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Neeskara Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

983^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Neeskara Elementary is a PK–5 school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 356 students in the Milwaukee School District, a district ranked near the bottom of Wisconsin. Neeskara itself ranked 983rd of 1,039 Wisconsin schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 5th percentile with 0 stars. It has been in the bottom decile for years: its last 1-star year was 2016–2017, and the school has received 0 stars every year since. There was a slight uptick from 3rd percentile in 2024–2025 to 5th percentile in 2025–2026, but the overall pattern is still bottom-tier.

Most students come from low-income homes: 86.8% received free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, down from 92.18% two years earlier. Chronic absenteeism is very high at 51.4%, better than 57.5% the previous year but still above the district's 46.2% and roughly three times Wisconsin's 17.3%. Compared with nearby same-district schools, Neeskara's absenteeism is worse than Hawley Environmental School (36.3%), Bethune Academy (38.0%), Milwaukee French Immersion (17.7%) and Story Elementary (42.5%), though better than High-Mount Elementary (66.9%). Neeskara spends $22,316 per student — more than any nearby school with current comparable data — and has a student-teacher ratio of 15.0, lower than most same-district peers but higher than the nearby Wauwatosa School District schools (10.6–12.8).

In 2025–2026, Neeskara was below the district in every tested subject and grade and far below the state. Proficiency ranged from 2.63% in 3rd-grade ELA to 29.73% in 4th-grade social studies. At grade 4, Neeskara (16.22% ELA, 18.92% math, 29.73% social studies, 21.62% science) outperformed High-Mount and Story on most measures and was mixed against Hawley and Bethune, but trailed Milwaukee French Immersion, Woodlands School, Washington Elementary, Jefferson Elementary and Lincoln Elementary by wide margins. Some grade-4 results improved sharply over 2024–2025, while 3rd-grade ELA and 5th-grade math fell — small cohorts make such swings unreliable, so watch trends over several years. The clearest levers are absenteeism and early-grade reading and math.

356

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,316

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 N Hawley Rd
Milwaukee, WI 53208-2116

(414) 256-8600

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Neeskara 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
	WHS Information Technology

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.8%

Two or more races:

12.1%

Hispanic:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (14% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg55%

983^rd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

61^st 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	4.4	983 of 1039	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.5	1015 of 1044	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	1020 of 1061	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	992 of 1067	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	1028 of 1067	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	979 of 1050	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	982 of 1037	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	971 of 1025	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	962 of 1071	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	966 of 1075	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	986 of 1076	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.0	947 of 1061	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.0	973 of 1053	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.6	974 of 1045	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	980 of 1046	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.6	940 of 1045	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	883 of 1030	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.0	917 of 1021	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.1	629 of 689	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.4	594 of 712	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.8	503 of 632	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.0	546 of 633	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	112 of 150	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	129 of 144	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	126 of 137	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	82 of 138	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	92 of 133	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	98 of 141	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	86 of 161	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	91 of 165	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	2.6	966 of 986	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.5	984 of 1001	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	977 of 1011	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	948 of 1010	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	988 of 1017	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	922 of 1004	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	943 of 1002	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	943 of 997	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	305 of 347	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	309 of 322	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	266 of 266	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	217 of 271	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	897 of 989	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.5	964 of 1000	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	970 of 1012	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	922 of 1011	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	979 of 1017	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	935 of 1003	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	947 of 1002	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	943 of 997	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	113 of 142	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.7	63 of 119	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	667 of 791	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	736 of 802	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	774 of 790	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	703 of 770	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	681 of 748	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	714 of 746	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	710 of 742	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	637 of 721	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)25th percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)20th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies30%-36 vs state

Science22%-32 vs state

English Language Arts12%-42 vs state

Mathematics10%-43 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
Neeskara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 N Hawley Rd	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8600	356	24	15.0	86.8%	14 (3.9%)	252 (70.8%)	40 (11.2%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.1%)	4.4	983^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	5.4%		2.5	1015^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.8%	32	2.6	16.2	14.8				7.9	18.9	5.6				29.7		21.6		$22,316	$3,036	$19,280
High-Mount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4921 W Garfield Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 875-2700	166	6	26.8	93.4%	4 (2.4%)	143 (86.1%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.0%)	2.7	1010^th of 1039 public elementary schools	2.8%		3.8	993^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	4.9%	17	0.0	0.0	33.3	11.1	19.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.1	5.6	4.8	0.0	13.3	20.0	0.0	10.0	$21,611	$2,886	$18,724
Milwaukee French Immersion	Public	PK, KG-5	2360 N 52nd St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-8400	426	21	19.9	68.1%	81 (19.0%)	256 (60.1%)	28 (6.6%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	47 (11.0%)	46.4	640^th of 1039 public elementary schools	38.4%		29.9	809^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.5%	169	42.1	58.5	56.4				35.1	49.1	23.1				73.6		58.5		$17,199	$2,533	$14,665
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2166 N 68th St	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1800	285	22	12.8	17.9%	202 (70.9%)	24 (8.4%)	36 (12.6%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.0%)	73.2	268^th of 1039 public elementary schools	74.2%		79.1	176^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.1%	92	68.6	60.5	76.7				66.7	55.8	79.1				72.1		58.1		$15,845	$365	$15,480
Hawley Environmental School	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 W Wisconsin Ave	Milwaukee	53213	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8500	299	18	16.2	84.6%	10 (3.3%)	218 (72.9%)	33 (11.0%)	11 (3.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	4.6	980^th of 1039 public elementary schools	5.7%		3.2	1004^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.8%	24	10.6	18.5	25.0				6.4	3.7	17.9				26.9		14.8		$19,697	$2,557	$17,140
Woodlands School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5510 W Bluemound Rd	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Woodlands School Inc	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(414) 475-1600	313	18	17.3	18.5%	77 (24.6%)	126 (40.3%)	69 (22.0%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.5%)	15.7	902^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	13.2%		42.6	688^th of 1044 public elementary schools	34.1%	214	44.4	39.0	21.9	30.6	32.4	39.1	30.6	19.1	15.6	16.2	21.6	32.6	42.9	52.2	28.6	34.8
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6927 Maple Ter	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1200	222	21	10.6	29.3%	131 (59.0%)	44 (19.8%)	22 (9.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.5%)	61.1	429^th of 1039 public elementary schools	58.7%		56.1	509^th of 1044 public elementary schools	51.2%	80	41.9	63.0	60.6				54.8	63.0	48.5				77.8		66.7		$18,861	$591	$18,270
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1741 N Wauwatosa Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1300	336	26	12.7	11.6%	242 (72.0%)	26 (7.7%)	19 (5.7%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.5%)	88.7	52^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	95.0%		88.9	42^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	96.0%	10	72.3	79.6	81.4				89.4	81.6	72.1				81.6		81.6		$15,709	$331	$15,378
Collective Montessori School Inc	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3814 W North Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Collective Montessori School Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(414) 212-8267	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	4	989^th of 1039 public elementary schools	4.8%					(n/a)	7.1	7.1	33.3	0.0	9.1		14.3	7.1	16.7	0.0	0.0		14.3		7.1
Bethune Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1535 N 35th St	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4600	574	31	18.2	96.2%	8 (1.4%)	357 (62.2%)	20 (3.5%)	173 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.6%)	5.5	969^th of 1039 public elementary schools	6.7%		5.4	976^th of 1044 public elementary schools	6.5%	7	14.6	6.6	19.0	29.3	15.5	31.8	18.2	6.6	13.8	17.2	10.3	25.4	26.2	36.5	14.8	27.0	$19,435	$2,780	$16,655

Frequently Asked Questions about Neeskara Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Neeskara Elementary?

Students at Neeskara Elementary are 71% African American, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Neeskara Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Neeskara Elementary.

Is Neeskara Elementary a good school?

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

What district is Neeskara Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

What schools do graduates of Neeskara Elementary attend?

Students who attend Neeskara 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
High : WHS Information Technology

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