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Sherman Elementary

Q: Is Sherman Elementary a good school?

Sherman Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Sherman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 147 students attended Sherman Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sherman Elementary?

Students at Sherman Elementary are 90% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Sherman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sherman 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

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1037^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Sherman Elementary is a PK–8 public school in the Milwaukee School District at 5110 W Locust St, Milwaukee, WI, serving 147 students in a high-poverty neighborhood where 90.48% qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25.

Sherman sits at the very bottom of Wisconsin’s rankings: 1037th of 1039 in 2025–26 (0th percentile, 0 stars), and it has never exceeded the 4th percentile in the available 10-year history. The district ranks 418th of 432. In 2025–26, across 16 grade-level subject tests, the school reported 0% proficient in 10 tests and no higher than 8.33% in any. Chronic absenteeism is 67.7%, compared with 46.2% district-wide and 17.3% statewide. Sherman also has the highest per-student spending ($32,242) and lowest student–teacher ratio (8.6) among nearby schools, yet its results remain lower than peers such as Milwaukee French Immersion (38th percentile), Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus (23rd percentile), and Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street (12th percentile).

Subgroup effectiveness is low across measured groups, with female and male students ranking in the 0–1st percentile and special education students in the 2nd–6th percentile across available years. Because Sherman has only 147 students in PK–8, some grade-level percentages may reflect very small numbers of test-takers; still, the low results are consistent across years, subjects, and groups. Nearby schools show stronger outcomes are possible: Milwaukee French Immersion and Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus serve substantial low-income populations yet post much higher proficiency, and Milwaukee Math and Science Academy and Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street also outperform Sherman in many subjects. The dropout rate was 0.0% in 2024–25 and generally below the district, a relative bright spot. Overall, attendance, instruction, and targeted subgroup support appear to be the most urgent areas for improvement.

147

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,242

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5110 W Locust St
Milwaukee, WI 53210-1626

(414) 874-5800

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Sherman 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:

90.5%

Two or more races:

4.8%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2016 → <1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (2% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (68% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school2%

District avg25%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

1,037^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

643^rd of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

104^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	1.2	1037 of 1039	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.2	1042 of 1044	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	1043 of 1061	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	1058 of 1067	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	1020 of 1067	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	1007 of 1050	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	1019 of 1037	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	1018 of 1025	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.5	1063 of 1071	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.4	1073 of 1075	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.7	1039 of 1076	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.8	1013 of 1061	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.5	1044 of 1053	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.5	1032 of 1045	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.6	1003 of 1046	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.4	1008 of 1045	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.2	1026 of 1030	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.1	1005 of 1021	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.2	672 of 689	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.3	682 of 712	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.2	605 of 632	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.7	564 of 633	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	144 of 150	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	141 of 144	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	124 of 137	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	150 of 161	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	165 of 165	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	1.3	985 of 986	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.3	1001 of 1001	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	1002 of 1011	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	1004 of 1010	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	986 of 1017	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	968 of 1004	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	981 of 1002	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	987 of 997	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	1.7	982 of 989	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.1	1000 of 1000	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	963 of 1012	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	1009 of 1011	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	1004 of 1017	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	929 of 1003	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	977 of 1002	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	989 of 997	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	16.6	711 of 746	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	695 of 742	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	706 of 721	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	1.0	643 of 643	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.9	618 of 628	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	632 of 641	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	631 of 640	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	595 of 617	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	598 of 613	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	583 of 594	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	571 of 579	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.9	589 of 612	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.8	565 of 609	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.1	571 of 612	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.4	579 of 585	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.2	563 of 569	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.8	546 of 559	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.4	527 of 549	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.1	521 of 539	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.3	516 of 521	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.2	516 of 519	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.3	359 of 366	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.5	367 of 382	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	19.7	118 of 125	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	0.9	572 of 572	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.2	542 of 573	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.8	575 of 580	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	577 of 579	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	562 of 576	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	543 of 574	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	531 of 557	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	539 of 551	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	1.5	570 of 575	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.0	573 of 577	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	563 of 585	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	576 of 591	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	572 of 577	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	564 of 572	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	557 of 557	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	545 of 551	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	436 of 439	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	421 of 425	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	407 of 439	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	382 of 421	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	427 of 437	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	385 of 414	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	408 of 417	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2021)5th percentile~ school

African American (2026)4th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2022)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies3%-62 vs state

Science3%-50 vs state

English Language Arts2%-52 vs state

Mathematics2%-52 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
Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5110 W Locust St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-5800	147	17	8.6	90.5%	1 (0.7%)	133 (90.5%)	5 (3.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	1.2	1037^th of 1039 public elementary schools	0.2%		1.2	1042^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	0.2%	5	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	5.6	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.6	0.0	6.3	0.0	6.3	0.0	$32,242	$3,512	$28,730
Milwaukee Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2703 N Sherman Blvd	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee Math and Science Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 263-6400	241	14	17.2	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	230 (95.4%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	7.4	954^th of 1039 public elementary schools	8.2%		6.4	961^st of 1044 public elementary schools	8.0%	7	42.9	16.7	15.4	13.0	11.8	9.1	38.1	4.2	3.9	0.0	5.9	4.6	4.4	13.6	0.0	13.6
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
Fifty-Third Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3618 N 53rd St	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-5300	308	19	16.1	89.3%	4 (1.3%)	261 (84.7%)	28 (9.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	2.1	1022^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	1.6%		2.1	1025^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.8%	3	5.9	13.8	14.3	14.3	7.7	12.0	5.9	0.0	0.0	3.6	3.9	4.0	16.7	12.0	3.5	8.0	$21,014	$3,219	$17,794
Townsend Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3360 N Sherman Blvd	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-5900	257	16	16.0	93.8%	4 (1.6%)	222 (86.4%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.0%)	2.1	1025^th of 1039 public elementary schools	1.3%		1.1	1043^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	0.1%	18	0.0	13.3	8.3	0.0	3.9	8.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	0.0	26.7	8.3	20.0	4.2	$21,020	$3,184	$17,837
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2623 N 38th St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 445-1000	474	16	29.6	87.8%	0 (0.0%)	429 (90.5%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	13.8	915^th of 1039 public elementary schools	11.9%		13.8	918^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.1%	3	30.8	15.9	27.5	51.4	38.6	28.2	26.9	36.4	10.0	24.3	31.8	18.0	13.6	33.3	11.4	18.0	$20,725	$2,749	$17,976
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
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
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2449 N 36th St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 445-8020	486	18	27.0	80.0%	1 (0.2%)	442 (90.9%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	29.3	804^th of 1039 public elementary schools	22.6%		32.6	786^th of 1044 public elementary schools	24.7%	18	36.0	47.8	33.3	34.9	36.6	34.1	52.0	41.3	33.3	46.5	34.2	38.6	41.3	47.7	34.8	27.3	$20,335	$2,647	$17,688
Carson Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4920 W Capitol Dr	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4800	326	20	16.0	94.5%	3 (0.9%)	298 (91.4%)	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	1.9	1027^th of 1039 public elementary schools	1.2%		1.8	1031^st of 1044 public elementary schools	1.2%	4	0.0	4.0	16.7	14.3	20.0	12.5	3.9	4.0	0.0	9.5	15.0	25.0	8.0	25.0	4.0	6.3	$20,392	$3,430	$16,961

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherman Elementary

Is Sherman Elementary a good school?

Sherman Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Sherman Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

How many students attend Sherman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 147 students attended Sherman Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sherman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sherman 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

What is the racial makeup of Sherman Elementary?

Students at Sherman Elementary are 90% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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