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Best Elementary Schools
in West Allis-West Milwaukee School District

This page covers 11 elementary schools in West Allis-West Milwaukee School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Madison Elementary
Grades PK–05146 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1) · above-average investment ($16,804/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
58%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Walker Elementary
Grades PK–05249 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,804/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
51%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Horace Mann Elementary
Grades PK–05398 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.9:1) · above-average investment ($16,804/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
11.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
82%
High economic need
4
rank
Hoover Elementary
Grades PK–05357 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,804/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
62%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Wilson Elementary
Grades PK–05383 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,804/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
13.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Pershing Elementary
Grades PK–05180 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,804/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
74%
High economic need
7
rank
Mitchell Elementary
Grades PK–05253 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,804/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
44%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Irving Elementary
Grades PK–05371 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.2:1) · above-average investment ($16,804/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
12.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
63%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Longfellow Elementary
Grades PK–05143 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.0:1) · above-average investment ($16,804/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
12.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
10
rank
Franklin Elementary
Grades PK–05229 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,804/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,804
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
11
Elementary Schools
19
Total Schools
57
#1 Score
53
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Madison Elementary
Score: 57/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.