Summary:
ZIP code 53214 contains eight schools — five elementary, one middle, and two high schools — serving a combined 2,556 students, with enrollment ranging from 88 at Deeper Learning Virtual Academy to 552 at Burbank Elementary. Seven of the eight belong to the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, ranked 400 of 432 (0 stars), while Burbank Elementary is the lone school in the Milwaukee School District, ranked 418 of 432 (0 stars). No school in this area earned more than 2 stars.
Among elementary schools, Walker Elementary is the strongest, with 2 stars (33rd percentile), 5th grade ELA at 61.54% and 5th grade math at 59.62% — both above state rates — plus the lowest elementary free/reduced lunch (56.06%) and lowest elementary per-student spending ($15,090). Pershing Elementary has the area's lowest chronic absenteeism at 12.0% and a 3rd grade math result of 61.11%, though its 4th grade math (25.71%) and science (22.86%) are uneven. West Milwaukee Intermediate, the only middle school, posts 8th grade ELA of 45.59% — above its district but below the state — and a 1.1% dropout rate. James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School is the top-ranked school in the ZIP at the 41st percentile with 2 stars, up from the 19th and 5th percentiles in prior years, with a 94.4% graduation rate, 0.0% dropout, and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 12.0.
Burbank Elementary and Deeper Learning Virtual Academy are the main concerns. Burbank Elementary has the largest enrollment, the highest free/reduced lunch (83.88%), the highest spending ($19,532) and 39.7% chronic absenteeism, with most 2025-26 test results below 20%. Deeper Learning Virtual Academy, the smallest school, sits at the 6th percentile with 0 stars, an 18.3% dropout rate, an 84.2% graduation rate, and ACT Math at 4.17%; its reported 0.0% chronic absenteeism is likely a virtual-school accounting artifact. Across the ZIP, spending does not track with results, and lower absenteeism generally accompanies stronger outcomes.
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