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Pratt Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

999^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Pratt Elementary is a PK–5 school at 5131 N Green Bay Ave in Milwaukee, WI, serving 288 students as part of the Milwaukee School District.

Pratt’s overall rank in 2025–26 is 999th of 1,039 schools, the 4th percentile with 0 stars, and it has had 0 stars every year since 2020–21. In 2024–25, 88.89% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch, chronic absenteeism was 45.8% (slightly below the district’s 46.2% but far above the state’s 17.3%), per-student spending was $20,235, and the student-teacher ratio was 18.5. Academically, 2025–26 proficiency was very low: ELA ranged from 2.94% in 3rd grade to 18.18% in 5th; math ranged from 9.09% to 14.71%; 4th-grade social studies was 16.13%; and 4th-grade science was 6.45%—all below district and state averages.

Compared with nearby schools, Barbee Elementary (0.96 miles away) ranks 934th of 1,039 (10th percentile, 1 star) and has higher 4th- and 5th-grade ELA proficiency (34.62% and 36.36%) and much lower chronic absenteeism (33.0%), despite similar size, poverty, and spending. Hampton Elementary is close behind at 935th (10th percentile, 1 star), while Pratt Elementary is near Clemens Elementary and Thurston Woods Elementary and generally above Franklin Elementary, Keefe Avenue Elementary, and LaFollette Elementary. The contrast with the Whitefish Bay School District is stark: Richards Elementary and Cumberland Elementary rank 18th and 20th of 1,039 (98th percentile, 5 stars), with 78–93% proficiency and chronic absenteeism of 3.6% and 1.9%. Parkway Elementary in the Glendale-River Hills School District is 24th percentile with 7.4% absenteeism. Pratt’s attendance is a relative strength within the district but still high overall, and science/social studies are especially weak.

288

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,235

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

73%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

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 — 9th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (10% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg55%

999^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

70^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	3.0	999 of 1039	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	4.0	949 of 986	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	3.3	959 of 989	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.2	726 of 791	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)8th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies16%-49 vs state

Mathematics11%-42 vs state

English Language Arts9%-44 vs state

Science6%-47 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
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%)	3	999^th of 1039 public elementary schools	3.8%		2.6	1013^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.0%	14	2.9	6.5	18.2				14.7	9.7	9.1				16.1		6.5		73%		$20,235	$3,325	$16,910
Barbee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	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%)	9.7	934^th of 1039 public elementary schools	10.1%		6.5	960^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.0%	26	12.0	34.6	36.4	30.0	21.4	40.0	8.0	11.5	0.0	0.0	14.3	25.0	46.2	26.7	19.2	6.7	73%		$20,127	$2,855	$17,273
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)	45.5						45.5										54%		$18,397	$580	$17,818
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%)	2.9	1002^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	3.6%		1.5	1036^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.8%	34	0.0	28.6	0.0	6.7	15.0	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	15.0	0.0	21.4	27.3	21.4	9.1	26%		$20,831	$3,159	$17,672
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%)	92.3	18^th of 1039 public elementary schools	98.3%		95.3	6^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.4%	12	88.9	86.9	78.6				88.0	83.2	85.4				85.1		80.4		≥ 95%		$11,358	$346	$11,013
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%)	2.9	1000^th of 1039 public elementary schools	3.8%		2.7	1011^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.2%	11	8.9	8.3	13.0				6.7	17.4	8.7				14.3		4.1		72%		$23,564	$2,608	$20,956
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%)	1.3	1036^th of 1039 public elementary schools	0.3%		1.8	1030^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.3%	6	5.6	0.0	5.6	4.2	10.5	15.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	5.0	5.3	11.1	11.1	0.0	5.3	67%		$21,857	$2,798	$19,058
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%)	92.1	20^th of 1039 public elementary schools	98.1%		89.6	35^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.6%	15	78.5	80.0	93.1				81.4	81.0	86.1				92.0		85.0		≥ 95%		$11,935	$380	$11,555
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%)	2.1	1024^th of 1039 public elementary schools	1.4%		1.2	1041^st of 1044 public elementary schools	0.3%	17	0.0	0.0	25.0				0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0		0.0		53%		$22,493	$2,937	$19,556
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%)	9.7	935^th of 1039 public elementary schools	10.0%		9.9	941^st of 1044 public elementary schools	9.9%	6	4.2	30.4	23.3				4.2	26.1	13.3				43.5		30.4		68%		$22,834	$2,788	$20,046

Frequently Asked Questions about Pratt Elementary

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.

Is Pratt Elementary a good school?

Pratt Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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

How many students attend Pratt Elementary?

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

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