Eighty-First Street Elementary

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Eighty-First Street Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 332 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 417 out of 428 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eighty-First Street Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 972-1058 out of 1061-1067 schools. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is significantly below the Milwaukee School District and Wisconsin state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Eighty-First Street Elementary has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.9% to 67.8% over the past 5 school years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a very high percentage of students (over 80%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Eighty-First Street Elementary to other nearby schools within the Milwaukee School District, such as Craig Montessori School and Sherman Elementary, the academic performance and other key metrics are consistently lower. However, when comparing to schools in the neighboring Wauwatosa School District, the differences are even more stark, with Wauwatosa schools significantly outperforming Eighty-First Street Elementary across the board.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2964 N 81st St
       Milwaukee, WI  53222-4808


(414) 874-5400

District: Milwaukee School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1008th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,175 Help


Students who attend Eighty-First Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    King International Baccalaureate Middle
    Lincoln Middle
    Morse Mid
    Roosevelt Middle
High:    Audubon Technology and Communication High
    Bradley Technology High
    King International
    Milwaukee High School of the Arts
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Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  332

Racial breakdown:

African American:
78.6%
Two or more races:
6.3%
Hispanic:
5.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.2% Help


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Compare Details Eighty-First Street Elementary ranks worse than 95% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 64th among 106 ranked elementary schools in the Milwaukee School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 3.77. (See more...)
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Compare Details Eighty-First Street Elementary is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2016 the calculated Average Standard Score was 3.24. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (78.6%), two or more races (6.3%), Hispanic (5.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Eighty-First Street Elementary is 15, which is the 42nd best among 106 elementary schools in the Milwaukee School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Eighty-First Street Elementary is $18,175, which is the 20th highest among 106 elementary schools in the Milwaukee School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Eighty-First Street Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Eighty-First Street Elementary 1008th of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Eighty-First Street Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Milwaukee School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Milwaukee School District 417th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Eighty-First Street Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Eighty-First Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 3.72 609th 633 3.8%
2005 1.33 621st 632 1.7%
2006 10.14 647th 712 9.1%
2007 4.09 664th 689 3.6%
2008 8.02 961st 1021 5.9%
2009 6.49 983rd 1030 4.6%
2010 5.86 1002nd 1045 4.1%
2011 21.08 940th 1046 10.1%
2012 12.89 956th 1045 8.5%
2013 2.05 1033rd 1053 1.9%
2014 2.02 1037th 1061 2.3%
2015 2.48 1046th 1076 2.8%
2016 3.34 1031st 1075 4.1%
2017 2.73 1037th 1071 3.2%
2018 3.97 975th 1025 4.9%
2019 3.04 999th 1037 3.7%
2022 8.55 972nd 1067 8.9%
2023 5.80 998th 1067 6.5%
2024 3.77 1008th 1061 5.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Eighty-First Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.73 712th 721 1.2%
2019 14.72 718th 742 3.2%
2022 21.53 645th 748 13.8%
2023 38.85 468th 770 39.2%
2024 21.41 668th 790 15.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Eighty-First Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 3.19 873rd 874 0.1%
2023 6.20 856th 871 1.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Eighty-First Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.67 919th 997 7.8%
2019 4.50 956th 1002 4.6%
2022 12.55 904th 1017 11.1%
2023 5.86 953rd 1010 5.6%
2024 7.03 933rd 1011 7.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Eighty-First Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.48 964th 997 3.3%
2019 3.64 972nd 1002 3.0%
2022 7.64 936th 1017 8.0%
2023 8.73 917th 1011 9.3%
2024 3.83 973rd 1012 3.9%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Eighty-First Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.23 119th 165 27.9%
2019 28.32 118th 161 26.7%
2022 33.33 84th 133 36.8%
2023 30.74 95th 138 31.2%
2024 27.00 110th 137 19.7%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Eighty-First Street Elementary

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 4.32 307th 324 5.2%
2005 0.69 322nd 332 3.0%
2006 3.79 357th 382 6.5%
2007 1.37 358th 366 2.2%
2008 3.60 495th 519 4.6%
2009 0.52 514th 521 1.3%
2010 2.93 522nd 539 3.2%
2011 7.28 517th 549 5.8%
2012 1.71 541st 559 3.2%
2013 1.72 558th 569 1.9%
2014 2.04 565th 585 3.4%
2015 2.37 592nd 612 3.3%
2016 3.24 585th 609 3.9%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Eighty-First Street Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 211 244 1 1 2 n/a n/a 0 459
1989 233 251 4 2 2 n/a n/a 0 492
1990 206 240 5 0 3 n/a n/a 0 454
1991 204 281 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 489
1992 166 284 4 2 3 n/a n/a 0 459
1993 156 272 10 5 3 n/a n/a 0 446
1994 135 279 16 10 2 n/a n/a 0 442
1995 106 314 22 14 2 n/a n/a 0 458
1996 106 314 22 14 2 n/a n/a 0 458
1997 124 321 19 18 1 n/a n/a 0 483
1998 104 327 17 23 3 n/a n/a 0 474
1999 93 322 15 21 4 n/a n/a 0 455
2000 77 320 17 23 3 n/a n/a 0 440
2001 71 316 21 25 2 n/a n/a 0 435
2002 74 283 22 22 3 n/a n/a 0 404
2003 74 283 22 22 3 n/a n/a 0 404
2004 61 309 26 15 3 n/a n/a 0 414
2005 59 286 17 19 3 n/a n/a 0 384
2006 53 269 23 17 3 n/a n/a 0 365
2007 65 275 31 11 4 n/a n/a 0 386
2008 55 264 33 11 4 n/a n/a 0 367
2009 63 234 23 12 1 n/a n/a 0 333
2010 54 222 18 6 1 n/a n/a 0 301
2011 60 221 20 9 0 0 0 0 310
2012 40 231 29 15 1 0 1 0 317
2013 51 308 30 12 0 1 7 0 409
2014 54 317 23 12 1 1 5 0 413
2015 46 271 21 19 2 1 10 0 370
2016 42 293 24 29 3 0 12 0 403
2017 29 251 22 32 2 0 17 0 353
2018 19 238 12 26 2 0 25 0 322
2019 20 256 20 31 2 1 35 0 365
2020 21 268 16 26 2 1 32 0 366
2021 20 215 16 24 2 1 25 0 303
2022 22 237 10 27 1 3 22 0 322
2023 17 261 11 18 2 2 21 0 332

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Eighty-First Street Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 459 26.0 17.6 54.7
1989 492 25.0 19.6 42.9
1990 454 21.0 21.6 40.7
1991 489 21.0 23.2 41.9
1992 459 21.0 21.8 52.9
1993 446 21.6 20.6 67.5
1994 442 18.1 24.4 65.8
1995 458 19.6 23.4 65.9
1996 458 19.6 23.4 65.9
1997 483 20.0 24.2 65.6
1998 474 22.8 20.8 64.3
1999 455 22.0 20.7 73.2
2000 440 24.0 18.3 71.1
2001 435 23.9 18.2 69
2002 404 32.1 12.6 75
2003 404 32.1 12.6 75
2004 414 28.5 14.5 80.4
2005 384 27.8 13.8 n/a
2006 365 25.5 14.3 n/a
2007 386 25.0 15.4 81.3
2008 367 23.0 16.0 82.8
2009 333 25.5 13.1 73
2010 301 16.5 18.1 79.1
2011 310 19.0 16.3 78.1
2012 317 14.9 21.1 86.8
2013 409 26.8 15.2 80
2014 413 25.8 16.0 76.5
2015 370 n/a n/a 74.6
2016 403 16.0 25.1 67.7
2017 353 25.1 14.0 73.1
2018 322 17.6 18.2 77
2019 365 22.4 16.2 77
2020 366 24.3 15.0 78.4
2021 303 25.5 11.8 79.9
2022 322 24.4 13.1 79.8
2023 332 22.0 15.0 82.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Eighty-First Street Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 459 26.0 17.6 54.7
1989 492 25.0 19.6 42.9
1990 454 21.0 21.6 40.7
1991 489 21.0 23.2 41.9
1992 459 21.0 21.8 52.9
1993 446 21.6 20.6 67.5
1994 442 18.1 24.4 65.8
1995 458 19.6 23.4 65.9
1996 458 19.6 23.4 65.9
1997 483 20.0 24.2 65.6
1998 474 22.8 20.8 64.3
1999 455 22.0 20.7 73.2
2000 440 24.0 18.3 71.1
2001 435 23.9 18.2 69
2002 404 32.1 12.6 75
2003 404 32.1 12.6 75
2004 414 28.5 14.5 80.4
2005 384 27.8 13.8 n/a
2006 365 25.5 14.3 n/a
2007 386 25.0 15.4 81.3
2008 367 23.0 16.0 82.8
2009 333 25.5 13.1 73
2010 301 16.5 18.1 79.1
2011 310 19.0 16.3 78.1
2012 317 14.9 21.1 86.8
2013 409 26.8 15.2 80
2014 413 25.8 16.0 76.5
2015 370 n/a n/a 74.6
2016 403 16.0 25.1 67.7
2017 353 25.1 14.0 73.1
2018 322 17.6 18.2 77
2019 365 22.4 16.2 77
2020 366 24.3 15.0 78.4
2021 303 25.5 11.8 79.9
2022 322 24.4 13.1 79.8
2023 332 22.0 15.0 82.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Eighty-First Street Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,130 (7.8%) $13,342 (92.2%) $14,471
2020 $1,572 (10.7%) $13,175 (89.3%) $14,747
2021 $2,667 (14.7%) $15,508 (85.3%) $18,175

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Eighty-First Street Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 999th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 998th of 1067 Elementary schools
 2.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Eighty-First Street Elementary)5.30
 5.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Milwaukee School District)16.413.2
 3.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Eighty-First Street Elementary)7.97.1
 0.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Milwaukee School District)21.216.9
 4.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Eighty-First Street Elementary)9.618.2
 8.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Milwaukee School District)18.517.5
 1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Eighty-First Street Elementary)9.612.1
 2.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Milwaukee School District)16.412.7
 3.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Eighty-First Street Elementary)15.127.3
 12.2%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Milwaukee School District)24.128.3
 4.2%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Eighty-First Street Elementary)11.321.2
 9.9%
   4th Grade Science (Milwaukee School District)21.819.3
 2.5%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Eighty-First Street Elementary)73
 4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Milwaukee School District)16.514.1
 2.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Eighty-First Street Elementary)4.73
 1.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Milwaukee School District)18.214.9
 3.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students365332
 9%
African American256261
 2%
American Indian22
Asian2011
 45%
Hispanic3118
 41.9%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White2017
 15%
Two or More Races3521
 40%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients77%82.2%
 5.2%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 332 students attended Eighty-First Street Elementary.

Eighty-First Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Students at Eighty-First Street Elementary are 79% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Asian.


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