Vieau Elementary

Vieau Elementary is a PK–8 school serving 713 students at 823 S 4th St on Milwaukee’s near south side, part of Milwaukee School District.

In 2025–26, Vieau ranked 961st of 1,039 Wisconsin schools (8th percentile, 0 stars) inside a district ranked near the bottom of the state. Average proficiency was 17.2% in ELA and 18.3% in math — about one-third of state rates. Math is a relative strength: it is near the district average and beats the district in 5th- and 7th-grade math, while ELA lags well behind. Among nearby schools, Vieau is mid-pack: ahead of Mitchell Elementary, Kagel Elementary, Hayes Bilingual School, Allen-Field Elementary and Forest Home Elementary in combined ELA/math, but behind Bruce Guadalupe, Riley Dual Language Montessori School, La Causa Charter School and Longfellow Elementary. The sharpest contrast is Bruce Guadalupe, a nearby charter in United Community Center Inc where proficiency averages around 48% in both subjects, roughly 2.7 times the school’s rate. Attendance is a genuine strength: 31.8% chronically absent versus 46.2% district and 17.3% state, and dropout is effectively zero. But absenteeism progress has stalled, and it is still nearly double the state figure.

Grade-level data show a strong 7th grade (27.5% proficient in both ELA and math) and a sharp 8th-grade decline across ELA, math, science, and social studies. English learners are the relative success story, ranking at the 38th percentile with 2 stars, while low-income students rank at the 6th percentile. Vieau spends $17,483 per student, the lowest among nearby district peers, whose average is about $21,970. Overall, Vieau does more with less on attendance and persistence, but achievement remains very low; literacy and 8th grade are the key areas to watch.