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Ideal

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

882^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Ideal is a PK–8 school at 1420 W Goldcrest Ave in Milwaukee, serving 210 students in the Milwaukee School District. It is one of the smaller schools in its comparison group and one of the few nearby that keeps students through 8th grade — most neighboring MPS elementaries stop at grade 5. About 88.57% of its students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025. In 2025–2026 it ranked 882nd of 1,039 ranked Wisconsin schools (15th percentile, 1 star), while the Milwaukee School District ranks 418th of 432 districts statewide (3rd percentile, 0 stars).

Ideal's clearest pattern is that it outperforms its own district in every tested subject and grade. In 2025–2026, 3rd-grade ELA proficiency was 47.83% versus 21.43% district-wide, 3rd-grade math 39.13% versus 22.62%, 8th-grade science 41.38% versus 26.11%, and 8th-grade social studies 44.83% versus 35.83%. Against state averages, however, Ideal sits below in every subject and grade — ELA roughly 12–27 points below, math roughly 5–32 points below, and 4th-grade social studies (33.33%) about 32 points below the state and below the district average.

Nearby schools show both the gap and the possibility. Whittier Elementary (1.95 miles away, 74th percentile, 4 stars) and Cooper Elementary (0.9 miles, 29th percentile) post much higher proficiency. Victory Elementary, 0.6 miles away with nearly identical poverty and per-student spending, ranks 948th (9th percentile, 0 stars). Ideal's genuine strengths: chronic absenteeism fell from 38.7% to 26.4% (still above Wisconsin's 17.3%), dropout rates beat the district every year on record, 3rd-grade ELA more than doubled in two years, and state-reported subgroup results for English Language Learner students (56th percentile) and Hispanic students (45th percentile) rank well above the school's overall 15th percentile. Spending is $20,333 per student — more than Whittier or Cooper, which outperform it.

210

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,333

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1420 W Goldcrest Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53221

(414) 267-1600

District: Milwaukee School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.9%

Asian:

23.8%

White:

15.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Milwaukee School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (33% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg25%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

882^nd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

548^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 105Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District

418^th 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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	882 of 1039	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	869 of 1044	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	846 of 1061	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	824 of 1067	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	845 of 1067	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	800 of 1050	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	902 of 1037	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	925 of 1025	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	936 of 1071	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	933 of 1075	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.6	928 of 1076	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.6	937 of 1061	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.7	877 of 1053	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.8	834 of 1045	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	62.5	420 of 1046	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.3	619 of 1045	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.4	598 of 1030	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.3	823 of 1021	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	57.1	399 of 712	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	24.5	127 of 141	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	92.3	7 of 161	95.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	108 of 245	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.5	205 of 255	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	127 of 249	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	140 of 248	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	842 of 986	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	886 of 1001	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	804 of 1011	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	628 of 1010	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	665 of 1017	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	752 of 1004	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	871 of 1002	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	889 of 997	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	192 of 347	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.2	139 of 322	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	108 of 331	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	105 of 290	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	110 of 296	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.0	62 of 274	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	29.5	202 of 266	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	189 of 271	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	24.6	745 of 874	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	830 of 854	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	820 of 989	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	724 of 1000	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	755 of 1012	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	869 of 1011	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	857 of 1017	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	772 of 1003	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	856 of 1002	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	882 of 997	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	668 of 791	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	675 of 802	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	624 of 790	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	585 of 770	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	627 of 746	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	572 of 742	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	655 of 721	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	13.6	638 of 686	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	548 of 643	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	470 of 628	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	541 of 641	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	527 of 640	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	530 of 617	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	506 of 613	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	483 of 594	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	487 of 579	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	526 of 612	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	525 of 609	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	50.6	355 of 612	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.9	489 of 585	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.3	358 of 569	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.0	199 of 559	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.5	308 of 549	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.2	434 of 539	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	67.1	163 of 521	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.8	301 of 519	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	85 of 97	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	70 of 87	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	85 of 169	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.4	50 of 178	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	49.6	65 of 173	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	64 of 170	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	489 of 572	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	461 of 573	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	485 of 580	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	471 of 579	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	491 of 576	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	504 of 574	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	431 of 557	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	463 of 551	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	108 of 236	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.0	59 of 237	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	31.2	168 of 239	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	141 of 229	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	130 of 221	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.9	60 of 225	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	49.6	101 of 209	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.8	147 of 204	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	35.5	342 of 489	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	484 of 575	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.8	394 of 577	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	477 of 585	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	478 of 591	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	486 of 577	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	408 of 572	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	464 of 557	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	449 of 551	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	386 of 439	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	312 of 414	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	367 of 425	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	364 of 439	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	352 of 421	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	323 of 437	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	379 of 414	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	324 of 417	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	15.0	341 of 375	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

African American (2021)10th percentile-14 vs school

White (2018)7th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)50th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)30th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

White (2018)9th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies40%-25 vs state

Science36%-16 vs state

English Language Arts34%-20 vs state

Mathematics27%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Ideal	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1420 W Goldcrest Ave	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1600	210	13	16.8	88.6%	32 (15.2%)	29 (13.8%)	90 (42.9%)	50 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	18.2	882^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	15.1%		21.1	869^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.8%	13	47.8	27.8	33.3	32.1	29.6	34.5	39.1	22.2	23.8	24.1	25.9	27.6	33.3	44.8	27.8	41.4	$20,333	$2,899	$17,435
Victory Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2222 W Henry Ave	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6700	419	25	16.9	95.2%	50 (11.9%)	44 (10.5%)	103 (24.6%)	203 (48.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	8.3	948^th of 1039 public elementary schools	8.8%		6.5	959^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.1%	11	11.1	21.9	15.1	15.9	31.5	25.0	24.4	31.3	15.1	13.6	27.8	21.9	50.0	28.1	15.6	21.9	$19,548	$2,668	$16,880
Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5143 S 21st St	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6300	447	25	18.1	55.5%	134 (30.0%)	80 (17.9%)	157 (35.1%)	42 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.4%)	37.9	739^th of 1039 public elementary schools	28.9%		45.7	644^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.3%	95	68.3	47.6	50.0	40.0	70.4	55.9	48.8	42.9	40.5	33.3	57.7	50.0	50.0	58.8	35.7	38.2	$18,999	$2,588	$16,410
Garland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3120 W Green Ave	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6500	541	30	17.8	88.7%	155 (28.7%)	56 (10.4%)	116 (21.4%)	189 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)	15.6	903^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	13.1%		11.2	936^th of 1044 public elementary schools	10.3%	33	22.9	38.2	12.8	29.8	29.8	23.3	25.0	30.9	18.0	15.8	22.8	11.7	54.6	33.3	33.3	28.8	$18,538	$2,625	$15,913
Cedar Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2225 W Sycamore Ave	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 761-3020	295	24	12.4	40.3%	143 (48.5%)	16 (5.4%)	56 (19.0%)	68 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	54.2	543^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	47.7%		53.8	543^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	48.0%		63.8	55.4	51.1				70.2	54.6	31.9				68.2		47.0		$14,445	$807	$13,638
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%)	53.8	547^th of 1039 public elementary schools	47.4%		66.2	370^th of 1044 public elementary schools	64.6%	177	61.5	48.6	60.0				65.4	51.4	68.3				54.2		41.7		$14,275	$268	$14,007
Lowell International Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4360 S 20th St	Milwaukee	53221	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6600	209	15	13.8	80.4%	28 (13.4%)	42 (20.1%)	97 (46.4%)	18 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.5%)	26.2	823^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	20.8%		44.8	659^th of 1044 public elementary schools	36.9%	164	22.2	37.9	52.2				11.1	31.0	60.9				55.2		34.5		$23,645	$2,672	$20,973
Whittier Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4382 S 3rd St	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1400	146	8	17.3	54.1%	49 (33.6%)	33 (22.6%)	39 (26.7%)	12 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.9%)	73	272^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	73.8%		67.9	348^th of 1044 public elementary schools	66.7%	76	52.6	82.6	76.2				47.4	65.2	61.9				82.6		65.2		$19,648	$2,646	$17,002
Burdick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4348 S Griffin Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1200	527	25	21.2	58.1%	168 (31.9%)	80 (15.2%)	216 (41.0%)	25 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.6%)	19.1	871^st of 1039 public elementary schools	16.2%		22.8	855^th of 1044 public elementary schools	18.1%	16	36.6	21.2	41.5	30.2	45.2	49.2	36.6	18.2	41.5	29.0	47.5	35.4	36.4	63.1	27.3	58.5	$18,622	$2,434	$16,188
Highland View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5900 S 51st St	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 423-2750	336	29	11.5	26.5%	226 (67.3%)	8 (2.4%)	67 (19.9%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	80.5	147^th of 1039 public elementary schools	85.9%		83.5	117^th of 1044 public elementary schools	88.8%	30	70.9	79.7	75.0				80.0	71.2	75.0				66.1		66.1		$18,585	$483	$18,102

Frequently Asked Questions about Ideal

What district is Ideal in?

Milwaukee School District

What is the racial makeup of Ideal?

Students at Ideal are 43% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 15% White, 14% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ideal?

In the 2024-25 school year, 210 students attended Ideal.

Is Ideal a good school?

Ideal ranks in the bottom 15.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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