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Riley Dual Language Montessori School

Q: Is Riley Dual Language Montessori School a good school?

Riley Dual Language Montessori School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Riley Dual Language Montessori School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 239 students attended Riley Dual Language Montessori School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Riley Dual Language Montessori School?

Students at Riley Dual Language Montessori School are 85% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

962^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Riley Dual Language Montessori School is a public elementary school serving 265 students in grades PK-5 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which is part of the Milwaukee School District. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with significantly below-average academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics.

Riley Dual Language Montessori School serves a high-needs student population, with 65.28% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and a high percentage of Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.1% to 50.4% over the past few years. Despite spending a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $12,721 to $15,621, the school's academic outcomes have not improved.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, such as Hayes Bilingual School, La Causa Charter School, and Milwaukee Parkside School, also struggle academically, but some, like Milwaukee Parkside School, perform significantly better than Riley Dual Language Montessori School, suggesting that factors beyond just district and demographic challenges may be at play. The school's dual language Montessori approach does not appear to be effectively addressing the needs of its student population.

239

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,621

Per pupil spending ?

59.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2424 S 4th St
Milwaukee, WI 53207-1411

(414) 902-7100

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Riley Dual Language Montessori School usually attend:

Middle:	King International Baccalaureate Middle
	Lincoln Middle
	Roosevelt Middle
High:	Audubon Technology and Communication High
	Bay View High
	Bradley Technology High
	King International
	More...
	Milwaukee High School of the Arts
	Milwaukee School of Languages
	Reagan College Preparatory High
	South Division High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.5%

White:

8.8%

African American:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (17% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 42 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg22%

Wisconsin avg54%

962^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

45^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	6.4	962 of 1044	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	951 of 1061	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	948 of 1067	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	1002 of 1067	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	1033 of 1050	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	994 of 1037	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	963 of 1025	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	997 of 1071	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.0	1019 of 1075	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.9	1018 of 1076	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.2	1026 of 1061	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.3	1019 of 1053	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.9	1008 of 1045	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.9	982 of 1046	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.8	991 of 1045	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.9	997 of 1030	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.6	985 of 1021	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.6	679 of 689	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.3	692 of 712	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.1	608 of 632	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.7	602 of 633	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	233 of 255	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	199 of 269	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	222 of 249	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	191 of 248	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	204 of 222	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	257 of 275	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	264 of 287	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	869 of 1001	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	913 of 1011	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	891 of 1010	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	953 of 1017	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	988 of 1004	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	961 of 1002	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	937 of 997	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	15.2	283 of 296	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	266 of 274	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	258 of 266	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	256 of 271	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	868 of 870	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	859 of 866	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	825 of 871	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	854 of 859	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	936 of 1000	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	892 of 1012	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	901 of 1011	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	948 of 1017	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	969 of 1003	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	962 of 1002	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	936 of 997	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	800 of 802	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	721 of 748	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	719 of 746	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	678 of 742	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	694 of 721	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies32%-32 vs state

English Language Arts20%-32 vs state

Science14%-37 vs state

Mathematics12%-42 vs state

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Schools Near Riley Dual Language Montessori School

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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
Riley Dual Language Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	2424 S 4th St	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7100	239	15	16.3	59.4%	21 (8.8%)	11 (4.6%)	202 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	6.4	962^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	7.9%		9.2	951^st of 1061 public elementary schools	10.4%	11	13.3	26.1	23.8	20.0			23.3	8.7	4.8	0.0			31.8		13.6		$15,621	$2,547	$13,073
Stellar Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2431 S 10th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 210-2507	190	17	11.1	100.0%	7 (3.7%)	25 (13.2%)	152 (80.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	16.2	901^st of 1044 public elementary schools	13.7%		15.3	921^st of 1061 public elementary schools	13.2%	20	28.0	24.3	19.2				56.0	29.7	37.0				19.4		18.9		$8,632	$240	$8,392
Downtown Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2507 S Graham Street	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Downtown Montessori Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 744-6005	218	16	13.6		140 (64.2%)	8 (3.7%)	46 (21.1%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.7%)	65.1	385^th of 1044 public elementary schools	63.1%		58.2	512^th of 1061 public elementary schools	51.7%	127	55.0	57.1	75.0	88.9	100.0	100.0	50.0	38.1	45.0	61.1	81.8	70.0	81.0	100.0	71.4	80.0	$8,771	$325	$8,446
Hayes Bilingual School	Public	PK, KG-8	971 W Windlake Ave	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9600	670	44	15.2	86.0%	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.9%)	654 (97.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4.7	982^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	5.9%		4	1005^th of 1061 public elementary schools	5.3%	23	3.2	10.8	22.1	11.5	23.5	24.2	21.0	9.2	17.7	4.8	22.1	16.4	24.6	32.8	13.9	14.9	$15,306	$2,550	$12,756
La Causa Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1643 S 2nd St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-1660	558	37	15.0	87.1%	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.9%)	536 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5.7	970^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.1%		3.5	1012^th of 1061 public elementary schools	4.6%	42	11.3	15.3	11.1	19.7	30.0	37.7	22.2	23.7	11.1	1.4	11.0	13.0	33.9	25.9	17.0	16.7	$15,437	$2,299	$13,138
Milwaukee Parkside School	Public	PK, KG-8	2969 S Howell Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1600	859	51	16.8	74.2%	168 (19.6%)	154 (17.9%)	365 (42.5%)	96 (11.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (8.3%)	20.3	873^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	16.4%		18.5	895^th of 1061 public elementary schools	15.6%	22	50.6	31.9	28.6	35.6	51.4	50.8	36.0	26.4	23.1	25.3	41.9	40.3	48.4	69.1	23.9	52.2	$14,912	$2,245	$12,668
Allen-Field Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 W Lapham Blvd	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9200	451	39	11.7	89.4%	12 (2.7%)	55 (12.2%)	370 (82.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	4	991^st of 1044 public elementary schools	5.1%		4.4	995^th of 1061 public elementary schools	6.2%	4	6.4	8.5	17.4				14.1	13.6	13.0				25.4		13.6		$17,112	$2,796	$14,316
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
Lincoln Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1817 W Lincoln Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9700	427	28	15.1	92.0%	18 (4.2%)	43 (10.1%)	353 (82.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	5.7	969^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.2%		5.3	979^th of 1061 public elementary schools	7.7%	10	10.8	16.4	14.6				31.7	11.9	16.7				23.9		13.4		$15,879	$3,454	$12,425
Forest Home Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1516 W Forest Home Ave	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-6200	559	50	11.2	91.8%	13 (2.3%)	63 (11.3%)	466 (83.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	6.7	957^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.3%		5.7	978^th of 1061 public elementary schools	7.8%	21	20.0	12.3	16.4				28.2	17.9	17.9				21.1		12.3		$16,794	$2,802	$13,992

Frequently Asked Questions about Riley Dual Language Montessori School

Is Riley Dual Language Montessori School a good school?

Riley Dual Language Montessori School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Riley Dual Language Montessori School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 239 students attended Riley Dual Language Montessori School.

What district is Riley Dual Language Montessori School in?

Milwaukee School District

What is the racial makeup of Riley Dual Language Montessori School?

Students at Riley Dual Language Montessori School are 85% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Riley Dual Language Montessori School attend?

Students who attend Riley Dual Language Montessori School usually go on to attend:

Middle : King International Baccalaureate Middle
Middle : Lincoln Middle
Middle : Roosevelt Middle
High : Audubon Technology and Communication High
High : Bay View 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 : South Division High

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