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Jackson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1021^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Jackson Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 216 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Jackson Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Wisconsin, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 school years. The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 47.5% to 53.0% in recent years, and very low academic proficiency rates, often in the single-digit percentages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 4.35% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, and 0% were proficient in Math. Additionally, 95.83% of Jackson Elementary students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, indicating a high-need student population.

The data for Jackson Elementary is concerning, but it's not an isolated issue. Nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, such as Auer Avenue Elementary, Clarke Street Elementary, and Hopkins Lloyd Community School, also perform poorly and face similar demographic and academic challenges. This suggests a systemic issue within the district that requires a comprehensive, collaborative approach to address the needs of these underserved communities.

206

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,950

Per pupil spending ?

98.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2121 W Hadley St
Milwaukee, WI 53206-1625

(414) 267-5500

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Jackson 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
	North Division High
	Reagan College Preparatory High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.3%

Two or more races:

3.4%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

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

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (8% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (64% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg22%

Wisconsin avg54%

1,021^st of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

85^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	2.3	1021 of 1044	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	1047 of 1061	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	991 of 1067	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	1067 of 1067	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	1032 of 1050	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	1036 of 1037	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	981 of 1025	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.0	1035 of 1071	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.3	1058 of 1075	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.2	1050 of 1076	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.2	1059 of 1061	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.8	1052 of 1053	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.0	1044 of 1045	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.1	1044 of 1046	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.6	1016 of 1045	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.2	969 of 1030	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.8	982 of 1021	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.7	654 of 689	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.5	700 of 712	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.8	624 of 632	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.4	606 of 633	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	109 of 144	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	147 of 165	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	1.6	994 of 1001	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	986 of 1011	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	947 of 1010	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	1008 of 1017	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	974 of 1004	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	998 of 1002	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	942 of 997	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	943 of 1000	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	994 of 1012	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	939 of 1011	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	1015 of 1017	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	984 of 1003	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	999 of 1002	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	974 of 997	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	768 of 802	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	786 of 790	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	573 of 770	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	737 of 748	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	715 of 746	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	729 of 742	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	715 of 721	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)24th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Science15%-36 vs state

Social Studies11%-53 vs state

English Language Arts8%-44 vs state

Mathematics3%-51 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
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2121 W Hadley St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-5500	206	18	11.4	98.1%	4 (1.9%)	188 (91.3%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	2.3	1021^st of 1044 public elementary schools	2.2%		1.6	1047^th of 1061 public elementary schools	1.3%	26	4.4	7.4	13.6				4.4	3.7	0.0				11.1		14.8		$20,950	$5,308	$15,642
Hopkins Lloyd Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1503 W Hopkins St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-0600	143	9	15.9	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	131 (91.6%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	1.6	1034^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.0%		3.4	1014^th of 1061 public elementary schools	4.4%	20	4.8	7.7	0.0				0.0	0.0	0.0				23.1		7.7		$26,327	$5,598	$20,728
Auer Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2319 W Auer Ave	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 875-4500	151	8	17.9	91.4%	1 (0.7%)	141 (93.4%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	2	1028^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.5%		1.2	1057^th of 1061 public elementary schools	0.4%	29	5.0	7.1	11.1				0.0	0.0	11.1				0.0		0.0		$21,117	$5,602	$15,515
Clarke Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2816 W Clarke St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1000	167	15	11.0	94.6%	2 (1.2%)	154 (92.2%)	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1	1044^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.3	1033^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	2.6%	11	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	10.0	$18,466	$2,946	$15,521
Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1350 W North Ave	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 264-6600	496	20	24.8	84.5%	2 (0.4%)	452 (91.1%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	16.9	894^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.4%		16.6	909^th of 1061 public elementary schools	14.3%	15	24.5	22.9	27.9	31.3	45.1	49.0	38.8	41.7	32.6	33.3	39.2	53.1	29.2	55.1	18.8	26.5	$15,053	$2,809	$12,244
Starms Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	2616 W Garfield Ave	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4700	205	12	17.6	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	187 (91.2%)	8 (3.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)								(n/a)																	$14,711	$2,900	$11,811
Brown Street Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2029 N 20th St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 935-3100	245	18	13.7	95.9%	0 (0.0%)	220 (89.8%)	18 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	2.1	1026^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.7%		1.5	1050^th of 1061 public elementary schools	1.0%	24	10.5	3.3	0.0				13.2	0.0	0.0				13.8		10.3		$20,303	$3,722	$16,580
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
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1228 W Lloyd St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 264-6000	492	19	25.8	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	462 (93.9%)	21 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	13.8	917^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.2%		17.7	905^th of 1061 public elementary schools	14.7%	12	30.8	27.9	23.5	20.5	33.3	31.8	26.9	16.3	21.6	40.9	39.6	43.2	39.5	45.5	25.6	25.0	$14,944	$2,821	$12,122
LaFollette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3239 N 9th St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-5200	216	11	20.0	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	191 (88.4%)	15 (6.9%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	1.4	1037^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.7%		1.4	1052^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	0.8%	15	0.0	10.0	0.0	3.6	0.0	6.3	0.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.3	10.0	6.3	$20,323	$4,533	$15,790

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Elementary?

Students at Jackson Elementary are 91% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Hispanic.

Is Jackson Elementary a good school?

Jackson Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Jackson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 206 students attended Jackson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Jackson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jackson 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 : North Division High
High : Reagan College Preparatory High

What district is Jackson Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

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