D−
Milwaukee School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Milwaukee.
Students
65,550
Schools
154
Spent per student
$20,815
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Debt
$249.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Milwaukee School District
- School Grade D−: better than 0% of Wisconsin districts
- Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 23 pts below the state
- Spends 26% more per student than the WI average
- 17 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 7.2% since 2020
- Debt of $249.5M, about $3,806 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Byron.
PK–53 elementary schoolsOakfield School District
6–82 middle schoolsLomira School District
9–122 high schoolsLomira School District
Test scores vs. WI
2020–21Math proficiency10%
State average 37.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)67%
State average 90.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,815 per student · 26% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 44%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 51%Federal 31%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
70,630’20
66,554’21
66,949’22
66,579’23
65,550’24
Down 7.2% since 2020.
Students
Black 48%Hispanic 29%Asian 9%White 9%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
154 public schools.
Milwaukee Parkside School
C−859 students17:1
Longfellow Elementary
D773 students19:1
Fernwood Montessori
B731 students22:1
Vieau Elementary
D713 students16:1
Hayes Bilingual School
D670 students15:1
Gaenslen Elementary
D−641 students12:1
Morgandale Elementary
D−624 students19:1
Doerfler Elementary
D−609 students18:1
Congress Elementary
D−607 students16:1
Milwaukee Spanish Immersion
C−605 students18:1
Humboldt Park Elementary
C604 students19:1
Fairview Elementary
C−603 students17:1
Mitchell Elementary
D−597 students14:1
ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes
D593 students15:1
U S Grant School
D−585 students17:1
Bethune Academy
D−574 students18:1
Rogers Street Academy
D−570 students16:1
Forest Home Elementary
D−559 students11:1
La Causa Charter School
D558 students15:1
Greenfield Bilingual
D556 students16:1
Burbank Elementary
D−552 students17:1
Milwaukee German Immersion
B−549 students22:1
Garland Elementary
541 students18:1
Burdick Elementary
C−527 students21:1
Grantosa Drive Elementary
D−506 students18:1
Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language
D499 students16:1
Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus
D496 students25:1
Academy of Accelerated Learning
D−493 students17:1
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street
D492 students26:1
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus
C−486 students27:1
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street
D474 students30:1
Maryland Montessori
A−470 students20:1
Manitoba Elementary
D−469 students17:1
Fratney Elementary
D459 students20:1
Allen-Field Elementary
D−451 students12:1
Bay View Montessori School
B449 students23:1
Cooper Elementary
C447 students18:1
Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary
D428 students21:1
Lincoln Avenue Elementary
D−427 students15:1
Milwaukee French Immersion
C−426 students20:1
Victory Elementary
D419 students17:1
River Trail School of Agricultural Science
D406 students19:1
Honey Creek Elementary
C+393 students20:1
Highland Community School
C387 students13:1
Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary
D384 students16:1
Story Elementary
D−365 students16:1
Eighty-First Street Elementary
C−357 students18:1
Neeskara Elementary
D−356 students15:1
Thoreau Elementary
D−353 students15:1
Whitman Elementary
C−339 students16:1
Elm Creative Arts Elementary
D−335 students17:1
Parkview Elementary
D−335 students16:1
Carson Academy
D−326 students16:1
Carver Academy
D−324 students16:1
Stuart Elementary
D322 students17:1
Clemens Elementary
D−321 students14:1
Lancaster Elementary
D−316 students18:1
Cass Street Elementary
D−312 students18:1
Goodrich Elementary
D−312 students15:1
Franklin Elementary
D−311 students18:1
Fifty-Third Street Elementary
D−308 students16:1
Curtin Elementary
D301 students17:1
Kluge Elementary
D−301 students14:1
Hawley Environmental School
D−299 students16:1
Metcalfe Elementary
D−296 students16:1
Kagel Elementary
D−292 students16:1
Barbee Elementary
D−289 students17:1
Pratt Elementary
D288 students19:1
Engleburg Elementary
D286 students14:1
Barton Elementary
D283 students16:1
Browning Elementary
D−279 students16:1
King Jr Elementary
D−277 students15:1
Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy
D−274 students20:1
Bruce Elementary
D270 students18:1
Starms Discovery
D−268 students18:1
Alcott Elementary
D264 students15:1
Holmes Elementary
D−260 students14:1
Hawthorne Elementary
D−259 students16:1
Townsend Street Elementary
D−257 students16:1
Hartford Avenue Elementary
D−256 students16:1
Thurston Woods Elementary
D−256 students17:1
Zablocki Elementary
D250 students11:1
Brown Street Academy
D−245 students14:1
Riverwest Elementary
D−244 students16:1
Riley Dual Language Montessori School
D−239 students16:1
Clement Avenue Elementary
C−238 students13:1
Maple Tree Elementary
D−235 students18:1
Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies
D228 students14:1
Craig Montessori School
D−220 students17:1
Kilbourn Elementary
D−218 students17:1
LaFollette Elementary
D−216 students20:1
Bryant Elementary
D−212 students12:1
Ideal
C−210 students17:1
Lowell International Elementary
D209 students14:1
Jackson Elementary
D−206 students11:1
Starms Early Childhood
205 students18:1
Hampton Elementary
D−194 students21:1
Emerson Elementary
D−187 students13:1
Siefert Elementary
D−174 students15:1
Clarke Street Elementary
D−167 students11:1
Hi-Mount Elementary
D−166 students27:1
Westside Academy
D−159 students15:1
Auer Avenue Elementary
D−151 students18:1
Sherman Elementary
D−147 students9:1
Whittier Elementary
C146 students17:1
Hopkins Lloyd Community School
D143 students16:1
Keefe Avenue Elementary
D125 students15:1
Wedgewood Park School
D541 students15:1
Morse Mid
D383 students21:1
Audubon Technology and Communication Middle
D−345 students14:1
Lincoln Middle
D−309 students16:1
Roosevelt Middle
D−270 students17:1
King International Baccalaureate Middle
D−159 students10:1
Andrew S Douglas Middle
D−106 students13:1
Hamilton High
D−1,472 students15:1
Reagan College Preparatory High
A1,372 students21:1
King International
B−1,308 students18:1
Riverside High
D1,240 students18:1
Bradley Technology High
D−1,048 students16:1
Pulaski High
D−1,041 students18:1
Bay View High
D−1,021 students17:1
Milwaukee School of Languages
D964 students16:1
Milwaukee High School of the Arts
D959 students15:1
South Division High
D923 students14:1
Carmen Hi Southeast Campus
D−679 students49:1
Marshall High
D−639 students14:1
Harold S Vincent School of Agricultural Science
D611 students15:1
Green Tree Preparatory Academy
D−535 students22:1
Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus
D−526 students35:1
James Madison Academic Campus
D−468 students15:1
Audubon Technology and Communication High
D436 students16:1
WHS Information Technology
D−402 students16:1
Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus
D382 students19:1
North Division High
D346 students12:1
Grandview High
D219 students31:1
Alliance School of Milwaukee
D−141 students13:1
Project STAY-Supporting Teachers and Youth
D−114 students12:1
Groppi High
D−105 students12:1
NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy
D−104 students17:1
Shalom High
D−101 students17:1
Transition High
D−90 students10:1
ASSATA High
C−78 students28:1
South Accelerated Academy
57 students14:1
Vincent Accelerated Academy
53 students20:1
Banner Preparatory School of Milwaukee
C−49 students16:1
Lad Lake Synergy School
22 students4:1
Milwaukee County Youth Education Center
0 students
HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12
C−1,974 students26:1
Obama School of Career and Technical Education
D−1,294 students30:1
Golda Meir School
B−1,192 students19:1
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12
D823 students16:1
Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning
D−286 students13:1
Next Door Charter
120 students13:1
Grant Gordon Learning Center
1 students0:1
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.