Schools in Zip Code 53219

ZIP code 53219 is home to three elementary schools serving roughly 1,600 students combined: Milwaukee Spanish Immersion (PK–5, 605 students) and Fairview Elementary (PK–8, 603 students), both in the Milwaukee School District, plus Jefferson Elementary (PK–5, 393 students) in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District. There are no middle or high schools in this ZIP code, though Fairview runs through grade 8. The two Milwaukee schools are nearly identical in size, while Jefferson is about a third smaller.

Comparing the three, Fairview Elementary posts the strongest overall proficiency (about 39% across its reported tests) and beats its district averages on 15 of 16 tests, driven largely by strong grades 6–8 results. Milwaukee Spanish Immersion is the only school improving its state ranking (13th to 18th percentile) and the only one with broad year-over-year gains, including the ZIP code's top grade-3 reading result. Jefferson Elementary is the only school trailing its own district (7 of 8 tests) despite having the smallest classes, lowest poverty, and best attendance here. In the comparable grade 3–5 reading and math band, Fairview and Spanish Immersion are essentially tied.

Parents should know that no 2025–26 test result at any of these three schools met the Wisconsin state average, though one school produced above-state results the prior year. The "inputs" don't line up neatly with outcomes — the school with the best attendance and smallest classes has the lowest proficiency, and the highest-poverty school showed the biggest gains — so these patterns are worth asking about, not treating as cause and effect. Grade-level percentages come from small student counts, and attendance, spending, and staffing figures are from 2024–25, one year earlier than the test data.