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Blakewood Elementary

Summary:

Blakewood Elementary is a public elementary school located in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 323. The school is part of the South Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 373 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blakewood Elementary faces several challenges that contribute to its relatively low performance compared to the state and nearby schools. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 7.8% in 2018-2019 to 17.5% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 48.94% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.75% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and White student groups, as well as for students with special education needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the South Milwaukee School District, such as E.W. Luther Elementary and Lakeview Elementary, generally perform better than Blakewood Elementary on various metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student group performance. Additionally, schools in the neighboring Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, such as Meadowview Elementary and Deerfield Elementary, consistently outperform Blakewood Elementary across multiple measures.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 3501 Blakewood Ave
       South Milwaukee, WI  53172-3499

(414) 766-5900

District: South Milwaukee School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
693rd of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,457 Help


Students who attend Blakewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    South Milwaukee Middle
High:    South Milwaukee High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  326

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.8%
Hispanic:
27.0%
Two or more races:
6.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  58.3% Help


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Compare Details Blakewood Elementary ranks worse than 65.3% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the South Milwaukee School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.72. (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: White (59.8%), Hispanic (27%), two or more races (6.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 58.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Blakewood Elementary is 13.5, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the South Milwaukee School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Blakewood Elementary is $13,457. 2 elementary schools in the South Milwaukee School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Blakewood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Blakewood Elementary 693rd of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Blakewood Elementary in the ranking list.)

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South Milwaukee School District:

SchoolDigger ranks South Milwaukee School District 373rd of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Blakewood Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Blakewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 78.50 100th 632 84.2%
2007 60.32 340th 689 50.7%
2008 53.60 591st 1021 42.1%
2009 41.75 749th 1030 27.3%
2010 44.56 734th 1045 29.8%
2011 43.52 764th 1046 27.0%
2012 55.26 587th 1045 43.8%
2013 49.91 612th 1053 41.9%
2014 44.58 704th 1061 33.6%
2015 54.94 560th 1076 48.0%
2016 38.92 743rd 1075 30.9%
2017 34.59 784th 1071 26.8%
2018 37.03 729th 1025 28.9%
2019 43.45 672nd 1037 35.2%
2021 23.45 859th 1050 18.2%
2022 16.95 919th 1067 13.9%
2023 28.37 832nd 1067 22.0%
2024 43.72 693rd 1061 34.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Blakewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.51 608th 721 15.7%
2019 23.14 617th 742 16.8%
2021 18.24 678th 746 9.1%
2022 25.55 606th 748 19.0%
2023 33.59 526th 770 31.7%
2024 29.05 587th 790 25.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Blakewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.32 639th 854 25.2%
2019 41.36 550th 874 37.1%
2021 18.36 763rd 847 9.9%
2022 10.58 817th 859 4.9%
2023 14.78 802nd 871 7.9%
2024 43.65 531st 866 38.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Blakewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.92 621st 997 37.7%
2019 51.11 551st 1002 45.0%
2021 24.12 819th 1004 18.4%
2022 26.37 809th 1017 20.5%
2023 33.16 750th 1010 25.7%
2024 53.56 545th 1011 46.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Blakewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.63 775th 997 22.3%
2019 40.20 675th 1002 32.6%
2021 27.14 795th 1003 20.7%
2022 13.65 904th 1017 11.1%
2023 26.66 809th 1011 20.0%
2024 35.91 713th 1012 29.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Blakewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 22.80 245th 296 17.2%
2023 21.97 249th 290 14.1%
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Rank History for White students at Blakewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.43 549th 686 20.0%
2019 43.16 441st 718 38.6%
2021 12.27 664th 699 5.0%
2022 10.54 667th 704 5.3%
2023 29.22 561st 715 21.5%
2024 35.65 524th 727 27.9%
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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 Blakewood Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 497 19 4 12 6 n/a n/a 0 538
1989 495 29 3 9 3 n/a n/a 0 539
1990 464 37 4 9 3 n/a n/a 0 517
1991 442 45 3 10 4 n/a n/a 0 504
1992 389 48 15 11 1 n/a n/a 0 464
1993 376 39 13 9 0 n/a n/a 0 437
1994 416 37 13 11 1 n/a n/a 0 478
1995 456 26 11 12 1 n/a n/a 0 506
1996 456 26 11 12 1 n/a n/a 0 506
1997 447 27 10 16 0 n/a n/a 0 500
1998 403 26 11 12 0 n/a n/a 0 452
1999 395 24 4 14 0 n/a n/a 0 437
2000 376 22 10 15 2 n/a n/a 0 425
2001 403 19 7 17 4 n/a n/a 0 450
2002 403 16 5 25 2 n/a n/a 0 451
2003 403 16 5 25 2 n/a n/a 0 451
2004 419 13 5 22 2 n/a n/a 0 461
2005 397 14 4 19 4 n/a n/a 0 438
2006 376 11 4 28 2 n/a n/a 0 421
2007 353 9 7 34 2 n/a n/a 0 405
2008 348 8 8 36 4 n/a n/a 0 404
2009 325 12 8 36 2 n/a n/a 0 383
2010 335 16 9 45 2 n/a n/a 0 407
2011 330 19 8 42 3 0 2 0 404
2012 309 19 6 43 1 0 2 0 380
2013 326 19 5 52 5 0 3 0 410
2014 294 18 2 45 0 0 3 0 362
2015 281 15 2 51 2 0 2 0 353
2016 280 19 1 55 1 0 1 0 357
2017 268 29 1 63 0 0 7 0 368
2018 251 23 2 68 0 0 10 0 354
2019 234 24 3 76 0 0 6 0 343
2020 229 18 8 72 2 0 6 0 335
2021 202 15 6 74 2 0 23 0 322
2022 229 13 10 83 2 0 22 0 359
2023 190 14 6 90 3 0 20 0 323
2024 195 13 6 88 3 0 21 0 326

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 Blakewood Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 538 31.2 17.2 15.4
1989 539 35.1 15.3 21.7
1990 517 35.1 14.7 17
1991 504 34.3 14.6 15.1
1992 464 28.3 16.3 16.4
1993 437 29.0 15.1 18.5
1994 478 25.1 19.0 16.9
1995 506 27.4 18.5 16.2
1996 506 27.4 18.5 16.2
1997 500 27.8 18.0 16
1998 452 26.3 17.2 17
1999 437 26.3 16.6 23.1
2000 425 25.6 16.6 28.9
2001 450 28.4 15.8 24
2002 451 26.8 16.8 26.2
2003 451 26.8 16.8 26.2
2004 461 26.7 17.3 23.9
2005 438 23.8 18.4 n/a
2006 421 24.6 17.1 n/a
2007 405 25.5 15.9 25.7
2008 404 23.9 16.9 24.5
2009 383 25.2 15.2 25.1
2010 407 25.7 15.8 26
2011 404 24.0 16.8 26.2
2012 380 23.3 16.2 28.7
2013 410 24.6 16.6 42.9
2014 362 24.1 15.0 45.9
2015 353 n/a n/a 45.3
2016 357 24.0 14.8 49.6
2017 368 24.4 15.0 47.6
2018 354 22.5 15.6 47.7
2019 343 21.9 15.5 44
2020 335 21.6 15.4 46
2021 322 22.8 14.1 53.4
2022 359 24.4 14.7 49.9
2023 323 25.1 12.8 59.1
2024 326 24.1 13.5 58.3

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 Blakewood Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 538 31.2 17.2 15.4
1989 539 35.1 15.3 21.7
1990 517 35.1 14.7 17
1991 504 34.3 14.6 15.1
1992 464 28.3 16.3 16.4
1993 437 29.0 15.1 18.5
1994 478 25.1 19.0 16.9
1995 506 27.4 18.5 16.2
1996 506 27.4 18.5 16.2
1997 500 27.8 18.0 16
1998 452 26.3 17.2 17
1999 437 26.3 16.6 23.1
2000 425 25.6 16.6 28.9
2001 450 28.4 15.8 24
2002 451 26.8 16.8 26.2
2003 451 26.8 16.8 26.2
2004 461 26.7 17.3 23.9
2005 438 23.8 18.4 n/a
2006 421 24.6 17.1 n/a
2007 405 25.5 15.9 25.7
2008 404 23.9 16.9 24.5
2009 383 25.2 15.2 25.1
2010 407 25.7 15.8 26
2011 404 24.0 16.8 26.2
2012 380 23.3 16.2 28.7
2013 410 24.6 16.6 42.9
2014 362 24.1 15.0 45.9
2015 353 n/a n/a 45.3
2016 357 24.0 14.8 49.6
2017 368 24.4 15.0 47.6
2018 354 22.5 15.6 47.7
2019 343 21.9 15.5 44
2020 335 21.6 15.4 46
2021 322 22.8 14.1 53.4
2022 359 24.4 14.7 49.9
2023 323 25.1 12.8 59.1
2024 326 24.1 13.5 58.3

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 Blakewood Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $620 (5.3%) $11,142 (94.7%) $11,762
2020 $648 (5.4%) $11,315 (94.6%) $11,962
2021 $1,012 (7.5%) $12,445 (92.5%) $13,457

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Blakewood 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 672nd of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 832nd of 1067 Elementary schools
 13.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Blakewood Elementary)23.920.5
 3.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Milwaukee School District)27.440.1
 12.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Blakewood Elementary)39.127.3
 11.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Milwaukee School District)5048.3
 1.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Blakewood Elementary)47.845.7
 2.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Milwaukee School District)50.537.5
 13%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Blakewood Elementary)71.732.6
 39.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Milwaukee School District)63.432.2
 31.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Blakewood Elementary)60.956.5
 4.3%
   4th Grade Social Studies (South Milwaukee School District)48.450.3
 1.9%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Blakewood Elementary)6345.7
 17.4%
   4th Grade Science (South Milwaukee School District)59.143.5
 15.7%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Blakewood Elementary)15.510
 5.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Milwaukee School District)21.932.4
 10.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Blakewood Elementary)317.5
 23.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (South Milwaukee School District)34.329.6
 4.6%
   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 Students343323
 5.8%
African American2414
 41.7%
American Indian03
Asian36
 100%
Hispanic7690
 18.4%
Pacific Islander00
White234190
 18.8%
Two or More Races620
 233.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44%59.1%
 15.1%

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Students at Blakewood Elementary are 60% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

Blakewood Elementary ranks 693rd of 1061 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Blakewood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Milwaukee Middle
High : South Milwaukee High

In the 2023-24 school year, 326 students attended Blakewood Elementary.


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