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Franklin Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

891^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a public elementary school in West Allis, Wisconsin, serving 246 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 395 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with low academic performance on the state's standardized tests. For example, in 2024-2025, only 34.29% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.14% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.8% to 24.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Franklin Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 52.44% to 67.69% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the nearby Horace Mann Elementary, Wilson Elementary, and Jefferson Elementary schools in the West Allis-West Milwaukee district also perform poorly, some Milwaukee School District schools, such as Fairview Elementary and Milwaukee Spanish Immersion, perform better academically despite serving a higher proportion of low-income students. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Franklin Elementary to learn from and adopt successful practices from these higher-performing schools.

244

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,426

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2060 S 86th St
West Allis, WI 53227-1795

(414) 604-3710

District: West Allis-West Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate
High:	Central High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.6%

Hispanic:

25.0%

Two or more races:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (31% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg37%

Wisconsin avg54%

891^st of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District

395^th of 426West Allis-West 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	17.5	891 of 1044	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	819 of 1061	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	717 of 1067	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	790 of 1067	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	789 of 1050	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	732 of 1037	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	756 of 1025	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.9	645 of 1071	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.1	619 of 1075	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.1	785 of 1076	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	56.8	491 of 1061	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.4	532 of 1053	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.0	684 of 1045	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.6	795 of 1046	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.8	758 of 1045	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.5	792 of 1030	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.0	638 of 1021	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.1	381 of 689	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.9	311 of 712	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.6	408 of 632	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.4	345 of 633	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	53.5	41 of 141	70.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	845 of 1001	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	774 of 1011	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	649 of 1010	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	700 of 1017	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	729 of 1004	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	774 of 1002	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	737 of 997	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	247 of 322	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	205 of 331	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	117 of 274	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	109 of 266	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	97 of 271	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	812 of 870	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	644 of 866	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.3	334 of 871	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	439 of 859	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	465 of 847	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	622 of 874	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	600 of 854	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	849 of 1000	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	767 of 1012	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	685 of 1011	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	771 of 1017	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	751 of 1003	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	611 of 1002	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	686 of 997	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	681 of 802	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	509 of 748	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	361 of 742	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	434 of 721	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	665 of 718	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	580 of 727	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	570 of 715	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	569 of 704	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	546 of 699	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	493 of 718	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	506 of 686	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2021)71st percentile+46 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies44%-20 vs state

English Language Arts32%-20 vs state

Mathematics29%-25 vs state

Science20%-31 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
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2060 S 86th St	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3710	244	18	13.4	67.2%	121 (49.6%)	19 (7.8%)	61 (25.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (15.2%)	17.5	891^st of 1044 public elementary schools	14.7%		29.4	819^th of 1061 public elementary schools	22.8%	72	34.3	24.4	39.3				24.3	24.4	42.9				43.9		19.5		$13,426	$1,045	$12,380
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8710 W Orchard St	West Allis	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4810	365	28	13.2	65.8%	155 (42.5%)	44 (12.1%)	123 (33.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.9%)	22.8	854^th of 1044 public elementary schools	18.2%		15.8	917^th of 1061 public elementary schools	13.6%	63	40.0	32.7	38.8				36.0	27.3	30.6				49.1		30.9		$11,921	$955	$10,965
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7229 W Becher St	West Allis	53219	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4110	393	31	12.5	64.6%	127 (32.3%)	40 (10.2%)	157 (39.9%)	21 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.7%)	19.1	880^th of 1044 public elementary schools	15.7%		21.4	876^th of 1061 public elementary schools	17.4%	4	24.1	28.6	43.3				16.7	16.1	37.3				44.6		32.1		$12,826	$892	$11,933
Irving Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10230 W Grant St	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4010	375	32	11.6	59.5%	169 (45.1%)	41 (10.9%)	95 (25.3%)	21 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.8%)	27.4	825^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.0%		35.3	777^th of 1061 public elementary schools	26.8%	48	34.7	40.5	58.1				22.5	33.3	48.4				40.5		35.7		$15,271	$1,287	$13,982
Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10125 W Montana Ave	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4510	267	18	14.7	44.2%	163 (61.0%)	17 (6.4%)	66 (24.7%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	49.9	586^th of 1044 public elementary schools	43.9%		60	489^th of 1061 public elementary schools	53.9%	97	35.9	63.0	63.9				30.8	63.0	72.2				51.9		40.7		$10,586	$1,033	$9,551
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6213 W Lapham St	West Allis	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3910	384	29	13.4	72.1%	125 (32.6%)	48 (12.5%)	162 (42.2%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.2%)	13.6	919^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.0%		10.5	947^th of 1061 public elementary schools	10.7%	28	21.0	30.6	29.2				27.0	26.5	12.5				46.9		27.1		$13,583	$1,167	$12,414
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6500 W Kinnickinnic River Pkwy	Milwaukee	53219	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 546-7700	603	35	17.3	72.6%	186 (30.8%)	77 (12.8%)	277 (45.9%)	20 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.6%)	26.5	831^st of 1044 public elementary schools	20.4%		27.3	835^th of 1061 public elementary schools	21.3%	4	45.3	32.8	41.2	39.3	58.2	61.9	54.7	31.2	27.5	26.2	45.5	41.3	45.9	69.4	34.4	38.7	$14,589	$2,201	$12,388
Milwaukee Spanish Immersion	Public	PK, KG-5	2765 S 55th St	Milwaukee	53219	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7600	605	34	17.8	82.6%	47 (7.8%)	136 (22.5%)	384 (63.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	14.9	909^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.9%		18.3	898^th of 1061 public elementary schools	15.4%	11	31.3	20.3	28.6				32.5	25.4	19.6				45.8		27.1		$13,538	$2,505	$11,033
Alcott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3563 S 97th St	Milwaukee	53228	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7400	264	18	14.9	74.2%	67 (25.4%)	45 (17.0%)	97 (36.7%)	11 (4.2%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.2%)	8.7	949^th of 1044 public elementary schools	9.1%		9.1	953^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	10.2%	4	31.0	13.6	34.6	23.1	32.0	47.8	14.3	9.1	7.7	23.1	24.0	4.4	18.2	60.9	13.6	13.0	$15,071	$2,847	$12,224
Burbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6035 W Adler St	Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8400	552	33	16.7	83.9%	51 (9.2%)	226 (40.9%)	120 (21.7%)	104 (18.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.5%)	2.4	1018^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.5%		3.8	1007^th of 1061 public elementary schools	5.1%	11	3.9	7.7	7.3	13.4	26.3	24.1	11.5	5.8	5.5	9.0	14.0	7.0	9.6	32.8	5.8	20.7	$15,293	$2,296	$12,998

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.7% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate
High : Central High

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

West Allis-West Milwaukee School District

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Franklin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 50% White, 25% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 8% African American, 2% Asian.

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