Approximately 42% of public preschool students in Wisconsin are eligible for free lunch (2024-25).
The public preschools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public preschool with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Wisconsin is Jackson Elementary School with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 95%
100%
Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Public Preschools Eligible For Free Lunch in Wisconsin (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Jackson Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
2121 W Hadley St
Milwaukee, WI 53206
(414) 267-5500
Milwaukee, WI 53206
(414) 267-5500
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Whitewater 4k
Magnet School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK
419 S Elizabeth St
Whitewater, WI 53190
(262) 472-8713
Whitewater, WI 53190
(262) 472-8713
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Bruce Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK-5
6453 N 89th St
Milwaukee, WI 53224
(414) 393-2100
Milwaukee, WI 53224
(414) 393-2100
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Clemens Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK-5
3600 W Hope Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53216
(414) 875-6300
Milwaukee, WI 53216
(414) 875-6300
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Keefe Avenue Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK-5
1618 W Keefe Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53206
(414) 267-4800
Milwaukee, WI 53206
(414) 267-4800
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
King Jr Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK-8
3275 N 3rd St
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(414) 267-1500
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(414) 267-1500
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Thoreau Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK-8
7878 N 60th St
Milwaukee, WI 53223
(262) 236-1800
Milwaukee, WI 53223
(262) 236-1800
Rank: #8 - 108. - 10.
Green Bay Head Start
Magnet School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: PK
1150 Bellevue Street
Green Bay, WI 54302
(920) 448-2226
Green Bay, WI 54302
(920) 448-2226
Rank: #8 - 108. - 10.
Jefferson Head Start Learning Center
Magnet School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: PK
905 Harrison St
Green Bay, WI 54303
(920) 448-2106
Green Bay, WI 54303
(920) 448-2106
Rank: #8 - 108. - 10.
Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98%
Grades: PK-8
6600 W Melvina St
Milwaukee, WI 53216
(414) 353-3830
Milwaukee, WI 53216
(414) 353-3830
Rank: #11 - 1711. - 17.
Central City Cyberschool
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 3%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: PK-12
4301 N 44th St
Milwaukee, WI 53216
(414) 444-2330
Milwaukee, WI 53216
(414) 444-2330
Rank: #11 - 1711. - 17.
Franklin Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 3%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: PK-8
2308 W Nash St
Milwaukee, WI 53206
(414) 875-4400
Milwaukee, WI 53206
(414) 875-4400
Rank: #11 - 1711. - 17.
Grant Gordon Learning Center
Magnet School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: PK-K
921 W Meinecke Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53206
(414) 252-0350
Milwaukee, WI 53206
(414) 252-0350
Rank: #11 - 1711. - 17.
Hawthorne Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: PK-5
6945 N 41st St
Milwaukee, WI 53209
(414) 247-7200
Milwaukee, WI 53209
(414) 247-7200
Rank: #11 - 1711. - 17.
Hopkins Lloyd Community School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: PK-5
1503 W Hopkins St
Milwaukee, WI 53206
(414) 267-0600
Milwaukee, WI 53206
(414) 267-0600
Rank: #11 - 1711. - 17.
Macdowell Montessori School K3-12
Magnet School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: PK-12
6415 W Mount Vernon Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53213
(414) 935-1400
Milwaukee, WI 53213
(414) 935-1400
Rank: #11 - 1711. - 17.
Milwaukee Academy Of Chinese Language
Magnet School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 4%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: PK-8
2430 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414) 934-4340
Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414) 934-4340
Rank: #18 - 2318. - 23.
Barbee Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 96%
Grades: PK-6
4456 N Teutonia Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53209
(414) 874-5600
Milwaukee, WI 53209
(414) 874-5600
Rank: #18 - 2318. - 23.
Carver Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 4%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 96%
Grades: PK-8
1900 N 1st St
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(414) 267-0500
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(414) 267-0500
Rank: #18 - 2318. - 23.
Grant Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 96%
Grades: PK-8
2920 W Grant St
Milwaukee, WI 53215
(414) 902-8000
Milwaukee, WI 53215
(414) 902-8000
Rank: #18 - 2318. - 23.
Holmes Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 96%
Grades: PK-8
2463 N Buffum St
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(414) 267-1300
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(414) 267-1300
Rank: #18 - 2318. - 23.
Riverwest Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 96%
Grades: PK-5
2765 N Fratney St
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(414) 267-4400
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(414) 267-4400
Rank: #18 - 2318. - 23.
Westside Academy
Magnet School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 96%
Grades: PK-5
1940 N 36th St
Milwaukee, WI 53208
(414) 934-5000
Milwaukee, WI 53208
(414) 934-5000
Rank: #24 - 3824. - 38.
Browning Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: PK-5
5440 N 64th St
Milwaukee, WI 53218
(414) 393-5200
Milwaukee, WI 53218
(414) 393-5200
Rank: #24 - 3824. - 38.
Cass Street Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: PK-8
1647 N Cass St
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 212-2700
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 212-2700
Rank: #24 - 3824. - 38.
Clarke Street Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: PK-8
2816 W Clarke St
Milwaukee, WI 53210
(414) 267-1000
Milwaukee, WI 53210
(414) 267-1000
Rank: #24 - 3824. - 38.
Engleburg Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: PK-5
5100 N 91st St
Milwaukee, WI 53225
(414) 616-5600
Milwaukee, WI 53225
(414) 616-5600
Rank: #24 - 3824. - 38.
Kilbourn Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: PK-5
5354 N 68th St
Milwaukee, WI 53218
(414) 393-4500
Milwaukee, WI 53218
(414) 393-4500
Rank: #24 - 3824. - 38.
Lafollette Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: PK-8
3239 N 9th St
Milwaukee, WI 53206
(414) 267-5200
Milwaukee, WI 53206
(414) 267-5200
Rank: #24 - 3824. - 38.
Lancaster Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: ≤1%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: PK-8
4931 N 68th St
Milwaukee, WI 53218
(414) 393-5500
Milwaukee, WI 53218
(414) 393-5500
Rank: #24 - 3824. - 38.
Metcalfe Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: PK-8
3400 W North Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53208
(414) 874-3600
Milwaukee, WI 53208
(414) 874-3600
Rank: #24 - 3824. - 38.
Pratt Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: PK-5
5131 N Green Bay Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53209
(414) 247-7300
Milwaukee, WI 53209
(414) 247-7300
Rank: #24 - 3824. - 38.
River Trail Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: PK-8
12021 W Florist Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53225
(414) 393-2200
Milwaukee, WI 53225
(414) 393-2200
Rank: #24 - 3824. - 38.
Sherman Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: PK-8
5110 W Locust St
Milwaukee, WI 53210
(414) 874-5800
Milwaukee, WI 53210
(414) 874-5800
Rank: #24 - 3824. - 38.
Siefert Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: PK-5
1547 N 14th St
Milwaukee, WI 53205
(414) 935-1500
Milwaukee, WI 53205
(414) 935-1500
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Wisconsin average of public preschools students eligible for free lunch?
The Wisconsin average of public preschools students eligible for free lunch is 42%% for 2024-25.
What are the public preschools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Wisconsin?
The best top ranked public preschools in Wisconsin include Jackson Elementary School, Whitewater 4k and Bruce Elementary School.
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