Summary:
ZIP code 53227 contains six schools — three elementary, one middle, and two high schools serving roughly 3,883 students — all within the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, a high-poverty district ranked 400 of 432 in Wisconsin at the 7th percentile with 0 stars. Because every school here shares that same district rating, the differences between individual schools matter most when comparing options.
Mitchell Elementary is the clear standout: 51st percentile, 3 stars, the only 3-star school in the group. Its 4th grade math proficiency is 66.67% and 5th grade is 65.52%, both well above state, and its chronic absenteeism of 3.9% is far below the district's 19.5% and the state's 17.3%. At the other end, Central High is the major concern — 12th percentile, 1 star, chronic absenteeism of 41.3%, a 4.0% dropout rate, an 84.1% graduation rate, and Social Studies proficiency of 14.07% against 48.25% statewide. Nathan Hale High is the stronger high school at 35th percentile with 2 stars, an 89.3% graduation rate, and a rank that improved from 10th to 27th to 35th percentile.
Among the remaining schools, Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate is stable at 26th percentile, above district but below state in nearly every subject. Franklin Elementary has very low chronic absenteeism at 9.7% but weak academics, while Irving Elementary has the highest per-student spending at $18,912 and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 11.6 yet ranks only 21st percentile. Notably, Nathan Hale has the lowest spending and highest ratio but the best high school outcomes, so spending and staffing do not line up simply with results. There is also no alternative school listed in this ZIP, which may be a gap given Central's high dropout and absenteeism rates.
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