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Zablocki Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

900^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Zablocki Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 295 students. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of students from low-income families.

Zablocki Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past 10 years, with its performance on the Forward Exam significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 30.56% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.14% and the district average of 21.92%. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 8.33% of 4th graders and 8.57% of 5th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 53.96% and 52.58%, respectively. Zablocki has also experienced extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 47.5% to 50.4% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

While the nearby schools, such as Morgandale Elementary, Riley Dual Language Montessori School, and Lincoln Avenue Elementary, also perform poorly on the Forward Exam, their performance is still better than Zablocki's in most subject areas and grade levels. The charter schools in the area, such as Stellar Collegiate Charter School, and the Montessori-based schools, like Downtown Montessori and Bay View Montessori School, tend to outperform the traditional public schools in the area.

250

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,796

Per pupil spending ?

90%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1016 W Oklahoma Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53215-4746

(414) 294-2200

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Zablocki Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Audubon Technology and Communication 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
	Pulaski High
	Reagan College Preparatory High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.2%

Asian:

22.8%

African American:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Milwaukee School District

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (28% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg22%

Wisconsin avg54%

900^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	16.3	900 of 1044	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	989 of 1061	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	995 of 1067	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	970 of 1067	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	933 of 1050	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	975 of 1037	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	955 of 1025	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	977 of 1071	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.6	1015 of 1075	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	983 of 1076	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.5	987 of 1061	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	977 of 1053	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	907 of 1045	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	944 of 1046	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.7	946 of 1045	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	24.4	899 of 1030	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.8	819 of 1021	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.0	527 of 689	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.0	510 of 712	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.7	516 of 632	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	72.9	158 of 633	75.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	36.3	94 of 161	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	135 of 165	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	84 of 116	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	116 of 123	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	103 of 107	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	70 of 255	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	25.3	234 of 269	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	191 of 249	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	225 of 248	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	164 of 222	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	248 of 275	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	195 of 287	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	856 of 1001	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	934 of 1011	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	895 of 1010	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	928 of 1017	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	883 of 1004	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	918 of 1002	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	940 of 997	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	216 of 322	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.2	303 of 331	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	253 of 290	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	223 of 296	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	165 of 274	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	244 of 266	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	238 of 271	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	7.1	848 of 871	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	855 of 1000	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	952 of 1012	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	963 of 1011	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	917 of 1017	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	887 of 1003	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	948 of 1002	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	917 of 997	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	586 of 802	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	735 of 790	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	673 of 770	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	592 of 748	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	607 of 746	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	665 of 742	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	617 of 721	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	20.7	625 of 718	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+59 vs school

African American (2019)42nd percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+19 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2019)13th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies44%-19 vs state

Science31%-20 vs state

English Language Arts28%-24 vs state

Mathematics21%-32 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
Zablocki Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1016 W Oklahoma Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-2200	250	23	11.0	90.0%	21 (8.4%)	29 (11.6%)	118 (47.2%)	57 (22.8%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.2%)	16.3	900^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.8%		4.8	989^th of 1061 public elementary schools	6.8%	89	30.6	22.2	32.4				47.2	8.3	8.6				44.4		30.6		$17,796	$3,709	$14,087
Stellar Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2431 S 10th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 210-2507	190	17	11.1	100.0%	7 (3.7%)	25 (13.2%)	152 (80.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	16.2	901^st of 1044 public elementary schools	13.7%		15.3	921^st of 1061 public elementary schools	13.2%	20	28.0	24.3	19.2				56.0	29.7	37.0				19.4		18.9		$8,632	$240	$8,392
Morgandale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3635 S 17th St	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9900	624	32	19.3	86.2%	26 (4.2%)	82 (13.1%)	301 (48.2%)	199 (31.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	6.1	964^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.7%		8.1	965^th of 1061 public elementary schools	9.0%	1	15.7	3.3	19.7	27.4	19.4	33.9	22.0	4.9	23.0	21.0	19.4	20.3	14.8	46.7	1.6	31.7	$13,733	$2,149	$11,584
Riley Dual Language Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	2424 S 4th St	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7100	239	15	16.3	59.4%	21 (8.8%)	11 (4.6%)	202 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	6.4	962^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	7.9%		9.2	951^st of 1061 public elementary schools	10.4%	11	13.3	26.1	23.8	20.0			23.3	8.7	4.8	0.0			31.8		13.6		$15,621	$2,547	$13,073
Lincoln Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1817 W Lincoln Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9700	427	28	15.1	92.0%	18 (4.2%)	43 (10.1%)	353 (82.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	5.7	969^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.2%		5.3	979^th of 1061 public elementary schools	7.7%	10	10.8	16.4	14.6				31.7	11.9	16.7				23.9		13.4		$15,879	$3,454	$12,425
Milwaukee Parkside School	Public	PK, KG-8	2969 S Howell Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1600	859	51	16.8	74.2%	168 (19.6%)	154 (17.9%)	365 (42.5%)	96 (11.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (8.3%)	20.3	873^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	16.4%		18.5	895^th of 1061 public elementary schools	15.6%	22	50.6	31.9	28.6	35.6	51.4	50.8	36.0	26.4	23.1	25.3	41.9	40.3	48.4	69.1	23.9	52.2	$14,912	$2,245	$12,668
Humboldt Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3230 S Adams Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1700	604	31	19.4	83.1%	88 (14.6%)	77 (12.7%)	151 (25.0%)	259 (42.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	19.7	875^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.2%		16.6	910^th of 1061 public elementary schools	14.2%	35	24.1	36.9	33.9	40.0	29.2	39.7	14.6	25.0	30.2	36.7	31.3	36.8	50.8	39.1	26.2	29.4	$13,852	$2,483	$11,369
Downtown Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2507 S Graham Street	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Downtown Montessori Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 744-6005	218	16	13.6		140 (64.2%)	8 (3.7%)	46 (21.1%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.7%)	65.1	385^th of 1044 public elementary schools	63.1%		58.2	512^th of 1061 public elementary schools	51.7%	127	55.0	57.1	75.0	88.9	100.0	100.0	50.0	38.1	45.0	61.1	81.8	70.0	81.0	100.0	71.4	80.0	$8,771	$325	$8,446
Hayes Bilingual School	Public	PK, KG-8	971 W Windlake Ave	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9600	670	44	15.2	86.0%	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.9%)	654 (97.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4.7	982^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	5.9%		4	1005^th of 1061 public elementary schools	5.3%	23	3.2	10.8	22.1	11.5	23.5	24.2	21.0	9.2	17.7	4.8	22.1	16.4	24.6	32.8	13.9	14.9	$15,306	$2,550	$12,756
Rocketship Southside Community Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3003 W Cleveland Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 455-3539	418	24	17.3	32.8%	11 (2.6%)	31 (7.4%)	367 (87.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	21.6	861^st of 1044 public elementary schools	17.5%		13.8	926^th of 1061 public elementary schools	12.7%	65	26.6	30.2	26.8				43.3	46.3	36.6				37.0		27.8		$10,581	$1,899	$8,682

Frequently Asked Questions about Zablocki Elementary

What schools do graduates of Zablocki Elementary attend?

Students who attend Zablocki Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Audubon Technology and Communication Middle
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 : Pulaski High
High : Reagan College Preparatory High

What district is Zablocki Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

Is Zablocki Elementary a good school?

Zablocki Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.8% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Zablocki Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Zablocki Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Zablocki Elementary?

Students at Zablocki Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 12% African American, 8% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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