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Lowell International Elementary

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Lowell International Elementary ranks 659 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

659^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Lowell International Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 206 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.

Lowell International Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Wisconsin elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 41.38% of 3rd graders, 50% of 4th graders, and 33.33% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the Milwaukee School District at 21.92%, 22.11%, and 21.42%, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 50.4% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

While Lowell International Elementary performs significantly worse than nearby schools like Bay View Montessori School, Zablocki Elementary, and Cooper Elementary, it outperforms some other local schools, such as Morgandale Elementary and Curtin Elementary. The school's high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds and the chronic absenteeism issues may be contributing factors to its low academic performance, despite the relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio.

209

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,182

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4360 S 20th St
Milwaukee, WI 53221-2367

(414) 304-6600

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Lowell International Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Audubon Technology and Communication 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
	Pulaski High
	Reagan College Preparatory High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.4%

African American:

20.1%

White:

13.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Milwaukee School District

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 17% Wisconsin)

!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg22%

Wisconsin avg54%

659^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	44.8	659 of 1044	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	679 of 1061	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	831 of 1067	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	943 of 1067	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	900 of 1050	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	857 of 1037	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	900 of 1025	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.1	864 of 1071	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.0	841 of 1075	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.7	877 of 1076	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.0	766 of 1061	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.4	739 of 1053	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.0	832 of 1045	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.0	894 of 1046	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.1	674 of 1045	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.8	857 of 1030	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.9	906 of 1021	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.8	602 of 689	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.5	619 of 712	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.4	542 of 632	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.2	585 of 633	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	87.3	7 of 137	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	63.1	30 of 141	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	37 of 161	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	30 of 165	81.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	32 of 255	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	22 of 269	91.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	596 of 1001	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	575 of 1011	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	781 of 1010	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	894 of 1017	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	826 of 1004	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	794 of 1002	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	812 of 997	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	72 of 322	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	52 of 331	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	106 of 290	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	186 of 296	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	217 of 274	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	186 of 266	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	230 of 271	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	25.4	700 of 847	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	816 of 874	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	781 of 854	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	650 of 1000	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	683 of 1012	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	758 of 1011	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	853 of 1017	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	889 of 1003	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	838 of 1002	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	902 of 997	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	27.0	618 of 790	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	515 of 770	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	649 of 748	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	660 of 746	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	584 of 742	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	613 of 721	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	37.0	511 of 715	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)95th percentile+59 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+41 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

White (2023)29th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2024)22nd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)17th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies73%+9 vs state

Mathematics51%-3 vs state

Science45%-5 vs state

English Language Arts42%-10 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
Lowell International Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4360 S 20th St	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6600	209	15	13.8	80.4%	28 (13.4%)	42 (20.1%)	97 (46.4%)	18 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.5%)	44.8	659^th of 1044 public elementary schools	36.9%		45.3	679^th of 1061 public elementary schools	36.0%	20	41.4	50.0	33.3				37.9	59.1	60.0				72.7		45.5		$17,182	$3,034	$14,148
Morgandale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3635 S 17th St	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9900	624	32	19.3	86.2%	26 (4.2%)	82 (13.1%)	301 (48.2%)	199 (31.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	6.1	964^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.7%		8.1	965^th of 1061 public elementary schools	9.0%	1	15.7	3.3	19.7	27.4	19.4	33.9	22.0	4.9	23.0	21.0	19.4	20.3	14.8	46.7	1.6	31.7	$13,733	$2,149	$11,584
Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5143 S 21st St	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6300	447	25	18.1	55.5%	134 (30.0%)	80 (17.9%)	157 (35.1%)	42 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.4%)	45.7	644^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.3%		45.7	674^th of 1061 public elementary schools	36.5%	30	65.3	47.8	40.0	54.8	62.9	69.7	61.2	32.6	44.4	58.1	62.9	57.6	56.5	84.9	37.0	45.5	$14,157	$2,299	$11,858
Whittier Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4382 S 3rd St	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1400	146	8	17.3	54.1%	49 (33.6%)	33 (22.6%)	39 (26.7%)	12 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.9%)	67.9	348^th of 1044 public elementary schools	66.7%		72.4	279^th of 1061 public elementary schools	73.7%	69	75.0	60.0	52.6				62.5	55.0	57.9				75.0		60.0		$13,548	$2,446	$11,102
Curtin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3450 S 32nd St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7700	301	18	17.1	90.0%	23 (7.6%)	44 (14.6%)	148 (49.2%)	73 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.0%)	10	940^th of 1044 public elementary schools	10.0%		6	976^th of 1061 public elementary schools	8.0%	36	10.0	26.9	30.8	32.3	19.4	24.2	26.7	15.4	23.1	12.9	19.4	9.4	23.1	28.1	23.1	18.2	$14,079	$3,282	$10,797
Elm Dale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 S Honey Creek Dr	Greenfield	53221	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 281-7100	477	37	12.8	45.1%	232 (48.6%)	24 (5.0%)	120 (25.2%)	60 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.0%)	66.2	370^th of 1044 public elementary schools	64.6%		60.8	475^th of 1061 public elementary schools	55.2%	105	52.6	49.2	61.8				64.5	67.2	70.9				77.1		54.1		$12,214	$972	$11,243
Bay View Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	357 E Howard Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 935-0700	449	19	23.1	36.5%	256 (57.0%)	23 (5.1%)	117 (26.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.2%)	56.6	504^th of 1044 public elementary schools	51.7%		60.4	484^th of 1061 public elementary schools	54.4%	20	51.9	61.0	74.3	67.5	74.1	72.0	35.2	41.5	42.9	55.0	48.2	44.0	78.1	64.0	58.5	48.0	$12,438	$1,985	$10,453
Burdick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4348 S Griffin Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1200	527	25	21.2	58.1%	168 (31.9%)	80 (15.2%)	216 (41.0%)	25 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.6%)	22.8	855^th of 1044 public elementary schools	18.1%		27.4	833^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	21.5%	22	32.4	37.5	30.0	30.7	58.0	63.5	26.5	30.0	36.7	18.0	37.7	32.4	60.0	64.9	47.5	50.7	$13,006	$2,110	$10,897
Zablocki Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1016 W Oklahoma Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-2200	250	23	11.0	90.0%	21 (8.4%)	29 (11.6%)	118 (47.2%)	57 (22.8%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.2%)	16.3	900^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.8%		4.8	989^th of 1061 public elementary schools	6.8%	89	30.6	22.2	32.4				47.2	8.3	8.6				44.4		30.6		$17,796	$3,709	$14,087
Ideal	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1420 W Goldcrest Ave	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1600	210	13	16.8	88.6%	32 (15.2%)	29 (13.8%)	90 (42.9%)	50 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	21.1	869^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.8%		25.7	846^th of 1061 public elementary schools	20.3%	23	36.8	23.8	47.1	34.8	39.3	48.3	36.8	28.6	41.2	26.1	35.7	31.0	42.9	62.1	23.8	44.8	$13,186	$2,565	$10,621

Frequently Asked Questions about Lowell International Elementary

Is Lowell International Elementary a good school?

Lowell International Elementary ranks 659^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lowell International Elementary?

Students at Lowell International Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 20% African American, 13% White, 11% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lowell International Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lowell International Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Audubon Technology and Communication Middle
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 : Pulaski High
High : Reagan College Preparatory High

What district is Lowell International Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

How many students attend Lowell International Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended Lowell International Elementary.

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