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Riley Dual Language Montessori School

Public Grades PK, KG-7

932^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Riley Dual Language Montessori School is a PK–7 elementary school in Milwaukee, WI, serving 239 students on the city's south side at 2424 S 4th St. It is part of Milwaukee School District, a district that ranks 418th of 432 districts statewide (3rd percentile, 0 stars). Riley Dual Language Montessori School itself ranked 932nd of 1,039 Wisconsin schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 10th percentile with 1 star. Recent years have been consistent: 10th percentile in 2025–2026 and 2023–2024, 8th in 2024–2025, and 11th in 2022–2023.

Attendance is the school's clearest strength. Chronic absenteeism at Riley was 17.1% in 2024–2025, essentially matching the state (17.3%) and far below the Milwaukee district's 46.2%. That is better than every nearby same-district MPS school in the data, including Milwaukee Parkside School (24.1%), Lincoln Avenue Elementary (22.2%), Humboldt Park Elementary (32.6%), Forest Home Elementary (32.9%), Hayes Bilingual School (33.9%), La Causa Charter School (34.7%), Allen-Field Elementary (39.7%) and Zablocki Elementary (46.3%). Only Downtown Montessori, 0.58 miles away, was lower at 8.2%. Riley has also improved sharply, from 56.7% chronic absenteeism in 2021–2022 to 17.1% now. Its free/reduced lunch rate is 59.41%, notably lower than nearby MPS schools, which range from about 74% to 92%.

Academically, results are mixed. In grades 3–7, the simple average ELA proficiency rate was 31.0%, above the district's 25.0% but well below the state's 54.0%; Riley beat the district in grades 4–7 but not grade 3. Math is the urgent concern: a 9.3% simple average versus 20.5% district and 53.7% state, with 0% proficiency reported in grades 4, 5 and 7. Low-income students ranked in the 1st percentile statewide (843rd of 848) and special education students in the 10th, while English Language Learner students ranked 19th. Riley spends $21,780 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 16.3. Nearby Downtown Montessori, also a Montessori school but in a different district, ranks in the 60th percentile with 3 stars.

239

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,780

Per pupil spending ?

59.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

91%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

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: Improving — 5th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (22% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 44 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg24%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

932^nd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

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

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SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

557^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%

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SchoolDigger rating ?

34^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	9.8	932 of 1039	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.3	198 of 245	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.1	827 of 986	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	3.9	843 of 848	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	8.9	902 of 989	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.5	714 of 791	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies39%-27 vs state

English Language Arts29%-25 vs state

Science19%-34 vs state

Mathematics10%-44 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riley Dual Language Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-7	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%)	9.8	932^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	10.3%		6.4	962^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	7.9%	30	16.7	30.0	35.0	36.8	36.4		20.0	0.0	0.0	26.3	0.0		38.7		19.4		91%		$21,780	$3,026	$18,753
Rocketship Stellar Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2431 S 10th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(414) 413-2550	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	15.3	905^th of 1039 public elementary schools	12.9%					(n/a)	16.7	18.5	20.6				50.0	22.2	38.2				37.0		18.5
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%)	62	420^th of 1039 public elementary schools	59.6%		65.1	385^th of 1044 public elementary schools	63.1%	35	60.0	83.3	70.0	87.5	87.5	100.0	36.0	27.8	35.0	62.5	68.8	100.0	88.9	100.0	66.7	100.0	91%
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%)	6.1	965^th of 1039 public elementary schools	7.1%		4.7	982^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	5.9%	17	2.0	19.6	21.3	15.0	13.6	25.0	8.0	8.9	26.2	11.7	8.5	6.0	39.3	22.4	10.7	14.7	70%		$20,195	$2,960	$17,236
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%)	11.1	924^th of 1039 public elementary schools	11.1%		5.7	970^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.1%	46	12.1	15.2	20.3	12.3	19.7	36.5	6.9	67.4	8.5	13.8	5.6	13.3	41.3	48.0	15.2	36.0	16%		$21,019	$3,314	$17,705
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%)	22.4	851^st of 1039 public elementary schools	18.1%		20.3	873^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	16.4%	22	35.0	40.2	26.4	36.1	44.2	50.0	32.5	26.4	16.5	23.3	34.9	40.0	66.7	52.9	42.4	42.9	80%		$19,585	$2,455	$17,130
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%)	6	966^th of 1039 public elementary schools	7.0%		4	991^st of 1044 public elementary schools	5.1%	25	11.4	19.7	9.8				22.9	13.6	11.8				36.4		18.2		73%		$24,551	$2,890	$21,661
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%)	4.2	987^th of 1039 public elementary schools	5.0%		16.3	900^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.8%	87	3.2	18.0	11.4				6.5	15.4	4.4				33.3		18.0		45%		$25,787	$3,407	$22,380
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%)	5.9	967^th of 1039 public elementary schools	6.9%		5.7	969^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.2%	2	16.3	25.0	13.1				16.3	10.0	11.3				35.0		22.5		79%		$22,509	$2,863	$19,647
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%)	4.8	979^th of 1039 public elementary schools	5.8%		6.7	957^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.3%	22	15.7	12.5	11.5				25.5	6.9	21.2				18.1		12.5		80%		$26,499	$3,084	$23,415

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 10.3% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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.

How many students attend Riley Dual Language Montessori School?

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

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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Milwaukee School District

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