Kagel Elementary

Summary:

Kagel Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that serves grades PK-8 with 215 students. It is part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 417 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Kagel Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

Kagel Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the Milwaukee School District and the state of Wisconsin on standardized test scores, with only 6.25% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 21.43% for the district and 52.07% for the state. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 43.4% over the past 5 years, and very high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 90.7% to 99.53% over the past 3 years. In contrast, nearby schools like Vieau Elementary, Allen-Field Elementary, and Longfellow Elementary have notably higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower free/reduced lunch rates.

The combination of high poverty, high chronic absenteeism, and low academic achievement at Kagel Elementary suggests that the school is facing a range of systemic challenges, such as inadequate funding, limited resources, teacher turnover, and lack of effective interventions and support for students. Despite these challenges, Kagel Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 1-2% of Wisconsin elementary schools for the past decade, with no signs of significant improvement in its performance metrics. Addressing the root causes of these deep-rooted issues could be crucial for improving the school's outcomes and providing a better educational experience for its high-need student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 1210 W Mineral St
       Milwaukee, WI  53204-2132


(414) 902-7400

District: Milwaukee School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1021st of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,923 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  267

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
89.5%
African American:
8.6%
Two or more races:
0.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.5% Help


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Compare Details Kagel Elementary ranks worse than 96.2% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 72nd 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 2.7. (See more...)
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Compare Details Kagel Elementary ranks worse than 92.7% of middle schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.74. (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: Hispanic (89.5%), African American (8.6%), two or more races (0.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 89.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kagel Elementary is 16.2, which is the 43rd 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 Kagel Elementary is $18,923, which is the 13th highest among 106 elementary schools in the Milwaukee School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kagel Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Kagel Elementary 1021st of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Kagel Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Kagel Elementary 594th of 641 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See Kagel 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 Kagel Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Kagel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 0.98 623rd 633 1.6%
2005 2.99 610th 632 3.5%
2006 0.82 708th 712 0.6%
2007 1.33 681st 689 1.2%
2008 2.69 990th 1021 3.0%
2009 0.95 1017th 1030 1.3%
2010 13.02 965th 1045 7.7%
2011 19.02 950th 1046 9.2%
2012 4.44 997th 1045 4.6%
2013 2.80 1024th 1053 2.8%
2014 3.05 1027th 1061 3.2%
2015 9.36 982nd 1076 8.7%
2016 9.77 965th 1075 10.2%
2017 6.34 988th 1071 7.7%
2018 5.20 962nd 1025 6.1%
2019 6.26 969th 1037 6.6%
2021 4.37 1011th 1050 3.7%
2022 3.57 1018th 1067 4.6%
2023 5.35 1008th 1067 5.5%
2024 2.70 1021st 1061 3.8%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Kagel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.96 150th 287 47.7%
2019 26.76 235th 275 14.5%
2021 26.34 198th 222 10.8%
2022 19.55 236th 248 4.8%
2023 20.66 235th 249 5.6%
2024 25.82 230th 269 14.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Kagel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.88 709th 721 1.7%
2019 15.86 696th 742 6.2%
2021 16.85 705th 746 5.5%
2022 17.14 684th 748 8.6%
2023 15.46 721st 770 6.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Kagel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.46 945th 997 5.2%
2019 7.06 936th 1002 6.6%
2021 8.63 920th 1004 8.4%
2022 3.41 995th 1017 2.2%
2023 3.67 987th 1010 2.3%
2024 3.19 976th 1011 3.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Kagel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.14 932nd 997 6.5%
2019 7.36 932nd 1002 7.0%
2021 3.56 991st 1003 1.2%
2022 2.72 1006th 1017 1.1%
2023 11.00 899th 1011 11.1%
2024 3.73 976th 1012 3.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Kagel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 13.51 259th 266 2.6%
2021 15.89 265th 274 3.3%
2022 19.86 267th 296 9.8%
2024 5.69 331st 331 0.0%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Kagel Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Kagel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 14.28 571st 640 10.8%
2024 5.74 594th 641 7.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kagel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 22.18 446th 520 14.2%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Kagel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 13.82 513th 580 11.6%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Kagel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 2.53 567th 585 3.1%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Kagel Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 22.74 192nd 229 16.2%
2024 12.08 227th 239 5.0%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Kagel Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Kagel Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 63 22 46 332 3 n/a n/a 0 466
1989 46 26 40 348 3 n/a n/a 0 463
1990 50 16 42 334 2 n/a n/a 0 444
1991 48 12 42 313 2 n/a n/a 0 417
1992 46 12 38 292 3 n/a n/a 0 391
1993 46 13 38 297 1 n/a n/a 0 395
1994 25 17 35 281 3 n/a n/a 0 361
1995 30 26 28 262 3 n/a n/a 0 349
1996 30 26 28 262 3 n/a n/a 0 349
1997 22 22 23 270 2 n/a n/a 0 339
1998 20 28 18 290 4 n/a n/a 0 360
1999 20 31 15 268 3 n/a n/a 0 337
2000 16 50 14 271 4 n/a n/a 0 355
2001 15 54 8 269 2 n/a n/a 0 348
2002 15 42 1 284 1 n/a n/a 0 343
2003 15 42 1 284 1 n/a n/a 0 343
2004 15 36 7 279 1 n/a n/a 0 338
2005 17 35 4 258 1 n/a n/a 0 315
2006 18 52 2 290 1 n/a n/a 0 363
2007 16 46 6 291 3 n/a n/a 0 362
2008 15 51 6 244 4 n/a n/a 0 320
2009 15 51 5 289 1 n/a n/a 0 361
2010 15 49 2 255 5 n/a n/a 0 326
2011 17 59 3 288 5 0 0 0 372
2012 23 63 4 292 5 0 0 0 387
2013 26 53 3 299 5 0 6 0 392
2014 25 36 1 267 2 0 3 0 334
2015 22 35 2 280 0 0 4 0 343
2016 16 45 1 227 1 0 1 0 291
2017 9 42 1 227 2 0 7 0 288
2018 5 35 0 226 0 0 7 0 273
2019 5 37 0 213 1 0 7 0 263
2020 8 40 0 185 0 0 7 0 240
2021 7 30 2 170 0 0 3 0 212
2022 4 39 0 163 1 0 4 0 211
2023 1 43 1 165 2 0 3 0 215
2024 1 23 1 239 1 0 2 0 267

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 Kagel Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 466 27.0 17.2 54.5
1989 463 24.0 19.2 74.5
1990 444 23.0 19.3 78.6
1991 417 22.0 18.9 43.2
1992 391 23.0 17.0 52.9
1993 395 22.6 17.5 67.6
1994 361 18.8 19.2 65.9
1995 349 21.9 15.9 65.9
1996 349 21.9 15.9 65.9
1997 339 22.9 14.8 65.5
1998 360 22.8 15.8 64.4
1999 337 22.0 15.3 73.6
2000 355 23.6 15.0 71
2001 348 19.5 17.8 69
2002 343 22.2 15.5 95.3
2003 343 22.2 15.5 95.3
2004 338 21.4 15.8 98.8
2005 315 24.4 12.9 n/a
2006 363 19.0 19.1 n/a
2007 362 20.0 18.1 94.2
2008 320 18.9 16.9 98.4
2009 361 20.8 17.4 97.8
2010 326 17.6 18.4 89.9
2011 372 20.5 18.1 98.1
2012 387 17.0 22.7 98.2
2013 392 20.2 19.3 98.7
2014 334 19.1 17.4 98.8
2015 343 n/a n/a 90.7
2016 291 17.0 17.1 85.6
2017 288 20.3 14.1 96.9
2018 273 14.0 19.5 98.2
2019 263 18.6 14.1 94.7
2020 240 17.0 14.1 97.1
2021 212 17.0 12.4 99.5
2022 211 14.4 14.6 96.7
2023 215 16.4 13.0 90.7
2024 267 16.3 16.2 89.5

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 Kagel Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 466 27.0 17.2 54.5
1989 463 24.0 19.2 74.5
1990 444 23.0 19.3 78.6
1991 417 22.0 18.9 43.2
1992 391 23.0 17.0 52.9
1993 395 22.6 17.5 67.6
1994 361 18.8 19.2 65.9
1995 349 21.9 15.9 65.9
1996 349 21.9 15.9 65.9
1997 339 22.9 14.8 65.5
1998 360 22.8 15.8 64.4
1999 337 22.0 15.3 73.6
2000 355 23.6 15.0 71
2001 348 19.5 17.8 69
2002 343 22.2 15.5 95.3
2003 343 22.2 15.5 95.3
2004 338 21.4 15.8 98.8
2005 315 24.4 12.9 n/a
2006 363 19.0 19.1 n/a
2007 362 20.0 18.1 94.2
2008 320 18.9 16.9 98.4
2009 361 20.8 17.4 97.8
2010 326 17.6 18.4 89.9
2011 372 20.5 18.1 98.1
2012 387 17.0 22.7 98.2
2013 392 20.2 19.3 98.7
2014 334 19.1 17.4 98.8
2015 343 n/a n/a 90.7
2016 291 17.0 17.1 85.6
2017 288 20.3 14.1 96.9
2018 273 14.0 19.5 98.2
2019 263 18.6 14.1 94.7
2020 240 17.0 14.1 97.1
2021 212 17.0 12.4 99.5
2022 211 14.4 14.6 96.7
2023 215 16.4 13.0 90.7
2024 267 16.3 16.2 89.5

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Kagel Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,854 (20.3%) $11,233 (79.7%) $14,087
2020 $3,354 (21.4%) $12,306 (78.6%) $15,660
2021 $4,480 (23.7%) $14,443 (76.3%) $18,923

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Kagel Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 969th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 1008th of 1067 Elementary schools
 1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kagel Elementary)8.80
 8.8%
   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 (Kagel Elementary)8.85.9
 2.9%
   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 (Kagel Elementary)3.113.3
 10.2%
   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 (Kagel Elementary)9.413.3
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Milwaukee School District)16.412.7
 3.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Kagel Elementary)6.333.3
 27.1%
   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 (Kagel Elementary)12.526.7
 14.2%
   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 (Kagel Elementary)13.20
 13.2%
   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 (Kagel Elementary)30.83.7
 27.1%
   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 Students263215
 18.3%
African American3743
 16.2%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian01
Hispanic213165
 22.5%
Pacific Islander00
White51
 80%
Two or More Races73
 57.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.7%90.7%
 4%


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Students at Kagel Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 9% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 267 students attended Kagel Elementary.

Kagel Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Wisconsin elementary schools.


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