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Jackson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1015^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Jackson Elementary is a PK–5 school at 2121 W Hadley St in Milwaukee's 53206 ZIP code, serving 206 students in the Milwaukee School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 1015th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools — the 2nd percentile, with 0 stars — while the district ranks 418th of 432, the 3rd percentile, also 0 stars. Nearly all students (98.06% free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025) come from low-income households, the highest share among nearby comparison schools.

Test scores are far below district and state norms. Averaged across grades 3–5 in 2025–2026, Jackson Elementary students were roughly 12% proficient in English language arts and about 5% in math, compared with district averages of about 24% and 20% and state averages above 50%. Fourth-grade math and science were both 0% proficient. Chronic absenteeism is a major barrier: 63.7% in 2024–2025, versus 46.2% for the district and 17.3% statewide, and it worsened from 53.0% the prior year. Resources look comparatively strong — $26,507 per pupil and a student-teacher ratio of 11.4 — but outcomes have not followed.

Nearby schools show both similar struggles and a striking contrast. Traditional MPS neighbors such as Auer Avenue Elementary, Clarke Street Elementary, Brown Street Academy, Starms Discovery, Keefe Avenue Elementary, LaFollette Elementary and Hopkins Lloyd Community School post grade 3–5 ELA averages that are lower than or near Jackson's. The two nearby Milwaukee College Preparatory campuses, Lola Rowe North Campus and Lloyd Street, are dramatically higher — roughly 29–32% ELA and 38–41% math — with chronic absenteeism of 17.8% and 25.6%, despite spending less (about $20,000 per pupil) and having much larger classes. Effectiveness rankings for specific student groups also remain low, though African American students (24th percentile in 2024–2025) and special education students (17th percentile in 2025–2026) rank above the school's overall 2nd percentile. Jackson's 2025–2026 scores rose slightly over 2024–2025, but small grade cohorts make single-year swings unreliable.

206

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,507

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

79%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

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 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (8% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg55%

1,015^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

83^rd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	2.5	1015 of 1039	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	1.9	977 of 986	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	5.6	929 of 989	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.1	654 of 791	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Special Education (2026)17th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts12%-41 vs state

Social Studies9%-56 vs state

Mathematics5%-48 vs state

Science0%-53 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
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	—	4 (1.9%)	188 (91.3%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	2.5	1015^th of 1039 public elementary schools	2.3%		2.3	1021^st of 1044 public elementary schools	2.2%	6	16.0	8.3	11.5				4.0	0.0	11.5				9.1		0.0		79%		$26,507	$3,427	$23,079
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%)	1.7	1031^st of 1039 public elementary schools	0.8%		1.6	1034^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.0%	3	6.7	5.3	12.5				6.7	0.0	6.3				5.3		0.0		79%		$25,081	$4,711	$20,370
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%)	2.1	1023^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	1.5%		2	1028^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.5%	5	5.6	5.6	6.3				0.0	11.1	6.3				11.1		11.1		70%		$24,664	$4,040	$20,624
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%)	1.1	1038^th of 1039 public elementary schools	0.1%		1	1044^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.0%	6	6.3	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.6	18.2	15.0	20.0	0.0	18.2	80%		$26,381	$4,089	$22,293
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%)	25.9	829^th of 1039 public elementary schools	20.2%		16.9	894^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.4%	65	29.8	31.3	33.3	53.5	54.4	43.8	53.2	37.5	31.3	41.9	30.4	43.8	35.4	62.5	29.2	39.6			$20,220	$2,740	$17,479
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)																	63%		$22,619	$2,426	$20,193
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%)	1.7	1030^th of 1039 public elementary schools	0.9%		2.1	1026^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.7%	4	5.9	7.1	16.0				5.9	0.0	0.0				14.3		4.8		76%		$24,807	$2,973	$21,834
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%)	1.3	1035^th of 1039 public elementary schools	0.4%		1.9	1029^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.4%	6	9.1	3.3	4.4	4.2	13.0	11.1	0.0	0.0	4.4	0.0	4.4	5.6	6.7	22.2	0.0	11.1			$20,261	$2,850	$17,411
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%)	19.4	868^th of 1039 public elementary schools	16.5%		13.8	917^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.2%	49	19.6	28.0	38.6	36.2	33.3	30.6	45.7	48.0	20.5	27.7	33.3	20.4	38.0	40.8	18.0	20.4			$20,022	$2,627	$17,395
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	1033^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	0.6%		1.4	1037^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.7%	4	0.0	0.0	10.0	14.3	5.3	10.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	5.6	0.0	5.3	30.0	0.0	10.0	79%		$22,481	$3,965	$18,516

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Elementary

What district is Jackson Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

Is Jackson Elementary a good school?

Jackson Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.3% 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 is the racial makeup of Jackson Elementary?

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

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