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Pratt Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1013^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Pratt Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 309 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 415 out of 426 districts in the state, Pratt Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pratt Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently underperforming academically compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.76% of 3rd graders at Pratt were 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 extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 40.2% to 50.4% in recent years, and a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Pratt Elementary to other nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, such as Thurston Woods Elementary, it becomes clear that Pratt is one of the lowest-performing schools in the area, despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio. Pratt's performance has remained consistently low over the past several years, with little to no improvement, suggesting that the school may be facing systemic challenges that need to be addressed.

288

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,355

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5131 N Green Bay Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53209-5753

(414) 247-7300

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Pratt 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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.9%

Hispanic:

4.9%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (9% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg22%

Wisconsin avg54%

1,013^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

78^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	2.6	1013 of 1044	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	985 of 1061	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	1036 of 1067	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1008 of 1067	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	951 of 1050	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	878 of 1037	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	921 of 1025	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	957 of 1071	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	981 of 1075	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	968 of 1076	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.8	1005 of 1061	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.3	959 of 1053	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.2	1014 of 1045	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.1	1025 of 1046	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.8	1024 of 1045	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.0	975 of 1030	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.1	997 of 1021	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.3	671 of 689	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.0	697 of 712	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.4	620 of 632	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	25.3	519 of 633	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	986 of 1001	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	941 of 1011	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	976 of 1010	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	944 of 1017	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	868 of 1004	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	752 of 1002	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	861 of 997	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	948 of 1000	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	937 of 1012	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	984 of 1011	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	976 of 1017	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	960 of 1003	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	886 of 1002	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	918 of 997	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	751 of 802	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	699 of 790	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	765 of 770	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	675 of 748	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	738 of 746	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies17%-47 vs state

English Language Arts13%-39 vs state

Mathematics5%-49 vs state

Science3%-48 vs state

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Schools Near Pratt Elementary

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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
Pratt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5131 N Green Bay Ave	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 247-7300	288	16	18.5	88.9%	3 (1.0%)	259 (89.9%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	2.6	1013^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.0%		5	985^th of 1061 public elementary schools	7.2%	28	11.8	16.7	9.7				11.8	0.0	3.2				16.7		2.8		$16,355	$3,884	$12,471
Barbee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	4456 N Teutonia Ave	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-5600	289	18	16.5	86.2%	25 (8.7%)	226 (78.2%)	15 (5.2%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	6.5	960^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.0%		8.4	963^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	9.2%	3	20.7	27.3	27.3	14.3	26.3		10.3	4.6	0.0	0.0	33.3		36.4		14.3		$15,006	$3,122	$11,884
Parkway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	5910 N Milwaukee River Pkwy	Glendale	53209	Milwaukee County	Glendale-River Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 351-7190	490	40	12.4	38.0%	208 (42.4%)	162 (33.1%)	43 (8.8%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.8%)								(n/a)	42.5						46.0										$17,372	$476	$16,896
Thurston Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5966 N 35th St	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2800	256	15	17.0	92.6%	0 (0.0%)	227 (88.7%)	21 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	1.5	1036^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.8%		1.2	1056^th of 1061 public elementary schools	0.5%	20	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	8.3	21.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.1	15.8	16.7	15.8	$14,680	$2,901	$11,780
Richards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5812 N Santa Monica Blvd	Whitefish Bay	53217	Milwaukee County	Whitefish Bay School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 963-3951	680	37	18.2		536 (78.8%)	5 (0.7%)	39 (5.7%)	30 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.3%)	95.3	6^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.4%		95.4	5^th of 1061 public elementary schools	99.5%	1	85.9	90.2	88.2				87.0	92.2	87.1				93.1		87.3		$11,208	$360	$10,848
Clemens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 W Hope Ave	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 875-6300	321	23	14.0	97.5%	3 (0.9%)	284 (88.5%)	23 (7.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	2.7	1011^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.2%		1.6	1048^th of 1061 public elementary schools	1.2%	37	1.8	10.9	13.5				0.0	17.4	2.7				21.7		6.4		$16,877	$2,494	$14,383
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2308 W Nash St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 875-4400	311	17	17.9	95.2%	1 (0.3%)	287 (92.3%)	17 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	1.8	1030^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.3%		1.3	1053^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	0.8%	23	4.2	3.7	4.0	16.7	12.5	7.7	0.0	0.0	4.0	4.2	8.3	0.0	3.9	12.0	7.7	8.0	$19,453	$3,010	$16,443
Cumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4780 N Marlborough Dr	Whitefish Bay	53211	Milwaukee County	Whitefish Bay School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 963-3943	624	38	16.3		481 (77.1%)	23 (3.7%)	33 (5.3%)	40 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.4%)	89.6	35^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.6%		93.2	14^th of 1061 public elementary schools	98.7%	21	77.1	88.4	79.0				78.1	82.6	75.0				91.3		71.0		$11,182	$355	$10,828
Keefe Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1618 W Keefe Ave	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-4800	125	8	15.2	96.8%	1 (0.8%)	107 (85.6%)	9 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	1.2	1041^st of 1044 public elementary schools	0.3%		2.7	1022^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	3.7%	19	0.0	0.0	6.3				6.3	0.0	0.0				0.0		0.0		$17,991	$3,814	$14,178
Hampton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 N 53rd St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5400	194	9	20.5	93.3%	3 (1.5%)	157 (80.9%)	18 (9.3%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	9.9	941^st of 1044 public elementary schools	9.9%		22.9	864^th of 1061 public elementary schools	18.6%	77	16.0	16.1	38.1				28.0	9.7	33.3				19.4		19.4		$20,829	$3,481	$17,348

Frequently Asked Questions about Pratt Elementary

Is Pratt Elementary a good school?

Pratt Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Pratt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Pratt Elementary.

What district is Pratt Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

What schools do graduates of Pratt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pratt 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

What is the racial makeup of Pratt Elementary?

Students at Pratt Elementary are 90% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

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