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Rawson Elementary

Q: Is Rawson Elementary a good school?

Rawson Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Rawson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Rawson Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rawson Elementary?

Students at Rawson Elementary are 51% White, 32% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Rawson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rawson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : South Milwaukee Middle High : South Milwaukee High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

864^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Rawson Elementary is a public elementary school located in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 379. The school is part of the South Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 359 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rawson Elementary consistently performs below the South Milwaukee School District and Wisconsin state averages in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Rawson Elementary's 3rd grade proficiency rates were 24.07% in ELA and 29.09% in Math, compared to the district's 52.26% and 47.44%, and the state's 52.14% and 55%, respectively. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 27.9% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Rawson Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.76% to 63.85% in recent years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

The nearby schools in the South Milwaukee and Cudahy school districts generally perform better academically than Rawson Elementary, with higher proficiency rates on the Forward Exam. For example, E.W. Luther Elementary, also in the South Milwaukee School District, had 3rd grade proficiency rates of 79.31% in ELA and 82.76% in Math in 2024-2025, significantly higher than Rawson Elementary. Carollton Elementary, in the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, is a high-performing school, ranking in the top 20% of Wisconsin elementary schools and outperforming Rawson Elementary across all grade levels and subject areas.

371

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,257

Per pupil spending ?

61.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1410 Rawson Ave
South Milwaukee, WI 53172-1995

(414) 766-2904

District: South Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Rawson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Milwaukee Middle
High:	South Milwaukee High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.9%

Hispanic:

31.8%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (34% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

864^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the South Milwaukee School District

359^th of 426South Milwaukee 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	21.5	864 of 1044	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	799 of 1061	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	724 of 1067	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	723 of 1067	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	811 of 1050	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	755 of 1037	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	804 of 1025	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.0	747 of 1071	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	17.4	918 of 1075	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.9	837 of 1076	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.8	823 of 1061	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	53.7	557 of 1053	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.7	796 of 1045	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.8	792 of 1046	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.2	780 of 1045	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	63.3	426 of 1030	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.7	550 of 1021	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.1	311 of 689	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.5	381 of 712	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	71.7	194 of 632	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	32.5	490 of 633	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	50.2	61 of 161	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.8	138 of 165	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	254 of 255	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	186 of 269	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	88 of 249	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.8	228 of 248	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	216 of 222	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	227 of 275	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	118 of 287	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	847 of 1001	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	734 of 1011	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	599 of 1010	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	546 of 1017	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	716 of 1004	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	665 of 1002	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	764 of 997	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	271 of 322	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	210 of 331	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	111 of 290	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	124 of 296	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	130 of 274	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.9	245 of 266	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	183 of 271	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	816 of 870	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	705 of 866	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	537 of 871	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	442 of 859	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	574 of 847	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	564 of 874	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	544 of 854	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	805 of 1000	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	779 of 1012	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	751 of 1011	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	786 of 1017	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	809 of 1003	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	770 of 1002	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	779 of 997	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	547 of 802	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	412 of 790	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	538 of 770	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	543 of 748	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.8	343 of 746	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.4	589 of 742	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	557 of 721	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	642 of 718	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	581 of 727	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	586 of 715	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	514 of 704	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	597 of 699	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	509 of 718	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	563 of 686	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)62nd percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies53%-10 vs state

Science45%-6 vs state

Mathematics29%-24 vs state

English Language Arts29%-23 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1410 Rawson Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-2904	371	30	12.2	61.5%	189 (50.9%)	27 (7.3%)	118 (31.8%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	21.5	864^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.2%		32.1	799^th of 1061 public elementary schools	24.7%	65	24.1	34.0	30.0		29.1	36.2	23.5		53.2	44.7	$13,257	$740	$12,518
E W Luther Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	718 Hawthorne Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5326	197	15	12.8	43.1%	136 (69.0%)	6 (3.0%)	45 (22.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	65.6	372^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	64.4%		66.3	386^th of 1061 public elementary schools	63.6%	14	79.3	53.9	62.5		82.8	53.9	75.0		64.1	46.2	$14,894	$1,189	$13,705
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	711 Marion Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5252	274	23	11.7	59.1%	123 (44.9%)	23 (8.4%)	88 (32.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.8%)	30.6	804^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.0%		44.6	685^th of 1061 public elementary schools	35.4%	119	55.6	35.0	46.9		41.7	35.0	39.6		32.5	32.5	$13,983	$746	$13,238
Blakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 Blakewood Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5900	314	26	11.9	47.8%	175 (55.7%)	16 (5.1%)	95 (30.3%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	59.9	459^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.0%		43.7	693^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	34.7%	234	71.4	69.8	39.1		54.3	51.2	37.0		76.7	69.8	$13,457	$1,012	$12,445
Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5950 S Illinois Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-7100	403	29	13.8	66.3%	202 (50.1%)	39 (9.7%)	122 (30.3%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.4%)	46.3	640^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.7%		36	772^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	27.2%	132	53.6	59.6	42.9	50.0	51.8	40.4	30.6	31.8	69.2	53.9	$15,515	$1,538	$13,977
Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5845 S Swift Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-7150	171	14	11.8	50.9%	74 (43.3%)	13 (7.6%)	67 (39.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.8%)	31.5	797^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.7%		40.6	721^st of 1061 public elementary schools	32.0%	76	50.0	23.5	41.2	47.8	50.0	17.7	41.2	34.8	47.1	35.3	$13,682	$883	$12,798
Kosciuszko Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5252 S Kirkwood Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-7200	208	16	12.8	69.2%	96 (46.2%)	18 (8.7%)	75 (36.1%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.2%)	41.9	700^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.0%		41.4	715^th of 1061 public elementary schools	32.6%	15	61.9	54.2	45.7	50.0	42.9	41.7	22.9	25.0	79.2	50.0	$15,310	$1,289	$14,021
Carollton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8965 S Carollton Dr	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 768-6290	376	26	14.3	31.9%	262 (69.7%)	8 (2.1%)	62 (16.5%)	18 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	79.8	163^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	84.4%		77.2	202^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	81.0%	39	85.5	60.6	70.2		89.7	59.1	79.0		77.3	59.1	$11,925	$678	$11,247
Edgewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8545 S Shepard Ave	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 768-6280	389	27	14.5	41.6%	233 (59.9%)	27 (6.9%)	71 (18.3%)	24 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	65.1	382^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	63.4%		64	420^th of 1061 public elementary schools	60.4%	38	64.3	52.4	53.5		55.7	65.1	57.8		77.8	60.3	$12,845	$678	$12,167
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4416 S Packard Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-2930	312	23	13.7	63.8%	135 (43.3%)	32 (10.3%)	96 (30.8%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.5%)	37.6	750^th of 1044 public elementary schools	28.2%		54.5	572^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	46.1%	178	68.9	38.9	61.5	56.3	43.2	22.2	23.1	15.6	52.8	38.9	$15,765	$807	$14,958

Frequently Asked Questions about Rawson Elementary

How many students attend Rawson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Rawson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Rawson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rawson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Milwaukee Middle
High : South Milwaukee High

Is Rawson Elementary a good school?

Rawson Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Rawson Elementary in?

South Milwaukee School District

What is the racial makeup of Rawson Elementary?

Students at Rawson Elementary are 51% White, 32% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American, 2% Asian.

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