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Morgandale Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8
964th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 8% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Morgandale Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of the Milwaukee School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morgandale Elementary struggles academically, with only 15.69% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 21.92% for the Milwaukee School District and 52.14% for the state. The school also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism and dropout rates than the district and state averages. Despite spending more per student than the state average, the school's academic outcomes have not improved, raising questions about the effective use of resources and the need for targeted interventions.

However, Morgandale Elementary's proximity to higher-performing peers within the Milwaukee School District, such as Humboldt Park Elementary and Zablocki Elementary, suggests that there may be opportunities for the school to learn and implement effective practices to better serve its students. Additionally, the school's recent improvement in its SchoolDigger rating indicates that it has the potential to make further progress with the right strategies and support.

624
Students ?
19.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,733
Per pupil spending ?
86.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3635 S 17th St
       Milwaukee, WI  53221-1651

(414) 902-9900

District: Milwaukee School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.2%
Asian:
31.9%
African American:
13.1%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (20% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 17% Wisconsin)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school20%
District avg23%
Wisconsin avg54%
Elementary school
964th of 1,044
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
551st of 628
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
47th of 106Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District
415th 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)
Elementary school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20256.1964 of 10447.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.1965 of 10619.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.7968 of 10679.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.1991 of 10677.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.1981 of 10506.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.3957 of 10377.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.9915 of 102510.7%★☆☆☆☆
201714.1934 of 107112.8%★☆☆☆☆
201617.4917 of 107514.7%★☆☆☆☆
201515.3951 of 107611.6%★☆☆☆☆
201418.2928 of 106112.5%★☆☆☆☆
201319.3928 of 105311.9%★☆☆☆☆
201224.3908 of 104513.1%★☆☆☆☆
201131.3871 of 104616.7%★☆☆☆☆
201027.2879 of 104515.9%★☆☆☆☆
200923.3905 of 103012.1%★☆☆☆☆
200825.5875 of 102114.3%★☆☆☆☆
200744.6485 of 68929.6%★☆☆☆☆
200643.6501 of 71229.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202340.466 of 13852.2%★★★☆☆
202216.3133 of 1330.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201967.331 of 16180.7%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20257.2116 of 1160.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.4123 of 1230.0%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202527.3213 of 25516.5%★☆☆☆☆
202434.6181 of 26932.7%★★☆☆☆
202342.3132 of 24947.0%★★☆☆☆
202232.7180 of 24827.4%★☆☆☆☆
202128.3183 of 22217.6%★☆☆☆☆
201913.7270 of 2751.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201830.9222 of 28722.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20258.2910 of 10019.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.8895 of 101111.5%★☆☆☆☆
20238.8926 of 10108.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.5941 of 10177.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.8943 of 10046.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.6916 of 10028.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.3894 of 99710.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202523.8268 of 32216.8%★☆☆☆☆
202426.0257 of 33122.4%★☆☆☆☆
202323.9241 of 29016.9%★☆☆☆☆
202220.7260 of 29612.2%★☆☆☆☆
202122.6236 of 27413.9%★☆☆☆☆
201919.4240 of 2669.8%★☆☆☆☆
201835.6169 of 27137.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202513.4810 of 8706.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.9842 of 8662.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.9832 of 8714.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.9835 of 8592.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.0812 of 8474.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.3767 of 85410.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20256.1934 of 10006.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.0934 of 10127.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.4920 of 10119.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.9944 of 10177.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.9925 of 10037.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.1923 of 10027.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.0874 of 99712.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202518.5699 of 80212.8%★☆☆☆☆
202417.2708 of 79010.4%★☆☆☆☆
202325.4612 of 77020.5%★☆☆☆☆
202228.8569 of 74823.9%★☆☆☆☆
202119.9652 of 74612.6%★☆☆☆☆
201920.8646 of 74212.9%★☆☆☆☆
201815.0680 of 7215.7%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
201815.3631 of 6868.0%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202513.3551 of 62812.3%★☆☆☆☆
202415.4557 of 64113.1%★☆☆☆☆
202318.9542 of 64015.3%★☆☆☆☆
202213.4550 of 61710.9%★☆☆☆☆
20217.1563 of 6138.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.1531 of 59410.6%★☆☆☆☆
201818.0508 of 57912.3%★☆☆☆☆
201715.9536 of 61212.4%★☆☆☆☆
201620.5516 of 60915.3%★☆☆☆☆
201519.5523 of 61214.5%★☆☆☆☆
20149.1531 of 5859.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201316.9503 of 56911.6%★☆☆☆☆
201220.9498 of 55910.9%★☆☆☆☆
201123.0488 of 54911.1%★☆☆☆☆
201021.5476 of 53911.7%★☆☆☆☆
200912.7477 of 5218.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202160.834 of 13474.6%★★★★☆
201946.956 of 12755.9%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20256.686 of 882.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.378 of 8710.3%★☆☆☆☆
202320.372 of 9020.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202550.878 of 17856.2%★★★☆☆
202460.746 of 17373.4%★★★★☆
202381.99 of 17094.7%★★★★★
202254.549 of 15869.0%★★★☆☆
202127.4129 of 1386.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.7150 of 1532.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201837.287 of 14037.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202515.4497 of 57313.3%★☆☆☆☆
202416.7495 of 58014.7%★☆☆☆☆
202321.4474 of 57918.1%★☆☆☆☆
202215.5508 of 57611.8%★☆☆☆☆
202110.6516 of 57410.1%★☆☆☆☆
201914.3497 of 55710.8%★☆☆☆☆
201822.3467 of 55115.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202538.0150 of 23736.7%★★☆☆☆
202438.0145 of 23939.3%★★☆☆☆
202337.2133 of 22941.9%★★☆☆☆
202226.3177 of 22119.9%★☆☆☆☆
202118.2211 of 2256.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201931.6152 of 20927.3%★☆☆☆☆
201836.4143 of 20429.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202520.8437 of 50914.1%★☆☆☆☆
202422.3445 of 52014.4%★☆☆☆☆
202325.0423 of 52519.4%★☆☆☆☆
202218.1472 of 5229.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.1491 of 4991.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.4442 of 4879.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.2417 of 48914.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202514.0504 of 57712.7%★☆☆☆☆
202416.7509 of 58513.0%★☆☆☆☆
202318.6503 of 59114.9%★☆☆☆☆
202214.6516 of 57710.6%★☆☆☆☆
20217.8532 of 5727.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.3491 of 55711.8%★☆☆☆☆
201817.9483 of 55112.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202520.4362 of 41412.6%★☆☆☆☆
202424.6352 of 42517.2%★☆☆☆☆
202343.9228 of 43948.1%★★☆☆☆
202237.3265 of 42137.1%★★☆☆☆
202119.9415 of 4375.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.2389 of 4146.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.7364 of 41712.7%★☆☆☆☆
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
African American (2023)52nd percentile+43 vs school
Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school
Special Education (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)9th percentile~ school
White (2018)8th percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school
Male (2025)7th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school
Middle school
African American (2021)75th percentile+66 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+44 vs school
Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school
Female (2025)13th percentile~ school
Male (2025)13th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)13th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies31%-32 vs state
English Language Arts20%-33 vs state
Mathematics18%-35 vs state
Science17%-34 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Open Quote My son went there for k4 and I had to pull him out after the first year. This school is gets a 1 star. There is so much wrong with this school, along with the Principal. I now have him in a better school and couldn't be happier. Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Open Quote I don't know who's giving all these MPS schools one star ratings on this website, but as a parent of two Morgandale students, I think this school has been nothing short of outstanding. Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Open Quote I don't know who's giving all these MPS schools one star ratings on this website, but as a parent of two Morgandale students, I think this school has been nothing short of outstanding. Close Quote




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Students at Morgandale Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 13% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 624 students attended Morgandale Elementary.

Morgandale Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.7% of Wisconsin elementary schools.


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