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Wilson Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

8710 W Orchard St, West Allis, WI 53214 · (414) 604-4810 · Part of West Allis School District

West Allis’ School Grade D better than 13% of Wisconsin school districts

Directions
Students
365
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Wilson Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of Wisconsin’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Next stop for West Allis kids: Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate

On the path

Where West Allis kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Wilson ElementaryYou are here
6–8Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate902 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 38.6%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8710 W Orchard St, West Allis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K44
Kindergarten59
Grade 144
Grade 259
Grade 352
Grade 458
Grade 549
Enrollment over time
345’20
363’21
383’22
365’23
365’24

Up 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 42%Hispanic 34%Black 12%Two or more races 10%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wilson Elementary from West Allis families.

Other schools in West Allis School District

The district →
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Allis
C−
393 students13:1
Horace Mann Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Allis
D
384 students13:1
Irving Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Allis
D
375 students12:1
Walker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Allis
B−
371 students15:1
Hoover Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Berlin
C−
335 students13:1
Mitchell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Allis
C−
267 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Wisconsin’s other public schools; West Allis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.