Pershing Elementary

Summary:

Pershing Elementary is a public elementary school in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 180 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 400 out of 428 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pershing Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years and a 0-star rating in the 2020-2021 school year. The school significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores, with only 20.45% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 15.91% of 3rd-grade and 15.15% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in mathematics. Pershing Elementary also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.8% to 38.6% in recent years, much higher than the district and state averages.

While Pershing Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby Horace Mann Elementary, it outperforms several nearby Milwaukee Public Schools, such as Rogers Street Academy, Mitchell Elementary, and Doerfler Elementary, which have lower test scores and higher rates of chronic absenteeism and poverty. This suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement at Pershing Elementary through targeted interventions and support.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1330 S 47th St
       West Milwaukee, WI  53214-3599


(414) 604-4610

District: West Allis-West Milwaukee School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
933rd of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,994 Help


Students who attend Pershing Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    West Milwaukee Intermediate
High:    Central High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.9 Help
Number of students:  180

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
57.2%
White:
20.6%
African American:
13.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Pershing Elementary ranks worse than 87.9% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 8th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.87. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Pershing Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District. Student population at Pershing Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (57.2%), White (20.6%), African American (13.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 74.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pershing Elementary is 13.9. 4 elementary schools in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pershing Elementary is $14,994, which is the 2nd highest among 9 elementary schools in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pershing Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pershing Elementary 933rd of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Pershing Elementary in the ranking list.)

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West Allis-West Milwaukee School District:

SchoolDigger ranks West Allis-West Milwaukee School District 400th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pershing Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 14.44 556th 633 12.2%
2005 40.10 452nd 632 28.5%
2006 53.01 432nd 712 39.3%
2007 47.89 456th 689 33.8%
2008 45.49 712th 1021 30.3%
2009 53.61 578th 1030 43.9%
2010 32.04 851st 1045 18.6%
2011 33.22 858th 1046 18.0%
2012 31.00 871st 1045 16.7%
2013 29.95 860th 1053 18.3%
2014 23.35 904th 1061 14.8%
2015 22.16 917th 1076 14.8%
2016 19.32 907th 1075 15.6%
2017 22.89 886th 1071 17.3%
2018 32.17 791st 1025 22.8%
2019 36.73 741st 1037 28.5%
2021 7.13 969th 1050 7.7%
2022 20.65 896th 1067 16.0%
2023 33.38 786th 1067 26.3%
2024 12.87 933rd 1061 12.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.35 85th 287 70.4%
2019 75.60 33rd 275 88.0%
2021 18.10 218th 222 1.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.83 429th 721 40.5%
2019 15.66 700th 742 5.7%
2021 14.92 737th 746 1.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.84 573rd 854 32.9%
2019 47.82 453rd 874 48.2%
2021 9.11 825th 847 2.6%
2022 20.17 758th 859 11.8%
2023 42.87 539th 871 38.1%
2024 16.70 784th 866 9.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.17 741st 997 25.7%
2019 36.79 713th 1002 28.8%
2021 9.33 915th 1004 8.9%
2022 30.70 770th 1017 24.3%
2023 35.80 724th 1010 28.3%
2024 14.54 880th 1011 13.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.50 762nd 997 23.6%
2019 38.54 697th 1002 30.4%
2021 9.77 908th 1003 9.5%
2022 15.80 883rd 1017 13.2%
2023 33.15 737th 1011 27.1%
2024 15.03 879th 1012 13.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.83 105th 141 25.5%
2024 60.01 40th 137 70.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.91 107th 271 60.5%
2019 71.00 58th 266 78.2%
2021 23.74 231st 274 15.7%
2022 35.16 191st 296 35.5%
2023 41.76 161st 290 44.5%
2024 15.91 307th 331 7.3%
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Rank History for White students at Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.31 457th 686 33.4%
2019 45.51 414th 718 42.3%
2022 28.50 558th 704 20.7%
2024 8.54 696th 727 4.3%
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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 Pershing Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 233 5 5 12 2 n/a n/a 0 257
1989 254 21 7 15 3 n/a n/a 0 300
1990 288 15 13 15 2 n/a n/a 0 333
1991 290 17 10 28 5 n/a n/a 0 350
1992 316 14 10 21 7 n/a n/a 0 368
1993 297 14 11 14 6 n/a n/a 0 342
1994 314 13 12 22 9 n/a n/a 0 370
1995 295 11 18 18 6 n/a n/a 0 348
1996 295 11 18 18 6 n/a n/a 0 348
1997 279 10 17 21 7 n/a n/a 0 334
1998 258 11 20 33 5 n/a n/a 0 327
1999 238 15 25 35 6 n/a n/a 0 319
2000 234 15 22 45 7 n/a n/a 0 323
2001 248 18 19 50 8 n/a n/a 0 343
2002 242 19 24 71 7 n/a n/a 0 363
2003 242 19 24 71 7 n/a n/a 0 363
2004 230 25 18 80 5 n/a n/a 0 358
2005 227 24 18 100 6 n/a n/a 0 375
2006 208 29 24 106 6 n/a n/a 0 373
2007 209 25 21 117 4 n/a n/a 0 376
2008 184 31 20 118 7 n/a n/a 0 360
2009 159 34 15 109 7 n/a n/a 0 324
2010 144 29 16 111 7 n/a n/a 0 307
2011 118 26 16 109 5 0 7 0 281
2012 113 35 17 120 4 1 8 0 298
2013 102 30 10 124 3 3 14 0 286
2014 94 34 10 119 1 2 20 0 280
2015 77 33 6 123 5 1 16 0 261
2016 67 32 4 124 3 1 18 0 249
2017 77 44 5 122 4 1 20 0 273
2018 58 46 5 111 5 2 19 0 246
2019 56 46 4 111 5 0 14 0 236
2020 51 41 4 102 5 0 18 0 221
2021 48 31 5 79 3 0 11 0 177
2022 44 24 4 94 2 0 7 0 175
2023 37 24 4 103 3 0 9 0 180

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 Pershing Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 257 13.9 18.4 0
1989 300 15.4 19.4 0
1990 333 17.4 19.1 0
1991 350 20.5 17.0 0
1992 368 19.6 18.7 n/a
1993 342 19.5 17.5 9.9
1994 370 19.5 19.0 12.2
1995 348 20.4 17.1 12.1
1996 348 20.4 17.1 12.1
1997 334 20.6 16.2 14.1
1998 327 20.4 16.0 12.8
1999 319 19.4 16.4 19.1
2000 323 23.3 13.9 19.8
2001 343 24.7 13.9 21.9
2002 363 28.2 12.9 50.4
2003 363 28.2 12.9 50.4
2004 358 28.1 12.7 51.1
2005 375 26.3 14.3 n/a
2006 373 31.7 11.8 n/a
2007 376 29.8 12.6 57.7
2008 360 30.4 11.8 61.4
2009 324 25.7 12.6 61.4
2010 307 24.1 12.7 66.8
2011 281 23.6 11.9 69
2012 298 21.3 13.9 63.8
2013 286 22.1 12.9 74.8
2014 280 21.5 13.0 79.3
2015 261 n/a n/a 77
2016 249 20.0 12.4 77.1
2017 273 16.2 16.8 72.9
2018 246 20.0 12.2 74
2019 236 16.9 13.9 73.3
2020 221 16.0 13.8 76.9
2021 177 16.1 10.9 74
2022 175 14.3 12.2 73.7
2023 180 12.9 13.9 74.4

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 Pershing Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 257 13.9 18.4 0
1989 300 15.4 19.4 0
1990 333 17.4 19.1 0
1991 350 20.5 17.0 0
1992 368 19.6 18.7 n/a
1993 342 19.5 17.5 9.9
1994 370 19.5 19.0 12.2
1995 348 20.4 17.1 12.1
1996 348 20.4 17.1 12.1
1997 334 20.6 16.2 14.1
1998 327 20.4 16.0 12.8
1999 319 19.4 16.4 19.1
2000 323 23.3 13.9 19.8
2001 343 24.7 13.9 21.9
2002 363 28.2 12.9 50.4
2003 363 28.2 12.9 50.4
2004 358 28.1 12.7 51.1
2005 375 26.3 14.3 n/a
2006 373 31.7 11.8 n/a
2007 376 29.8 12.6 57.7
2008 360 30.4 11.8 61.4
2009 324 25.7 12.6 61.4
2010 307 24.1 12.7 66.8
2011 281 23.6 11.9 69
2012 298 21.3 13.9 63.8
2013 286 22.1 12.9 74.8
2014 280 21.5 13.0 79.3
2015 261 n/a n/a 77
2016 249 20.0 12.4 77.1
2017 273 16.2 16.8 72.9
2018 246 20.0 12.2 74
2019 236 16.9 13.9 73.3
2020 221 16.0 13.8 76.9
2021 177 16.1 10.9 74
2022 175 14.3 12.2 73.7
2023 180 12.9 13.9 74.4

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 Pershing Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,020 (8.3%) $11,270 (91.7%) $12,291
2020 $1,269 (9.8%) $11,643 (90.2%) $12,912
2021 $1,288 (8.6%) $13,705 (91.4%) $14,994

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Pershing 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 741st of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 786th of 1067 Elementary schools
 2.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pershing Elementary)14.328.6
 14.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District)36.626.2
 10.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pershing Elementary)25.719.1
 6.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District)46.130.9
 15.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pershing Elementary)44.741.7
 3.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District)4536.5
 8.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Pershing Elementary)34.225
 9.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District)38.627
 11.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Pershing Elementary)42.158.3
 16.2%
   4th Grade Social Studies (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District)48.853.6
 4.8%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Pershing Elementary)44.725
 19.7%
   4th Grade Science (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District)50.541.6
 9%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pershing Elementary)43.636.7
 6.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District)4430.7
 13.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Pershing Elementary)56.437.9
 18.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District)43.327.5
 15.8%
   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 Students236180
 23.7%
African American4624
 47.8%
American Indian53
 40%
Asian44
Hispanic111103
 7.2%
Pacific Islander00
White5637
 33.9%
Two or More Races149
 35.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients73.3%74.4%
 1.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Pershing Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 180 students attended Pershing Elementary.

Pershing Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Students at Pershing Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 21% White, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Students who attend Pershing Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Milwaukee Intermediate
High : Central High


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