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Milwaukee Parkside School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
873rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 16% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Milwaukee Parkside School is a public elementary school serving 853 students in grades PK-8 in the Milwaukee School District. Despite being one of the larger schools in the area, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Milwaukee Parkside School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, attendance, and socioeconomic factors. The school's test scores are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 50.56% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.14% statewide and 21.92% in the Milwaukee School District. The school has also struggled with high dropout rates and chronic absenteeism, which are well above the state average. Additionally, the school serves a high-poverty student population, with 74.34% to 77.02% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

When comparing Milwaukee Parkside School to nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, it performs similarly or slightly better in some areas, such as test scores and dropout rates. However, it lags behind schools like Bay View Montessori School and Fernwood Montessori, which have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing the challenges faced by Milwaukee Parkside School will require a comprehensive approach to improve educational outcomes for the school's students.

859
Students ?
16.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,912
Per pupil spending ?
74.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2969 S Howell Ave
       Milwaukee, WI  53207-2083

(414) 294-1600

District: Milwaukee School District


Students who attend Milwaukee Parkside School usually attend:

Middle:    King International Baccalaureate Middle
    Lincoln Middle
    Roosevelt Middle
High:    Audubon Technology and Communication High
    Bay View High
    Bradley Technology High
    Hamilton High
    More...
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
42.5%
White:
19.6%
African American:
17.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Milwaukee School District
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (39% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school39%
District avg23%
Wisconsin avg54%
Elementary school
873rd of 1,044
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
440th of 628
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 30%▲ up 20 pts since 2015
From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
19th of 106Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District
415th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202520.3873 of 104416.4%★☆☆☆☆
202418.5895 of 106115.6%★☆☆☆☆
202322.8876 of 106717.9%★☆☆☆☆
202218.8909 of 106714.8%★☆☆☆☆
202127.8816 of 105022.3%★☆☆☆☆
201911.8924 of 103710.9%★☆☆☆☆
20189.6931 of 10259.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.3953 of 107111.0%★☆☆☆☆
201615.8932 of 107513.3%★☆☆☆☆
201513.3958 of 107611.0%★☆☆☆☆
201460.3433 of 106159.2%★★★☆☆
201366.6310 of 105370.6%★★★★☆
201271.4249 of 104576.2%★★★★☆
201159.7486 of 104653.5%★★★☆☆
201055.5578 of 104544.7%★★☆☆☆
200950.6626 of 103039.2%★★☆☆☆
200856.5538 of 102147.3%★★☆☆☆
200762.0321 of 68953.4%★★★☆☆
200647.3477 of 71233.0%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202545.166 of 14454.2%★★★☆☆
202458.044 of 13767.9%★★★☆☆
202354.841 of 13870.3%★★★★☆
202252.344 of 13366.9%★★★☆☆
202155.934 of 14175.9%★★★★☆
201939.779 of 16150.9%★★★☆☆
201834.892 of 16544.2%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202525.688 of 11624.1%★☆☆☆☆
202419.4104 of 12315.4%★☆☆☆☆
202323.991 of 11621.6%★☆☆☆☆
201929.977 of 12236.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202539.0161 of 25536.9%★★☆☆☆
202423.7241 of 26910.4%★☆☆☆☆
202336.8159 of 24936.1%★★☆☆☆
202226.4211 of 24814.9%★☆☆☆☆
202139.3125 of 22243.7%★★☆☆☆
201930.0215 of 27521.8%★☆☆☆☆
201817.0281 of 2872.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202524.6805 of 100119.6%★☆☆☆☆
202421.1836 of 101117.3%★☆☆☆☆
202329.4777 of 101023.1%★☆☆☆☆
202229.0783 of 101723.0%★☆☆☆☆
202132.3748 of 100425.5%★☆☆☆☆
20199.7914 of 10028.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.4912 of 9978.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202539.4189 of 32241.3%★★☆☆☆
202428.6243 of 33126.6%★☆☆☆☆
202342.3157 of 29045.9%★★☆☆☆
202224.2238 of 29619.6%★☆☆☆☆
202128.0207 of 27424.5%★☆☆☆☆
201918.7241 of 2669.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.2248 of 2718.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202519.4768 of 87011.7%★☆☆☆☆
202416.6786 of 8669.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.8775 of 87111.0%★☆☆☆☆
202215.0796 of 8597.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.7705 of 84716.8%★☆☆☆☆
201912.1835 of 8744.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.8828 of 8543.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202520.0838 of 100016.2%★☆☆☆☆
202419.2857 of 101215.3%★☆☆☆☆
202319.3851 of 101115.8%★☆☆☆☆
202213.1907 of 101710.8%★☆☆☆☆
202128.0788 of 100321.4%★☆☆☆☆
201919.2859 of 100214.3%★☆☆☆☆
201813.7888 of 99710.9%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202515.8103 of 1138.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.187 of 11926.9%★☆☆☆☆
202322.777 of 9619.8%★☆☆☆☆
202215.168 of 7711.7%★☆☆☆☆
202153.832 of 8562.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202516.9717 of 80210.6%★☆☆☆☆
202417.3705 of 79010.8%★☆☆☆☆
202321.8653 of 77015.2%★☆☆☆☆
202222.0639 of 74814.6%★☆☆☆☆
202126.1590 of 74620.9%★☆☆☆☆
201929.5549 of 74226.0%★☆☆☆☆
201822.0612 of 72115.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202549.3380 of 71847.1%★★☆☆☆
202448.2406 of 72744.2%★★☆☆☆
202351.3366 of 71548.8%★★☆☆☆
202256.2308 of 70456.3%★★★☆☆
202158.3272 of 69961.1%★★★☆☆
201930.3563 of 71821.6%★☆☆☆☆
201819.3613 of 68610.6%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202539.0440 of 62829.9%★★☆☆☆
202439.0432 of 64132.6%★★☆☆☆
202326.8494 of 64022.8%★☆☆☆☆
202220.7513 of 61716.9%★☆☆☆☆
202129.4475 of 61322.5%★☆☆☆☆
201924.4494 of 59416.8%★☆☆☆☆
201817.4511 of 57911.7%★☆☆☆☆
201721.4514 of 61216.0%★☆☆☆☆
201622.6509 of 60916.4%★☆☆☆☆
201511.0551 of 61210.0%★☆☆☆☆
201442.2419 of 58528.4%★☆☆☆☆
201360.6218 of 56961.7%★★★☆☆
201260.9256 of 55954.2%★★★☆☆
201152.5350 of 54936.2%★★☆☆☆
201041.5422 of 53921.7%★☆☆☆☆
200961.8234 of 52155.1%★★★☆☆
200846.9369 of 51928.9%★☆☆☆☆
200623.6323 of 38215.4%★☆☆☆☆
200539.9256 of 33222.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202560.036 of 11769.2%★★★★☆
202457.439 of 11866.9%★★★☆☆
202345.556 of 13056.9%★★★☆☆
202249.351 of 12559.2%★★★☆☆
202144.965 of 13451.5%★★★☆☆
201947.555 of 12756.7%★★★☆☆
201833.086 of 12330.1%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202443.648 of 8744.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202558.948 of 17873.0%★★★★☆
202448.173 of 17357.8%★★★☆☆
202331.2137 of 17019.4%★☆☆☆☆
202246.074 of 15853.2%★★★☆☆
202160.524 of 13882.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202544.7358 of 57337.5%★★☆☆☆
202436.6409 of 58029.5%★☆☆☆☆
202328.0447 of 57922.8%★☆☆☆☆
202218.4498 of 57613.5%★☆☆☆☆
202130.3450 of 57421.6%★☆☆☆☆
201921.3469 of 55715.8%★☆☆☆☆
201818.2485 of 55112.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202544.4124 of 23747.7%★★☆☆☆
202442.5133 of 23944.4%★★☆☆☆
202335.8138 of 22939.7%★★☆☆☆
202220.3198 of 22110.4%★☆☆☆☆
202141.1135 of 22540.0%★★☆☆☆
201937.9141 of 20932.5%★★☆☆☆
201830.4162 of 20420.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202538.5340 of 50933.2%★★☆☆☆
202436.4354 of 52031.9%★★☆☆☆
202325.3422 of 52519.6%★☆☆☆☆
202220.7454 of 52213.0%★☆☆☆☆
202133.0374 of 49925.1%★☆☆☆☆
201932.8369 of 48724.2%★☆☆☆☆
201824.8419 of 48914.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202533.8428 of 57725.8%★☆☆☆☆
202443.3374 of 58536.1%★★☆☆☆
202327.6449 of 59124.0%★☆☆☆☆
202227.0453 of 57721.5%★☆☆☆☆
202132.3422 of 57226.2%★☆☆☆☆
201931.1426 of 55723.5%★☆☆☆☆
201819.7473 of 55114.2%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202551.355 of 12656.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202520.3363 of 41412.3%★☆☆☆☆
202425.6345 of 42518.8%★☆☆☆☆
202332.8320 of 43927.1%★☆☆☆☆
202237.2266 of 42136.8%★★☆☆☆
202152.0167 of 43761.8%★★★☆☆
201960.6112 of 41472.9%★★★★☆
201846.9196 of 41753.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202586.929 of 39992.7%★★★★★
202475.070 of 40782.8%★★★★☆
202341.8243 of 41241.0%★★☆☆☆
202251.2191 of 39751.9%★★★☆☆
202165.0110 of 39372.0%★★★★☆
201927.6308 of 38219.4%★☆☆☆☆
201830.3288 of 37523.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)54th percentile+38 vs school
White (2025)47th percentile+31 vs school
Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+25 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+20 vs school
Asian (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)16th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-8 vs school
Middle school
White (2025)93rd percentile+63 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+43 vs school
African American (2025)69th percentile+39 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile+26 vs school
Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+18 vs school
Asian (2024)45th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2025)12th percentile-18 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies57%-6 vs state
English Language Arts41%-12 vs state
Science36%-15 vs state
Mathematics31%-22 vs state

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Milwaukee Parkside School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 859 students attended Milwaukee Parkside School.

Students at Milwaukee Parkside School are 42% Hispanic, 20% White, 18% African American, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more races.


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