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Jefferson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

912^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 393 students at 7229 W Becher St in West Allis, Wisconsin, part of the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District. In 2025–26 it ranked 912th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools (12th percentile, 1 star), and its district ranks 400th of 432 statewide. Its rank history shows a long-term decline: 42nd percentile with 2 stars in 2015–16, then mostly 1 star since, with recent percentiles of 18, 19, 17, 16, and 12.

Achievement is the clearest concern. In 2025–26, Jefferson's ELA and math proficiency fell below both district and state at every grade level — 22.73 in grade 3 ELA versus 35.58 district and 52.08 state, and 24.62 in grade 3 math. Science is the bright spot at 36.36, above the district's 34.43 and above several nearby same-district schools, though still below the state's 53.46. Jefferson also trails most same-district neighbors: Mitchell Elementary, about two miles away, sits at the 51st percentile with 3 stars, 3.9% chronic absenteeism, and far higher test scores. Jefferson's chronic absenteeism improved to 16.4%, better than district (19.5%) and state (17.3%) rates but higher than Pershing Elementary, Irving Elementary, Franklin Elementary, Wilson Elementary, and Mitchell.

Resources don't obviously explain the gap: Jefferson spends $15,907 per student with a 12.5 student-teacher ratio, lower than most nearby schools, including Mitchell (14.7). Effectiveness rankings by subgroup vary widely, with some groups far above the school's overall percentile while others rank in the low teens. Grade-level scores also swing sharply year to year — grade 5 ELA fell from 43.28 to 27.27 — suggesting cohort effects or instructional inconsistency.

393

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,907

Per pupil spending ?

64.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

7229 W Becher St
West Allis, WI 53219-1200

(414) 604-4110

District: West Allis-West Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Milwaukee Intermediate
High:	Central High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.9%

White:

32.3%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (29% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg39%

Wisconsin avg55%

912^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

400^th of 432West 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
2026	14.2	912 of 1039	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	880 of 1044	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	876 of 1061	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	869 of 1067	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	879 of 1067	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	834 of 1050	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	767 of 1037	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	831 of 1025	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.5	772 of 1071	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	47.6	628 of 1075	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.7	507 of 1076	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.0	435 of 1061	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.0	196 of 1053	81.4%	★★★★☆
2012	69.7	283 of 1045	72.9%	★★★★☆
2011	58.0	519 of 1046	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	33.0	838 of 1045	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.6	728 of 1030	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.9	733 of 1021	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	62.7	315 of 689	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.3	422 of 712	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.6	335 of 632	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.1	325 of 633	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	78 of 150	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.5	55 of 144	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.1	13 of 133	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	61.6	32 of 141	77.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	60.9	46 of 123	62.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	151 of 255	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	256 of 269	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	860 of 986	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	790 of 1001	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	845 of 1011	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	851 of 1010	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	871 of 1017	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	767 of 1004	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	645 of 1002	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	784 of 997	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	283 of 347	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	243 of 322	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	234 of 331	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	179 of 290	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	150 of 296	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	143 of 274	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	134 of 266	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.1	181 of 271	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	763 of 848	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	730 of 870	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	713 of 866	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	696 of 871	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	717 of 859	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	692 of 847	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	620 of 874	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	723 of 854	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	851 of 989	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	864 of 1000	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	814 of 1012	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	734 of 1011	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	779 of 1017	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	815 of 1003	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	823 of 1002	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	809 of 997	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	121 of 142	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	68 of 96	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	19 of 76	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	41.0	42 of 67	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	695 of 791	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	668 of 802	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	686 of 790	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	598 of 770	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	550 of 748	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	596 of 746	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	674 of 742	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	653 of 721	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	666 of 697	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	649 of 718	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	663 of 727	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	668 of 715	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	653 of 704	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	595 of 699	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	497 of 718	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	530 of 686	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2024)63rd percentile+45 vs school

African American (2026)48th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

White (2026)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies45%-20 vs state

Science36%-17 vs state

Mathematics26%-27 vs state

English Language Arts25%-28 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
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%)	14.2	912^th of 1039 public elementary schools	12.2%		19.1	880^th of 1044 public elementary schools	15.7%	32	22.7	27.3	27.3				24.6	29.6	24.1				45.5		36.4		$15,907	$866	$15,040
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%)	24.5	838^th of 1039 public elementary schools	19.3%		17.5	891^st of 1044 public elementary schools	14.7%	53	53.1	35.1	36.8				46.9	13.9	34.2				40.0		31.4		$15,699	$786	$14,913
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%)	10.5	927^th of 1039 public elementary schools	10.8%		13.6	919^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.0%	8	12.5	14.0	36.8				17.9	14.0	33.3				35.1		21.1		$15,871	$776	$15,095
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%)	31	793^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	23.7%		22.8	854^th of 1044 public elementary schools	18.2%	61	34.0	41.7	51.8				32.1	39.6	51.8				41.7		33.3		$16,268	$782	$15,486
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%)	20	862^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	17.0%		26.5	831^st of 1044 public elementary schools	20.4%	31	37.9	27.3	28.4	44.1	55.2	51.8	46.6	23.6	23.9	35.6	39.7	46.4	34.6	53.6	29.1	50.0	$19,460	$2,562	$16,898
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%)	22.9	849^th of 1039 public elementary schools	18.3%		14.9	909^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.9%	60	50.0	33.9	25.0				42.9	14.9	17.3				56.7		34.9		$18,255	$2,440	$15,816
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%)	3	998^th of 1039 public elementary schools	3.9%		2.4	1018^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.5%	20	11.4	2.2	9.6	13.2	19.0	16.4	14.0	4.4	11.5	9.4	13.8	14.8	20.0	27.8	11.1	29.6	$19,532	$2,593	$16,939
Pershing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 S 47th St	West Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4610	250	18	13.9	74.8%	62 (24.8%)	47 (18.8%)	115 (46.0%)	8 (3.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.4%)	28.6	808^th of 1039 public elementary schools	22.2%		23.1	851^st of 1044 public elementary schools	18.5%	43	30.6	37.1	50.0				61.1	25.7	38.6				40.0		22.9		$15,623	$822	$14,801
Honey Creek Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6701 W Eden Pl	Milwaukee	53220	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7900	393	20	19.6	73.5%	70 (17.8%)	67 (17.0%)	185 (47.1%)	31 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.7%)	31.4	788^th of 1039 public elementary schools	24.2%		30.9	800^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.4%	12	38.0	38.6	45.2				36.0	40.9	45.2				59.1		34.1		$18,646	$2,571	$16,075
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%)	28	817^th of 1039 public elementary schools	21.4%		27.4	825^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.0%	8	47.5	43.8	50.0				42.5	23.4	30.0				47.9		29.8		$18,912	$1,009	$17,903

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 32% White, 12% Two or more races, 10% African American, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Milwaukee Intermediate
High : Central High

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

West Allis-West Milwaukee School District

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