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Rogers Street Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8
974th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 6% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Rogers Street Academy is a PK–8 elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 570 students as part of the Milwaukee School District, which ranks 418th out of 432 districts statewide. The school itself ranked 974th out of 1,039 Wisconsin schools in 2025–2026 (6th percentile, 0 stars), and it has landed between the 4th and 8th percentiles with 0 stars every year for the past decade. About 93% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, and 37.8% were chronically absent—better than the district's 46.2% but more than double the state's 17.3%.

Test scores are generally below district and far below state levels. In English Language Arts, grades 3–8 proficiency ranges from 11.67% to 29.03%, and in math from 8.06% to 30.65%. There are pockets of strength: 8th grade math (30.65%) beats the district average (21.63%), 8th grade science (27.42%) edges the district (26.11%), and 4th grade social studies (36.54%) is slightly above the district (34.69%). The school's effectiveness with English Language Learner students ranked 159th of 245 (35th percentile, 2 stars)—far above its overall standing—while its other subgroup results rank in the low single digits.

Nearby options show what is possible in the same area. ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes ranks 895th (14th percentile, 1 star) with only 4.9% chronic absenteeism and 8th grade ELA proficiency of 50%, while Rocketship Southside Community Prep ranks 850th (18th percentile, 1 star) with 5th grade math at 50%. Doerfler Elementary and Mitchell Elementary rank below Rogers, while Forest Home Elementary, Longfellow Elementary, and U S Grant School are roughly comparable. Per-student spending rose from $12,293 in 2019–2020 to $20,226 in 2024–2025, with a student–teacher ratio of 15.8.

570
Students ?
15.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,226
Per pupil spending ?
93.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
79%
Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)
 2430 W Rogers St
       Milwaukee, WI  53204-3655

(414) 902-1100

District: Milwaukee School District


Students who attend Rogers Street Academy usually attend:

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...
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.2%
African American:
5.6%
Two or more races:
2.8%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (20% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 17% Wisconsin)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school20%
District avg25%
Wisconsin avg55%
Elementary school
974th of 1,039
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
586th of 643
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
54th 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
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20265.1974 of 10396.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.0979 of 10446.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.8991 of 10616.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.3988 of 10677.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.5986 of 10677.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.41012 of 10503.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.0959 of 10377.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.6958 of 10256.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20174.91001 of 10716.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20165.11009 of 10756.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20156.6996 of 10767.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20148.1981 of 10617.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20139.6976 of 10537.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201219.6928 of 104511.2%★☆☆☆☆
20118.7990 of 10465.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20101.31029 of 10451.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20091.21013 of 10301.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20080.91009 of 10211.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20070.6687 of 6890.3%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202636.6159 of 24535.1%★★☆☆☆
202529.7202 of 25520.8%★☆☆☆☆
202429.6206 of 26923.4%★☆☆☆☆
202332.8178 of 24928.5%★☆☆☆☆
202240.9143 of 24842.3%★★☆☆☆
202125.4203 of 2228.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.8217 of 27521.1%★☆☆☆☆
201825.6260 of 2879.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20264.3942 of 9864.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.2961 of 10014.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.6969 of 10114.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.2968 of 10104.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.5974 of 10174.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.6966 of 10043.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.1941 of 10026.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.4921 of 9977.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202612.2337 of 3472.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.5311 of 3223.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.7305 of 3317.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.0247 of 29014.8%★☆☆☆☆
202224.5236 of 29620.3%★☆☆☆☆
202119.1257 of 2746.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.9229 of 26613.9%★☆☆☆☆
201818.5255 of 2715.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202311.4823 of 8715.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.2833 of 8593.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.2832 of 8471.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20267.7911 of 9897.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.1925 of 10007.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.9920 of 10129.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.5909 of 101110.1%★☆☆☆☆
202211.8914 of 101710.1%★☆☆☆☆
20216.0956 of 10034.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.6907 of 10029.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.2937 of 9976.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202614.8748 of 7915.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.2775 of 8023.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.4755 of 7904.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.1650 of 77015.6%★☆☆☆☆
202215.2708 of 7485.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.7692 of 7467.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.6659 of 74211.2%★☆☆☆☆
201813.9700 of 7212.9%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20268.6586 of 6438.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.0560 of 62810.8%★☆☆☆☆
202415.0558 of 64112.9%★☆☆☆☆
202312.6577 of 6409.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.7560 of 6179.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.3562 of 6138.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.7553 of 5946.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.2556 of 5794.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20175.3567 of 6127.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201611.7544 of 60910.7%★☆☆☆☆
20155.1575 of 6126.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20145.3545 of 5856.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20132.4547 of 5693.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20122.6534 of 5594.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20112.4533 of 5492.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20100.3535 of 5390.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.2518 of 5210.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20080.1518 of 5190.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20076.4340 of 3667.1%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202635.1118 of 16930.2%★★☆☆☆
202538.4113 of 17836.5%★★☆☆☆
202431.4130 of 17324.9%★☆☆☆☆
202332.0133 of 17021.8%★☆☆☆☆
202270.215 of 15890.5%★★★★★
202135.6102 of 13826.1%★☆☆☆☆
201943.873 of 15352.3%★★★☆☆
201826.3126 of 14010.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20267.2526 of 5728.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.1513 of 57310.5%★☆☆☆☆
20247.8531 of 5808.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.2533 of 5797.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.1533 of 5767.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.3546 of 5744.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.9513 of 5577.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.7521 of 5515.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202431.0170 of 23928.9%★☆☆☆☆
202331.2161 of 22929.7%★★☆☆☆
202226.0180 of 22118.6%★☆☆☆☆
202121.2200 of 22511.1%★☆☆☆☆
201914.7198 of 2095.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.7201 of 2041.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202619.3454 of 51311.5%★☆☆☆☆
202511.1478 of 5096.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202439.3333 of 52036.0%★★☆☆☆
202319.4456 of 52513.1%★☆☆☆☆
202216.3482 of 5227.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.3470 of 4995.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202611.7510 of 57511.3%★☆☆☆☆
202513.7506 of 57712.3%★☆☆☆☆
202426.0463 of 58520.9%★☆☆☆☆
202317.7510 of 59113.7%★☆☆☆☆
202219.8493 of 57714.6%★☆☆☆☆
202112.5511 of 57210.7%★☆☆☆☆
20196.7518 of 5577.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.7532 of 5513.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202617.6399 of 4399.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202534.4269 of 41435.0%★★☆☆☆
202425.8343 of 42519.3%★☆☆☆☆
202329.3338 of 43923.0%★☆☆☆☆
202223.5351 of 42116.6%★☆☆☆☆
202120.7393 of 43710.1%★☆☆☆☆
201922.4356 of 41414.0%★☆☆☆☆
201821.5361 of 41713.4%★☆☆☆☆
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)35th percentile+29 vs school
Male (2026)8th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)6th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)5th percentile~ school
Female (2026)4th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile+21 vs school
Hispanic (2024)29th percentile+16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)11th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)9th percentile~ school
Female (2026)8th percentile~ school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies35%-30 vs state
Science25%-28 vs state
English Language Arts17%-37 vs state
Mathematics16%-37 vs state

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Students at Rogers Street Academy are 90% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

Rogers Street Academy ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Rogers Street Academy.

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