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Whitman Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

899^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Whitman Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with 331 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. Whitman Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past 10 years, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitman Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently underperforming the Milwaukee School District and the state of Wisconsin in proficiency rates on the Forward Exam across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 9.09% of 3rd graders at Whitman were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 21.92% for the Milwaukee School District and 52.14% for the state. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.7% to 50.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average, as well as relatively high dropout rates.

While Whitman Elementary struggles overall, its performance is significantly worse than the nearby schools in the Greenfield School District, which are generally higher-performing and have higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better student-teacher ratios. For instance, Edgewood Elementary, just 0.8 miles away, had proficiency rates over 60% in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd-5th graders in 2024-2025, far exceeding Whitman's performance.

339

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,043

Per pupil spending ?

71.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4200 S 54th St
Milwaukee, WI 53220-3111

(414) 604-7700

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Whitman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	King International Baccalaureate Middle
	Lincoln Middle
	Roosevelt Middle
	Wedgewood Park School
High:	Audubon Technology and Communication High
	Bradley Technology High
	Hamilton High
	King International
	More...
	Milwaukee High School of the Arts
	Milwaukee School of Languages
	Reagan College Preparatory High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.5%

African American:

24.5%

White:

18.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Milwaukee School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (33% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

899^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

475^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	16.5	899 of 1044	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	897 of 1061	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	865 of 1067	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	918 of 1067	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	766 of 1050	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	748 of 1037	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	730 of 1025	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.7	647 of 1071	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.5	827 of 1075	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.4	820 of 1076	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.7	824 of 1061	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.5	898 of 1053	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.0	960 of 1045	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	26.7	896 of 1046	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.1	904 of 1045	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.9	856 of 1030	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.0	847 of 1021	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.6	441 of 689	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.7	519 of 712	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.3	569 of 632	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.6	458 of 633	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	37 of 144	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	15 of 137	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	8 of 141	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	846 of 1001	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	874 of 1011	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	892 of 1010	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	914 of 1017	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	668 of 1004	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	616 of 1002	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	590 of 997	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	256 of 322	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	312 of 331	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	166 of 290	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	159 of 296	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	145 of 274	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.6	43 of 266	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	46 of 271	83.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	747 of 870	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	817 of 866	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	745 of 871	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	719 of 859	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.9	472 of 847	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	314 of 874	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	861 of 1000	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	820 of 1012	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	663 of 1011	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	821 of 1017	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	732 of 1003	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	774 of 1002	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	796 of 997	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	627 of 802	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	650 of 790	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.2	346 of 770	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.2	624 of 748	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	669 of 746	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	552 of 742	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.7	341 of 721	52.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	24.1	602 of 727	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	596 of 715	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	680 of 704	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	528 of 699	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	562 of 718	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	545 of 686	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	475 of 628	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	533 of 641	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	496 of 640	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	552 of 617	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	518 of 613	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	473 of 594	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	460 of 579	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.6	364 of 612	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.2	458 of 609	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.0	511 of 612	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	55 of 117	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	454 of 573	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	493 of 580	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	425 of 579	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	487 of 576	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	480 of 574	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	447 of 557	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	423 of 551	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	144 of 237	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	211 of 239	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	143 of 229	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	148 of 221	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	112 of 225	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	70 of 209	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	81 of 204	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	404 of 509	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	456 of 520	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	359 of 525	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	455 of 522	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	323 of 499	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	373 of 489	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	412 of 577	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	446 of 585	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	458 of 591	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	527 of 577	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	469 of 572	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	431 of 557	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	423 of 551	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	310 of 414	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	271 of 425	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	289 of 439	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.5	379 of 421	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	366 of 437	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	295 of 414	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	253 of 417	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	257 of 399	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	209 of 407	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	284 of 412	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	5.7	389 of 397	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	345 of 393	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	362 of 382	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	347 of 375	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)74th percentile+60 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

White (2024)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies37%-26 vs state

Mathematics34%-20 vs state

Science32%-18 vs state

English Language Arts32%-21 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
Whitman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4200 S 54th St	Milwaukee	53220	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7700	339	21	15.8	71.4%	61 (18.0%)	83 (24.5%)	134 (39.5%)	37 (10.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	16.5	899^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.9%		18.4	897^th of 1061 public elementary schools	15.5%	2	9.1	28.6	22.2	38.3	37.0	41.2	13.6	32.1	25.9	42.6	32.6	47.1	21.4	50.0	21.4	41.2	$15,043	$2,774	$12,270
Edgewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4711 S 47th St	Greenfield	53220	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 281-5750	325	24	13.3	62.8%	121 (37.2%)	21 (6.5%)	104 (32.0%)	53 (16.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.7%)	72.5	280^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.2%		71	297^th of 1061 public elementary schools	72.0%	17	59.6	59.1	60.5				71.2	68.9	80.0				64.4		64.4		$13,988	$1,118	$12,870
Glenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3550 S 51st St	Greenfield	53220	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 545-2280	307	28	11.1	65.1%	120 (39.1%)	12 (3.9%)	117 (38.1%)	31 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.8%)	40.5	722^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	30.8%		37.1	760^th of 1061 public elementary schools	28.4%	38	51.3	36.8	52.8				35.9	52.6	37.7				52.6		50.0		$13,559	$1,591	$11,969
Maple Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6921 W Coldspring Rd	Greenfield	53220	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 541-0600	427	33	13.0	49.6%	194 (45.4%)	27 (6.3%)	129 (30.2%)	32 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.5%)	22.4	856^th of 1044 public elementary schools	18.0%		27.8	830^th of 1061 public elementary schools	21.8%	26	36.7	43.9	32.7				32.8	33.3	31.3				42.1		29.8		$12,827	$1,407	$11,420
Honey Creek Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6701 W Eden Pl	Milwaukee	53220	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7900	393	20	19.6	73.5%	70 (17.8%)	67 (17.0%)	185 (47.1%)	31 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.7%)	30.9	800^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.4%		24.9	851^st of 1061 public elementary schools	19.8%	51	32.0	47.8	37.1				32.0	43.5	54.3				56.5		26.1		$14,320	$2,158	$12,162
Academy of Accelerated Learning	Public	PK, KG-5	3727 S 78th St	Milwaukee	53220	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7300	493	29	17.2	77.1%	111 (22.5%)	75 (15.2%)	165 (33.5%)	82 (16.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.6%)	34.6	775^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.8%		39.9	727^th of 1061 public elementary schools	31.5%	48	52.6	41.7	46.0				55.3	31.9	31.8				50.0		31.9		$13,945	$2,506	$11,440
Elm Dale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 S Honey Creek Dr	Greenfield	53221	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 281-7100	477	37	12.8	45.1%	232 (48.6%)	24 (5.0%)	120 (25.2%)	60 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.0%)	66.2	370^th of 1044 public elementary schools	64.6%		60.8	475^th of 1061 public elementary schools	55.2%	105	52.6	49.2	61.8				64.5	67.2	70.9				77.1		54.1		$12,214	$972	$11,243
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6500 W Kinnickinnic River Pkwy	Milwaukee	53219	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 546-7700	603	35	17.3	72.6%	186 (30.8%)	77 (12.8%)	277 (45.9%)	20 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.6%)	26.5	831^st of 1044 public elementary schools	20.4%		27.3	835^th of 1061 public elementary schools	21.3%	4	45.3	32.8	41.2	39.3	58.2	61.9	54.7	31.2	27.5	26.2	45.5	41.3	45.9	69.4	34.4	38.7	$14,589	$2,201	$12,388
Curtin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3450 S 32nd St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7700	301	18	17.1	90.0%	23 (7.6%)	44 (14.6%)	148 (49.2%)	73 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.0%)	10	940^th of 1044 public elementary schools	10.0%		6	976^th of 1061 public elementary schools	8.0%	36	10.0	26.9	30.8	32.3	19.4	24.2	26.7	15.4	23.1	12.9	19.4	9.4	23.1	28.1	23.1	18.2	$14,079	$3,282	$10,797
Milwaukee Spanish Immersion	Public	PK, KG-5	2765 S 55th St	Milwaukee	53219	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7600	605	34	17.8	82.6%	47 (7.8%)	136 (22.5%)	384 (63.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	14.9	909^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.9%		18.3	898^th of 1061 public elementary schools	15.4%	11	31.3	20.3	28.6				32.5	25.4	19.6				45.8		27.1		$13,538	$2,505	$11,033

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitman Elementary

What schools do graduates of Whitman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Whitman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : King International Baccalaureate Middle
Middle : Lincoln Middle
Middle : Roosevelt Middle
Middle : Wedgewood Park School
High : Audubon Technology and Communication High
High : Bradley Technology High
High : Hamilton High
High : King International
High : Milwaukee High School of the Arts
High : Milwaukee School of Languages
High : Reagan College Preparatory High

What is the racial makeup of Whitman Elementary?

Students at Whitman Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 24% African American, 18% White, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Whitman Elementary a good school?

Whitman Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Whitman Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

How many students attend Whitman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Whitman Elementary.

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