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Whitman Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8
923rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 11% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Whitman Elementary is a PK–8 school at 4200 S 54th St in Milwaukee, WI, serving 339 students within the Milwaukee School District. The district is ranked 418th of 432 in Wisconsin, and Whitman’s 2025–2026 school rank is 923rd of 1,039 schools, placing it in the 11th percentile with 1 star. Its rank history shows a long-term decline from the 40th percentile in 2016–2017, and it has mostly stayed between the 11th and 29th percentiles since.

Among nearby same-district Milwaukee schools, Whitman’s 11th percentile is below Academy of Accelerated Learning (32nd percentile), Fairview Elementary (17th), Milwaukee Spanish Immersion (18th), and Honey Creek Elementary (24th), but slightly above Curtin Elementary (9th) and Manitoba Elementary (8th). Nearby Greenfield School District schools are much higher: Edgewood Elementary (58th), Elm Dale Elementary (47th), Glenwood Elementary (32nd), and Maple Grove Elementary (22nd). Whitman spends $21,571 per student, the highest among listed Milwaukee peers, and its student-teacher ratio of 15.8 is lower than those peers but higher than nearby Greenfield schools. Its free/reduced lunch rate is 71.39%, lower than most Milwaukee same-district peers but much higher than Greenfield neighbors. Chronic absenteeism is 37.5%, better than the district average of 46.2% but more than twice Wisconsin’s 17.3% and far above Greenfield schools’ 6.7%–7.7%.

Test scores show a clear early-grade vs. middle-grade split. In 2025–2026 ELA proficiency was 16% in 3rd grade, 21.05% in 4th, 30% in 5th, 35.71% in 6th, 40% in 7th, and 32.56% in 8th. Math proficiency was 8% in 3rd, 10.53% in 4th, 16.67% in 5th, 35.71% in 6th, 35.56% in 7th, and 37.21% in 8th. Grades 5–8 ELA and grades 6–8 math generally outperform Milwaukee School District averages, with middle-grade math roughly double the district rate, but all remain below state averages. Early-grade math and ELA are critical weak points. High spending has not produced high overall outcomes, and chronic absenteeism remains a major barrier to improvement.

339
Students ?
15.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,571
Per pupil spending ?
71.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4200 S 54th St
       Milwaukee, WI  53220-3111

(414) 604-7700

District: Milwaukee School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
39.5%
African American:
24.5%
White:
18.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (31% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 17% Wisconsin)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school31%
District avg25%
Wisconsin avg55%
Elementary school
923rd of 1,039
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 12 pts since 2016
From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
519th of 643
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2016
From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
28th of 105Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District
418th 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)
Elementary school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202611.9923 of 103911.2%★☆☆☆☆
202516.5899 of 104413.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.4897 of 106115.5%★☆☆☆☆
202324.4865 of 106718.9%★☆☆☆☆
202217.3918 of 106714.0%★☆☆☆☆
202133.6766 of 105027.0%★☆☆☆☆
201936.0748 of 103727.9%★☆☆☆☆
201837.0730 of 102528.8%★☆☆☆☆
201745.7647 of 107139.6%★★☆☆☆
201629.5827 of 107523.1%★☆☆☆☆
201535.4820 of 107623.8%★☆☆☆☆
201435.7824 of 106122.3%★☆☆☆☆
201323.5898 of 105314.7%★☆☆☆☆
201212.0960 of 10458.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201126.7896 of 104614.3%★☆☆☆☆
201024.1904 of 104513.5%★☆☆☆☆
200930.9856 of 103016.9%★☆☆☆☆
200831.0847 of 102117.0%★☆☆☆☆
200749.6441 of 68936.0%★★☆☆☆
200641.7519 of 71227.1%★☆☆☆☆
200511.3569 of 63210.0%★☆☆☆☆
200439.6458 of 63327.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202669.828 of 15081.3%★★★★☆
202562.837 of 14474.3%★★★★☆
202479.115 of 13789.1%★★★★☆
202187.08 of 14194.3%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202612.9877 of 98611.1%★☆☆☆☆
202519.4846 of 100115.5%★☆☆☆☆
202415.8874 of 101113.6%★☆☆☆☆
202312.4892 of 101011.7%★☆☆☆☆
202210.9914 of 101710.1%★☆☆☆☆
202139.3668 of 100433.5%★★☆☆☆
201945.7616 of 100238.5%★★☆☆☆
201848.5590 of 99740.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202622.7298 of 34714.1%★☆☆☆☆
202526.3256 of 32220.5%★☆☆☆☆
202414.7312 of 3315.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202339.9166 of 29042.8%★★☆☆☆
202240.8159 of 29646.3%★★☆☆☆
202142.2145 of 27447.1%★★☆☆☆
201974.643 of 26683.8%★★★★☆
201874.146 of 27183.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202613.1788 of 8487.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202521.5747 of 87014.1%★☆☆☆☆
202410.9817 of 8665.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.8745 of 87114.5%★☆☆☆☆
202223.9719 of 85916.3%★☆☆☆☆
202145.9472 of 84744.3%★★☆☆☆
201958.1314 of 87464.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202613.6862 of 98912.8%★☆☆☆☆
202516.2861 of 100013.9%★☆☆☆☆
202424.8820 of 101219.0%★☆☆☆☆
202341.1663 of 101134.4%★★☆☆☆
202226.1821 of 101719.3%★☆☆☆☆
202133.4732 of 100327.0%★☆☆☆☆
201930.5774 of 100222.8%★☆☆☆☆
201828.9796 of 99720.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202614.8747 of 7915.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202526.5627 of 80221.8%★☆☆☆☆
202423.1650 of 79017.7%★☆☆☆☆
202350.2346 of 77055.1%★★★☆☆
202224.2624 of 74816.6%★☆☆☆☆
202118.8669 of 74610.3%★☆☆☆☆
201929.3552 of 74225.6%★☆☆☆☆
201849.7341 of 72152.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202424.1602 of 72717.2%★☆☆☆☆
202324.6596 of 71516.6%★☆☆☆☆
20228.6680 of 7043.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202132.2528 of 69924.5%★☆☆☆☆
201930.5562 of 71821.7%★☆☆☆☆
201828.6545 of 68620.6%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202625.0519 of 64319.3%★☆☆☆☆
202530.1475 of 62824.4%★☆☆☆☆
202423.0533 of 64116.8%★☆☆☆☆
202326.7496 of 64022.5%★☆☆☆☆
202213.1552 of 61710.5%★☆☆☆☆
202120.6518 of 61315.5%★☆☆☆☆
201927.7473 of 59420.4%★☆☆☆☆
201828.9460 of 57920.6%★☆☆☆☆
201744.6364 of 61240.5%★★☆☆☆
201631.2458 of 60924.8%★☆☆☆☆
201524.0511 of 61216.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202665.433 of 12573.6%★★★★☆
202544.355 of 11753.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202620.3477 of 57216.6%★☆☆☆☆
202524.5454 of 57320.8%★☆☆☆☆
202418.2493 of 58015.0%★☆☆☆☆
202332.2425 of 57926.6%★☆☆☆☆
202221.5487 of 57615.5%★☆☆☆☆
202124.1480 of 57416.4%★☆☆☆☆
201927.6447 of 55719.7%★☆☆☆☆
201832.5423 of 55123.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202636.8153 of 23635.2%★★☆☆☆
202540.0144 of 23739.2%★★☆☆☆
202420.8211 of 23911.7%★☆☆☆☆
202334.8143 of 22937.6%★★☆☆☆
202234.5148 of 22133.0%★★☆☆☆
202148.1112 of 22550.2%★★★☆☆
201956.770 of 20966.5%★★★☆☆
201853.981 of 20460.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202618.0458 of 51310.7%★☆☆☆☆
202528.4404 of 50920.6%★☆☆☆☆
202420.2456 of 52012.3%★☆☆☆☆
202334.7359 of 52531.6%★★☆☆☆
202220.7455 of 52212.8%★☆☆☆☆
202139.2323 of 49935.3%★★☆☆☆
201833.0373 of 48923.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202633.2431 of 57525.0%★☆☆☆☆
202537.4412 of 57728.6%★☆☆☆☆
202430.4446 of 58523.8%★☆☆☆☆
202326.7458 of 59122.5%★☆☆☆☆
202211.2527 of 5778.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.7469 of 57218.0%★☆☆☆☆
201930.3431 of 55722.6%★☆☆☆☆
201831.4423 of 55123.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202622.5370 of 43915.7%★☆☆☆☆
202529.6310 of 41425.1%★☆☆☆☆
202436.2271 of 42536.2%★★☆☆☆
202336.7289 of 43934.2%★★☆☆☆
202220.5379 of 42110.0%★☆☆☆☆
202122.6366 of 43716.2%★☆☆☆☆
201934.6295 of 41428.7%★☆☆☆☆
201838.8253 of 41739.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202619.9337 of 39113.8%★☆☆☆☆
202542.3257 of 39935.6%★★☆☆☆
202451.1209 of 40748.6%★★☆☆☆
202335.1284 of 41231.1%★★☆☆☆
20225.7389 of 3972.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.4345 of 39312.2%★☆☆☆☆
201911.7362 of 3825.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.6347 of 3757.5%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)81st percentile+70 vs school
White (2024)17th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)13th percentile~ school
Female (2026)11th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2026)6th percentile-6 vs school
Middle school
African American (2026)74th percentile+54 vs school
Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+16 vs school
Male (2026)25th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school
White (2026)14th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies45%-20 vs state
English Language Arts31%-23 vs state
Science31%-22 vs state
Mathematics27%-26 vs state

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

Whitman Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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

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