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	625 of 746	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	688 of 742	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	679 of 721	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	1.5	637 of 643	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.3	608 of 628	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	629 of 641	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	635 of 640	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	614 of 617	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	592 of 613	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	593 of 594	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	577 of 579	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.2	611 of 612	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.3	607 of 612	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.6	574 of 585	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.5	545 of 569	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.5	551 of 559	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.3	545 of 549	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.1	527 of 539	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.0	512 of 521	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.6	510 of 519	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.5	356 of 366	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.7	366 of 382	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	122 of 125	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	114 of 118	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	129 of 130	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	121 of 125	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	124 of 127	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	119 of 123	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	2.2	563 of 572	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.7	547 of 573	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	556 of 580	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	571 of 579	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	569 of 576	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	536 of 574	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	553 of 557	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	545 of 551	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	498 of 509	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	522 of 522	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	489 of 489	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	1.7	566 of 575	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.6	568 of 577	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	580 of 585	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	586 of 591	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	574 of 577	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	562 of 572	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	555 of 557	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	548 of 551	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	380 of 414	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	422 of 425	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	414 of 439	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	373 of 421	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	377 of 437	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	375 of 414	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	389 of 417	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

African American (2018)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts8%-47 vs state

Social Studies7%-58 vs state

Science7%-46 vs state

Mathematics4%-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
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	$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		$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
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		$21,790	$2,861	$18,929
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%)	4.9	975^th of 1039 public elementary schools	6.2%		2.5	1014^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.9%	39	23.7	7.0	12.8	6.4	11.1	13.2	34.2	4.7	10.3	14.9	13.3	11.3	14.0	24.5	2.3	20.8	$19,924	$2,808	$17,117
Craig Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	7667 W Congress St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4200	220	13	17.0	60.9%	7 (3.2%)	182 (82.7%)	9 (4.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.6%)	11.1	925^th of 1039 public elementary schools	11.0%		6	965^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.6%	40	18.8	35.0	16.7	31.3	50.0	18.2	12.5	30.0	16.7	18.8	18.8	27.3	35.0	27.3	25.0	18.2	$20,311	$2,695	$17,616
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		$22,834	$2,788	$20,046
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		$26,270	$3,172	$23,098
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	$19,144	$2,530	$16,614
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%)	7.3	956^th of 1039 public elementary schools	8.0%		9.2	945^th of 1044 public elementary schools	9.5%	11	6.9	17.5	36.2	22.6	48.7	40.0	8.2	16.1	25.9	14.5	33.3	39.1	29.8	39.1	8.8	26.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Lancaster Elementary

What district is Lancaster Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

What schools do graduates of Lancaster Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lancaster 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

What is the racial makeup of Lancaster Elementary?

Students at Lancaster Elementary are 89% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Lancaster Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Lancaster Elementary.

Is Lancaster Elementary a good school?

Lancaster Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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