Neeskara Elementary

Summary:

Neeskara Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 340 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. Neeskara Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past several years.

Neeskara Elementary faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, poor academic performance, and a student population that is predominantly economically disadvantaged. In 2023-2024, only 5-13% of Neeskara students were proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 19-23% for the Milwaukee School District and 52-56% for the state. The school's subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, perform particularly poorly compared to their peers statewide.

Interestingly, Neeskara Elementary's performance is significantly worse than the nearby schools in the Wauwatosa School District, which are consistently ranked in the top 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools and have much higher academic proficiency rates. Despite spending significantly more per student ($17,683 in 2020-2021) compared to the state and district averages, Neeskara Elementary's performance has remained consistently poor over the past several years, with little to no improvement in academic proficiency or other key metrics.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1601 N Hawley Rd
       Milwaukee, WI  53208-2116


(414) 256-8600

District: Milwaukee School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1020th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,683 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.9 Help
Number of students:  371

Racial breakdown:

African American:
71.7%
Two or more races:
11.3%
Hispanic:
10.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Neeskara Elementary ranks worse than 96.1% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 71st 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 2.71. (See more...)
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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 (71.7%), two or more races (11.3%), Hispanic (10.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Neeskara Elementary is 15.9, which is the 40th 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 Neeskara Elementary is $17,683, which is the 25th highest among 106 elementary schools in the Milwaukee School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Neeskara Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Neeskara Elementary 1020th of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Neeskara 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 Neeskara Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Neeskara Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 17.97 546th 633 13.7%
2005 28.75 503rd 632 20.4%
2006 24.36 594th 712 16.6%
2007 12.05 629th 689 8.7%
2008 17.98 917th 1021 10.2%
2009 26.48 883rd 1030 14.3%
2010 17.55 940th 1045 10.0%
2011 10.27 980th 1046 6.3%
2012 9.63 974th 1045 6.8%
2013 9.98 973rd 1053 7.6%
2014 13.04 947th 1061 10.7%
2015 8.58 986th 1076 8.4%
2016 9.77 966th 1075 10.1%
2017 9.38 962nd 1071 10.2%
2018 4.03 971st 1025 5.3%
2019 4.64 982nd 1037 5.3%
2021 6.28 979th 1050 6.8%
2022 3.20 1028th 1067 3.7%
2023 6.03 992nd 1067 7.0%
2024 2.71 1020th 1061 3.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Neeskara Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 48.71 63rd 119 47.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Neeskara Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.45 637th 721 11.7%
2019 15.28 710th 742 4.3%
2021 16.45 714th 746 4.3%
2022 17.20 681st 748 9.0%
2023 17.10 703rd 770 8.7%
2024 10.97 774th 790 2.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Neeskara Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.49 943rd 997 5.4%
2019 5.99 943rd 1002 5.9%
2021 8.38 922nd 1004 8.2%
2022 3.95 988th 1017 2.9%
2023 6.50 948th 1010 6.1%
2024 3.14 977th 1011 3.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Neeskara Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.70 943rd 997 5.4%
2019 5.88 947th 1002 5.5%
2021 7.07 935th 1003 6.8%
2022 3.89 979th 1017 3.7%
2023 8.31 922nd 1011 8.8%
2024 3.93 970th 1012 4.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Neeskara Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.73 91st 165 44.8%
2019 37.89 86th 161 46.6%
2021 33.33 98th 141 30.5%
2022 30.27 92nd 133 30.8%
2023 34.93 82nd 138 40.6%
2024 20.98 126th 137 8.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Neeskara Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.90 217th 271 19.9%
2019 4.57 266th 266 0.0%
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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.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Neeskara Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 191 131 63 15 2 n/a n/a 0 402
1989 175 160 61 16 2 n/a n/a 0 414
1990 170 171 54 20 1 n/a n/a 0 416
1991 161 184 50 18 3 n/a n/a 0 416
1992 161 189 49 14 4 n/a n/a 0 417
1993 146 204 43 15 4 n/a n/a 0 412
1994 146 222 32 16 4 n/a n/a 0 420
1995 122 240 43 24 2 n/a n/a 0 431
1996 122 240 43 24 2 n/a n/a 0 431
1997 134 230 42 25 3 n/a n/a 0 434
1998 123 226 53 28 8 n/a n/a 0 438
1999 112 220 55 24 8 n/a n/a 0 419
2000 116 218 67 25 8 n/a n/a 0 434
2001 100 194 86 25 10 n/a n/a 0 415
2002 99 201 80 16 9 n/a n/a 0 405
2003 99 201 80 16 9 n/a n/a 0 405
2004 100 194 84 21 11 n/a n/a 0 410
2005 101 205 81 25 7 n/a n/a 0 419
2006 94 234 67 19 3 n/a n/a 0 417
2007 95 232 58 25 2 n/a n/a 0 412
2008 88 267 42 30 3 n/a n/a 0 430
2009 77 277 46 34 3 n/a n/a 0 437
2010 68 290 41 38 2 n/a n/a 0 439
2011 60 291 41 41 2 0 1 0 436
2012 42 295 38 37 2 0 2 0 416
2013 45 292 36 37 2 0 2 0 414
2014 41 309 40 41 4 0 5 0 440
2015 37 266 27 54 3 0 3 0 390
2016 21 262 25 52 0 0 10 0 370
2017 15 258 22 47 1 0 15 0 358
2018 11 266 23 47 0 0 23 0 370
2019 14 295 20 35 2 0 20 0 386
2020 14 297 17 29 1 0 23 0 381
2021 10 272 13 28 0 0 18 0 341
2022 5 231 12 36 1 0 22 0 307
2023 10 258 10 34 0 0 28 0 340
2024 14 266 8 40 0 1 42 0 371

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Neeskara Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 402 23.0 17.4 54.5
1989 414 24.0 17.2 51.2
1990 416 26.0 16.0 54.8
1991 416 30.0 13.8 80.3
1992 417 29.0 14.3 52.8
1993 412 31.0 13.3 67.5
1994 420 26.5 15.8 66
1995 431 24.0 18.0 65.9
1996 431 24.0 18.0 65.9
1997 434 24.2 17.9 65.7
1998 438 25.6 17.1 64.4
1999 419 24.0 17.5 73.3
2000 434 25.5 17.0 71
2001 415 28.2 14.7 68.9
2002 405 29.5 13.7 72.8
2003 405 29.5 13.7 72.8
2004 410 31.0 13.2 72
2005 419 33.0 12.7 n/a
2006 417 33.0 12.6 n/a
2007 412 33.0 12.5 81.8
2008 430 32.0 13.4 81.9
2009 437 35.5 12.3 76.7
2010 439 27.7 15.8 80.2
2011 436 30.2 14.4 74.1
2012 416 26.5 15.6 86.1
2013 414 30.6 13.5 85.7
2014 440 30.8 14.2 82
2015 390 n/a n/a 87.2
2016 370 21.0 17.6 79.2
2017 358 27.8 12.8 89.1
2018 370 20.0 18.5 89.7
2019 386 24.5 15.7 84.2
2020 381 24.7 15.4 87.9
2021 341 23.1 14.7 94.1
2022 307 24.5 12.5 89.3
2023 340 24.8 13.7 91.2
2024 371 23.3 15.9 92.2

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 Neeskara Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 402 23.0 17.4 54.5
1989 414 24.0 17.2 51.2
1990 416 26.0 16.0 54.8
1991 416 30.0 13.8 80.3
1992 417 29.0 14.3 52.8
1993 412 31.0 13.3 67.5
1994 420 26.5 15.8 66
1995 431 24.0 18.0 65.9
1996 431 24.0 18.0 65.9
1997 434 24.2 17.9 65.7
1998 438 25.6 17.1 64.4
1999 419 24.0 17.5 73.3
2000 434 25.5 17.0 71
2001 415 28.2 14.7 68.9
2002 405 29.5 13.7 72.8
2003 405 29.5 13.7 72.8
2004 410 31.0 13.2 72
2005 419 33.0 12.7 n/a
2006 417 33.0 12.6 n/a
2007 412 33.0 12.5 81.8
2008 430 32.0 13.4 81.9
2009 437 35.5 12.3 76.7
2010 439 27.7 15.8 80.2
2011 436 30.2 14.4 74.1
2012 416 26.5 15.6 86.1
2013 414 30.6 13.5 85.7
2014 440 30.8 14.2 82
2015 390 n/a n/a 87.2
2016 370 21.0 17.6 79.2
2017 358 27.8 12.8 89.1
2018 370 20.0 18.5 89.7
2019 386 24.5 15.7 84.2
2020 381 24.7 15.4 87.9
2021 341 23.1 14.7 94.1
2022 307 24.5 12.5 89.3
2023 340 24.8 13.7 91.2
2024 371 23.3 15.9 92.2

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Neeskara Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,752 (11.7%) $13,216 (88.3%) $14,968
2020 $1,962 (12.9%) $13,230 (87.1%) $15,191
2021 $2,675 (15.1%) $15,008 (84.9%) $17,683

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Neeskara Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 982nd of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 992nd of 1067 Elementary schools
 1.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Neeskara Elementary)7.79.7
 2%
   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 (Neeskara Elementary)13.514.5
 1.1%
   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 (Neeskara Elementary)18.87
 11.8%
   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 (Neeskara Elementary)9.42.3
 7.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Milwaukee School District)16.412.7
 3.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Neeskara Elementary)23.425.6
 2.1%
   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 (Neeskara Elementary)14.119.1
 5%
   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 (Neeskara Elementary)3.512.8
 9.3%
   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 (Neeskara Elementary)72.1
 4.9%
   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 Students386340
 11.9%
African American295258
 12.5%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian2010
 50%
Hispanic3534
 2.9%
Pacific Islander00
White1410
 28.6%
Two or More Races2028
 40%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.2%91.2%
 7%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 371 students attended Neeskara Elementary.

Students at Neeskara Elementary are 72% African American, 11% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Asian.

Neeskara Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Wisconsin elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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