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Irving Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
825th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 21% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Irving Elementary is a public elementary school in West Allis, Wisconsin, serving 376 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.

Irving Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 34.69% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.14%. The school's performance also lags behind the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District average, which is also below the state average. Irving Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 50-63% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 10.5% to 24.5% in recent years.

While Irving Elementary spends more per student than the state average, its academic performance remains significantly below nearby schools in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, such as Walker Elementary and Jefferson Elementary. In contrast, Orchard Lane Elementary, which is in the New Berlin School District, consistently outperforms Irving Elementary and the state average on academic measures.

375
Students ?
11.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,271
Per pupil spending ?
59.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 10230 W Grant St
       West Allis, WI  53227-1399

(414) 604-4010

District: West Allis-West Milwaukee School District


Students who attend Irving Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate
High:    Nathan Hale High
Racial breakdown:

White:
45.1%
Hispanic:
25.3%
Two or more races:
12.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school38%
District avg37%
Wisconsin avg54%
825th of 1,044
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 21%▼ down 28 pts since 2015
From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 9Elementary Schools in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
395th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202527.4825 of 104421.0%★☆☆☆☆
202435.3777 of 106126.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.6857 of 106719.7%★☆☆☆☆
202227.1851 of 106720.2%★☆☆☆☆
202121.2877 of 105016.5%★☆☆☆☆
201936.0750 of 103727.7%★☆☆☆☆
201841.1679 of 102533.8%★★☆☆☆
201762.6402 of 107162.5%★★★☆☆
201655.6504 of 107553.1%★★★☆☆
201555.9553 of 107648.6%★★☆☆☆
201438.4795 of 106125.1%★☆☆☆☆
201335.6807 of 105323.4%★☆☆☆☆
201239.5819 of 104521.6%★☆☆☆☆
201138.7819 of 104621.7%★☆☆☆☆
201033.5834 of 104520.2%★☆☆☆☆
200946.1698 of 103032.2%★★☆☆☆
200847.3684 of 102133.0%★★☆☆☆
200739.9522 of 68924.2%★☆☆☆☆
200636.5549 of 71222.9%★☆☆☆☆
200531.6490 of 63222.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
201897.91 of 16599.4%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202523.8813 of 100118.8%★☆☆☆☆
202437.0731 of 101127.7%★☆☆☆☆
202336.4719 of 101028.8%★☆☆☆☆
202228.0795 of 101721.8%★☆☆☆☆
202126.1803 of 100420.0%★☆☆☆☆
201934.7731 of 100227.0%★☆☆☆☆
201846.3612 of 99738.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202520.6279 of 32213.4%★☆☆☆☆
202453.3133 of 33159.8%★★★☆☆
202346.7142 of 29051.0%★★★☆☆
202240.1164 of 29644.6%★★☆☆☆
201940.9151 of 26643.2%★★☆☆☆
201846.9123 of 27154.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202531.0660 of 87024.1%★☆☆☆☆
202436.1611 of 86629.4%★☆☆☆☆
202319.1784 of 87110.0%★☆☆☆☆
202219.2763 of 85911.2%★☆☆☆☆
202121.1744 of 84712.2%★☆☆☆☆
201938.5588 of 87432.7%★★☆☆☆
201831.8665 of 85422.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202531.8762 of 100023.8%★☆☆☆☆
202437.2703 of 101230.5%★★☆☆☆
202321.1840 of 101116.9%★☆☆☆☆
202228.5801 of 101721.2%★☆☆☆☆
202119.6852 of 100315.1%★☆☆☆☆
201940.0678 of 100232.3%★★☆☆☆
201838.8711 of 99728.7%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202238.042 of 7745.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202530.3587 of 80226.8%★☆☆☆☆
202440.7458 of 79042.0%★★☆☆☆
202317.5701 of 7709.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.1658 of 74812.0%★☆☆☆☆
201925.5595 of 74219.8%★☆☆☆☆
201838.5451 of 72137.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202521.8618 of 71813.9%★☆☆☆☆
202426.1586 of 72719.4%★☆☆☆☆
202311.5678 of 7155.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.6628 of 70410.8%★☆☆☆☆
202112.3665 of 6994.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.7571 of 71820.5%★☆☆☆☆
201828.7544 of 68620.7%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2018)99th percentile+66 vs school
Multi-racial (2022)45th percentile+25 vs school
Special Education (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)19th percentile~ school
White (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts43%-9 vs state
Social Studies40%-23 vs state
Science36%-15 vs state
Mathematics33%-21 vs state

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Students who attend Irving Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate
High : Nathan Hale High

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Irving Elementary.

Irving Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Students at Irving Elementary are 45% White, 25% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 11% African American, 6% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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