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Wilson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

854^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Wilson Elementary is a public elementary school in West Allis, Wisconsin, serving 365 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.

Wilson Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past five years. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.27% of 4th graders and 30.61% of 5th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to the state averages of 53.96% and 52.58%, respectively. Wilson Elementary also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.4% to 24.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Horace Mann Elementary and Mitchell Elementary, also part of the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, face similar challenges in academic performance and student engagement. In contrast, Wauwatosa STEM, a public charter school in the neighboring Wauwatosa School District, consistently outperforms Wilson Elementary and the state on academic measures, with over 80% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Addressing the complex issues at Wilson Elementary will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach that goes beyond simply increasing funding.

365

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,921

Per pupil spending ?

65.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8710 W Orchard St
West Allis, WI 53214-4399

(414) 604-4810

District: West Allis-West Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate
High:	Nathan Hale High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.5%

Hispanic:

33.7%

African American:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (36% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg37%

Wisconsin avg54%

854^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	22.8	854 of 1044	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	917 of 1061	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	875 of 1067	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	837 of 1067	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	734 of 1050	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	516 of 1037	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	627 of 1025	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.8	696 of 1071	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.6	665 of 1075	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.4	584 of 1076	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.2	596 of 1061	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.1	657 of 1053	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.9	730 of 1045	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.5	590 of 1046	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.4	563 of 1045	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.9	541 of 1030	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	70.5	272 of 1021	73.4%	★★★★☆
2007	69.8	225 of 689	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.1	226 of 632	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.9	304 of 633	52.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	55.1	49 of 137	64.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	122 of 255	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.8	221 of 269	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	744 of 1001	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	852 of 1011	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	799 of 1010	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	825 of 1017	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	721 of 1004	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	494 of 1002	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	586 of 997	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	193 of 322	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	295 of 331	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	215 of 290	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	204 of 296	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	191 of 274	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	135 of 266	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	121 of 271	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	760 of 870	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	795 of 866	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	712 of 871	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	641 of 859	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	612 of 847	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	489 of 874	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	473 of 854	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	843 of 1000	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	882 of 1012	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	831 of 1011	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	717 of 1017	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.0	640 of 1003	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	488 of 1002	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	603 of 997	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	76 of 113	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.4	15 of 85	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.2	32 of 67	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	629 of 802	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	681 of 790	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	696 of 770	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	450 of 748	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	277 of 746	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	420 of 742	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	640 of 718	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	644 of 727	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	633 of 715	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	602 of 704	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	465 of 699	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	242 of 718	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	373 of 686	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)64th percentile+51 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies49%-15 vs state

English Language Arts37%-15 vs state

Mathematics31%-23 vs state

Science31%-20 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Walker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 S 119th St	West Allis	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4710	371	25	14.6	56.1%	208 (56.1%)	23 (6.2%)	83 (22.4%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.1%)	43.9	668^th of 1044 public elementary schools	36.0%		51	614^th of 1061 public elementary schools	42.1%	54	45.1	48.0	45.9				47.1	54.0	44.3				56.0		50.0		$13,115	$696	$12,417
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 N Glenview Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-1900	218	24	9.1	22.0%	146 (67.0%)	21 (9.6%)	25 (11.5%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.8%)	70.7	303^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	71.0%		73.4	263^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	75.2%	40	57.6	57.1	60.5				66.7	71.4	60.5				76.2		66.7		$11,514	$882	$10,631
Wauwatosa STEM	Public, Charter	K-5	1060 N Glenview Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	Yes	No	No	No	(414) 773-1900	127	4	31.7	3.1%	106 (83.5%)	3 (2.4%)	9 (7.1%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	96.4	3^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	99.7%		96.3	3^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	99.7%		86.4	81.8	91.7				95.5	90.9	91.7				100.0		95.5		$12,569	$381	$12,187

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Elementary

How many students attend Wilson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Wilson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary?

Students at Wilson Elementary are 42% White, 34% Hispanic, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Wilson Elementary in?

West Allis-West Milwaukee School District

Is Wilson Elementary a good school?

Wilson Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate
High : Nathan Hale High

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