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Story Elementary

Q: Is Story Elementary a good school?

Story Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Story Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Story Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Story Elementary?

Students at Story Elementary are 77% African American, 12% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Story Elementary attend?

Students who attend Story 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

Public Grades PK, KG-8

987^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Story Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 385 students. The school is part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 415 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Story Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Wisconsin, with a statewide ranking between 987 and 1057 out of over 1,000 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates often less than half the state averages. Story Elementary also has very high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.7% to 50.4% in recent years, as well as high dropout rates, ranging from 0.9% to 5.6%. The school serves a high-poverty student population, with 91.17% to 94.71% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When comparing Story Elementary to other nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, the data reveals that Story is consistently one of the lowest-performing schools in the area. For example, Bethune Academy, located just 0.68 miles away, outperforms Story Elementary across nearly all grade levels and subject areas. Despite being a long-standing school, Story Elementary has shown little to no improvement in its academic performance over the past 10 years, and the combination of high poverty, chronic absenteeism, and low academic achievement suggests that the school may be facing complex, systemic challenges that go beyond just academic instruction.

365

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,870

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3815 W Kilbourn Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53208-3113

(414) 934-4800

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Story 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:

76.7%

Asian:

12.3%

Hispanic:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (10% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

987^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

596^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

57^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	987 of 1044	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	1026 of 1061	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	997 of 1067	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	1031 of 1067	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	998 of 1050	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	1015 of 1037	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	1010 of 1025	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.6	1040 of 1071	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.8	1022 of 1075	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.0	1057 of 1076	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.2	1024 of 1061	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.7	1039 of 1053	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.0	1024 of 1045	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.3	1038 of 1046	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.1	1030 of 1045	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.4	1025 of 1030	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.7	1003 of 1021	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.9	668 of 689	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.9	685 of 712	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.4	574 of 632	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.0	593 of 633	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	112 of 144	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	106 of 137	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	81 of 138	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	100 of 133	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	78 of 141	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	128 of 161	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	156 of 165	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	218 of 255	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	198 of 269	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	217 of 249	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	205 of 248	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	142 of 222	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.0	263 of 275	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	283 of 287	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	953 of 1001	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	984 of 1011	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	934 of 1010	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	983 of 1017	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	928 of 1004	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	969 of 1002	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	977 of 997	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	939 of 1000	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	968 of 1012	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	949 of 1011	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	993 of 1017	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	968 of 1003	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	990 of 1002	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	984 of 997	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	17.9	686 of 746	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	596 of 628	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	607 of 641	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	607 of 640	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	597 of 617	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	605 of 613	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	572 of 594	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	561 of 579	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.5	581 of 612	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.0	563 of 609	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.1	576 of 612	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.5	561 of 585	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.7	543 of 569	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.0	543 of 559	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.4	543 of 549	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.7	519 of 539	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.6	489 of 521	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.3	503 of 519	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.4	353 of 366	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.4	352 of 382	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.0	317 of 332	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.9	311 of 324	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	89 of 117	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	90 of 118	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	112 of 130	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	108 of 125	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	130 of 134	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	114 of 127	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	99 of 123	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	7.0	87 of 87	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	90 of 91	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	137 of 178	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	154 of 173	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	143 of 170	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	137 of 158	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	132 of 138	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	138 of 153	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	136 of 140	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	550 of 573	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	559 of 580	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	554 of 579	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	561 of 576	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	567 of 574	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	540 of 557	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	533 of 551	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	9.9	506 of 525	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	540 of 577	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	551 of 585	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	551 of 591	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	552 of 577	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	563 of 572	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	532 of 557	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	539 of 551	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	22.4	371 of 437	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	379 of 414	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)22nd percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2021)8th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)24th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2021)15th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)4th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies19%-45 vs state

Science13%-38 vs state

English Language Arts12%-41 vs state

Mathematics6%-48 vs state

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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
Story Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3815 W Kilbourn Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4800	365	22	16.4	95.6%	9 (2.5%)	280 (76.7%)	16 (4.4%)	45 (12.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	4.4	987^th of 1044 public elementary schools	5.5%		2.5	1026^th of 1061 public elementary schools	3.3%	39	3.0	22.6	5.9	26.7	7.9	7.3	0.0	3.2	2.9	16.7	13.2	0.0	25.8	12.8	16.1	10.0	$13,870	$2,698	$11,172
Woodlands School - State Street Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3121 W State St	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Woodlands School Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(414) 937-2000	175	12	14.8	9.1%	6 (3.4%)	119 (68.0%)	20 (11.4%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.7%)	3.4	999^th of 1044 public elementary schools	4.3%		4.7	992^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	6.5%	7	12.5	17.7	14.3	10.0	18.8	16.7	20.8	5.9	0.0	5.0	12.5	16.7	11.8	38.9	5.9	27.8
Bethune Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1535 N 35th St	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4600	574	31	18.2	96.2%	8 (1.4%)	357 (62.2%)	20 (3.5%)	173 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.6%)	5.4	976^th of 1044 public elementary schools	6.5%		4.3	997^th of 1061 public elementary schools	6.0%	21	18.3	7.4	23.2	20.4	25.8	17.5	19.7	5.5	17.5	13.0	8.1	6.3	21.8	37.5	9.1	14.1	$14,666	$2,860	$11,806
Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language	Public	PK, KG-8	2430 W Wisconsin Ave	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4340	499	32	15.6	91.0%	12 (2.4%)	340 (68.1%)	32 (6.4%)	95 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	3.7	995^th of 1044 public elementary schools	4.7%		4	1003^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	5.5%	8	10.3	2.9	12.2	18.2	21.3	12.3	15.0	13.5	17.7	2.1	15.1	1.7	5.3	7.0	5.4	1.7	$16,200	$2,628	$13,572
Woodlands School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5510 W Bluemound Rd	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Woodlands School Inc	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(414) 475-1600	313	18	17.3	18.5%	77 (24.6%)	126 (40.3%)	69 (22.0%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.5%)	42.6	688^th of 1044 public elementary schools	34.1%		42.5	702^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	33.8%	14	50.0	54.8	56.7	51.9	48.7	58.8	43.3	38.7	26.7	33.3	37.8	35.3	61.3	70.6	51.6	39.4
Westside Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1945 N 31st St	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-5000	159	11	15.1	96.9%	2 (1.3%)	138 (86.8%)	6 (3.8%)	9 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	11.7	932^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	10.7%		15.7	918^th of 1061 public elementary schools	13.5%	14	5.9	34.8	15.4				5.9	22.7	7.7				50.0		22.7		$22,185	$6,069	$16,116
Hawley Environmental School	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 W Wisconsin Ave	Milwaukee	53213	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8500	299	18	16.2	84.6%	10 (3.3%)	218 (72.9%)	33 (11.0%)	11 (3.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	3.2	1004^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.8%		3	1018^th of 1061 public elementary schools	4.1%	14	9.4	8.8	18.4				9.4	8.8	6.1				17.7		5.9		$14,929	$2,623	$12,306
Neeskara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 N Hawley Rd	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8600	356	24	15.0	86.8%	14 (3.9%)	252 (70.8%)	40 (11.2%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.1%)	2.5	1015^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.8%		2.7	1020^th of 1061 public elementary schools	3.9%	5	12.2	10.7	9.1				7.3	5.4	9.1				12.5		5.4		$17,683	$2,675	$15,008
Starms Discovery	Public	1-8	2035 N 25th St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4900	268	15	17.7	97.8%	4 (1.5%)	242 (90.3%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.1%)	1.9	1029^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.4%		2.1	1039^th of 1061 public elementary schools	2.1%	10	0.0	4.6	7.1	7.1	10.5	13.6	0.0	9.1	10.7	3.6	0.0	0.0	4.6	18.2	4.6	9.1	$16,041	$3,152	$12,889
Highland Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1706 W Highland Ave	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 342-1412	387	29	13.3	40.6%	150 (38.8%)	142 (36.7%)	47 (12.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.9%)	48.9	598^th of 1044 public elementary schools	42.7%		52.5	601^st of 1061 public elementary schools	43.4%	3	50.0	47.4	56.7	72.2	79.5	80.8	42.1	44.7	40.0	44.4	51.3	57.7	63.2	84.6	52.6	61.5	$14,667	$1,960	$12,707

Frequently Asked Questions about Story Elementary

What schools do graduates of Story Elementary attend?

Students who attend Story 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 district is Story Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

What is the racial makeup of Story Elementary?

Students at Story Elementary are 77% African American, 12% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Story Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Story Elementary.

Is Story Elementary a good school?

Story Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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