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Pershing Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1330 S 47th St, West Milwaukee, WI 53214 · (414) 604-4610 · Part of West Allis School District

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

Directions
Students
250
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Pershing Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Wisconsin’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 35 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 41.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for West Milwaukee kids: West Milwaukee Intermediate

On the path

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

PK–5Pershing ElementaryYou are here
6–8West Milwaukee Intermediate378 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 38.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1330 S 47th St, West Milwaukee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K32
Kindergarten40
Grade 131
Grade 239
Grade 331
Grade 443
Grade 534
Enrollment over time
177’20
175’21
180’22
235’23
250’24

Up 41.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 46%White 25%Black 19%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pershing Elementary from West Milwaukee 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
Wilson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Allis
C
365 students13:1
Hoover Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Berlin
C−
335 students13:1

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 Milwaukee’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.