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Milwaukee School District

WIMilwaukee, Wisconsin•Milwaukee County

Contact & Location

5225 West Vliet Street, Milwaukee, WI 53208
(414) 475-8002
www.milwaukee.k12.wi.us
GreatSchools Profile

Enrollment & Schools

166
Total Schools
70,769
Total Enrollment
PK-12
Grade Range

School Breakdown

Elementary Schools
47
Elementary Schools
Middle Schools
77
Middle Schools
High Schools
42
High Schools

Rating Distribution

15093%
Below Average
42%
Average
85%
Above Average

School Types

By Type

Public
139
Charter
27
Private
0

By Level

Elementary
47
Middle
77
High
42

Demographics (Aggregated)

Ethnicity Breakdown

Black / African American
52%
Hispanic / Latino
27%
White
9%
Asian
8%
Two or More Races
4%

Gender Distribution

52%Male
48%Female

Free / Reduced Lunch

83%Students Eligible
vs. State Average
40%

Academic Performance (Aggregated)

Average Academic Performance

1.3
out of 10
Average ACT Score
14.6
(out of 36)
Average SAT Score
—
(out of 1600)
Average Graduation Rate
58%
Students
AP / IB / Dual Enrollment
12%
Students

School Performance Summary

Below Average
93% (150)
Average
2% (4)
Above Average
5% (8)

Milwaukee School District is committed to excellence, equity, and preparing every student for a successful future.

Schools in Milwaukee School District

166 schools

Elementary Schools

(47)
4.8
Academy of Accelerated Learning
Elementarypublic•563 students
0.3
Allen-Field School
Elementarypublic•488 students
0.0
Auer Avenue School
Elementarypublic•160 students
0.3
Barton Elementary School
Elementarypublic•234 students
0.1
Brown Street Academy
Elementarypublic•223 students
0.1
Browning Elementary School
Elementarypublic•283 students
0.1
Bruce Elementary
Elementarypublic•280 students
0.5
Bryant School
Elementarypublic•202 students
0.1
Eighty-First Street School
Elementarypublic•332 students
0.1
Elm Creative Arts Elementary School
Elementarypublic•302 students
0.2
Emerson School
Elementarypublic•207 students
0.5
Engleburg School
Elementarypublic•295 students
0.7
Forest Home Avenue School
Elementarypublic•582 students
0.8
Goodrich School
Elementarypublic•300 students
—
Grant Gordon Learning Center
Elementarypublic•35 students
0.0
Green Bay Avenue School
Elementarypublic•149 students
1.7
Hampton Elementary School
Elementarypublic•163 students
0.2
Hawley Environmental School
Elementarypublic•283 students
0.1
Hawthorne School
Elementarypublic•260 students
3.0
Honey Creek Elementary
Elementarycharter•374 students
0.2
Hopkins Lloyd Community School
Elementarypublic•135 students
0.1
Jackson Early Childhood & Elementary School
Elementarypublic•240 students
0.1
Keefe Avenue School
Elementarypublic•147 students
0.4
Kilbourn Elementary School
Elementarypublic•230 students
0.2
Kluge Elementary
Elementarypublic•325 students
1.3
La Escuela Fratney
Elementarypublic•483 students
0.5
Lincoln Avenue School
Elementarypublic•442 students
0.8
Lloyd Barbee Montessori School
Elementarypublic•300 students
6.0
Lowell International Elementary
Elementarypublic•213 students
0.2
Maple Tree School
Elementarypublic•231 students
0.5
Marvin Pratt Elementary School
Elementarypublic•316 students
3.5
Milwaukee French Immersion School
Elementarypublic•450 students
7.5
Milwaukee German Immersion School
Elementarypublic•561 students
1.7
Milwaukee Spanish Immersion School
Elementarypublic•716 students
0.1
Neeskara School
Elementarypublic•340 students
—
Next Door Charter School
Elementarycharter•175 students
1.5
Ninety-Fifth Street School
Elementarypublic•414 students
1.0
Parkview School
Elementarypublic•312 students
0.1
Pierce Elementary School
Elementarypublic•258 students
0.6
Riley Elementary
Elementarypublic•296 students
0.1
Samuel Clemens Elementary School
Elementarypublic•285 students
0.0
Siefert School
Elementarypublic•234 students
—
Starms Early Childhood Center
Elementarypublic•251 students
2.1
Stuart School
Elementarypublic•256 students
1.5
Westside Academy
Elementarypublic•175 students
7.9
Whittier School
Elementarycharter•143 students
0.5
Zablocki School
Elementarypublic•308 students

Middle Schools

(77)
1.9
Academia de Lenguaje Y Bellas Artes - (ALBA)
Middlecharter•595 students
1.5
Alcott School
Middlepublic•293 students
0.0
Andrew Douglas School
Middlepublic•158 students
0.0
Andrew S Douglas Middle
Middlepublic•167 students
0.5
Audubon Technology & Communication Middle School
Middlepublic•425 students
7.0
Bay View Montessori
Middlepublic•469 students
0.5
Bethune Academy
Middlepublic•549 students
0.6
Burbank School
Middlepublic•488 students
4.1
Burdick School
Middlepublic•497 students
0.1
Business & Economics Academy of Milwaukee - (BEAM)
Middlecharter•651 students
1.0
Carmen Middle School of Science and Technology South Campus
Middlecharter•199 students
0.1
Carson Academy of Science
Middlepublic•350 students
0.2
Carver Academy
Middlepublic•351 students
0.3
Cass Street School
Middlepublic•285 students
0.1
Clarke Street School
Middlepublic•192 students
3.1
Clement Avenue School
Middlepublic•285 students
0.2
Congress Extended Year-round School
Middlepublic•720 students
7.0
Cooper School
Middlepublic•461 students
0.8
Craig Montessori School
Middlepublic•276 students
0.1
Daniel Webster Secondary School
Middlecharter•159 students
0.9
Doerfler School
Middlepublic•520 students
0.1
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School
Middlepublic•279 students
4.6
Fairview School
Middlepublic•647 students
7.7
Fernwood Montessori School
Middlepublic•756 students
0.1
Fifty-Third Street School
Middlepublic•312 students
0.0
Franklin School
Middlepublic•326 students
0.1
Gaenslen School
Middlepublic•687 students
1.3
Garland School
Middlepublic•564 students
1.1
Grant Elementary
Middlepublic•545 students
0.2
Grantosa Drive School
Middlepublic•510 students
1.2
Greenfield Bilingual School
Middlepublic•542 students
0.1
Hartford Avenue Elementary
Middlepublic•399 students
0.7
Hayes Bilingual School
Middlepublic•664 students
0.2
Hi-Mount Community School
Middlepublic•149 students
6.8
Highland Community School
Middlecharter•420 students
0.2
Holmes Elementary School
Middlepublic•266 students
3.3
Humboldt Park School
Middlepublic•559 students
3.1
IDEAL School
Middlecharter•245 students
0.8
Jeremiah Curtin Leadership Academy
Middlepublic•309 students
0.3
Kagel Elementary
Middlepublic•215 students
0.0
Kathryn T. Daniels University Preparatory Academy
Middlecharter•156 students
0.5
La Causa Charter School
Middlecharter•623 students
0.0
Lafollette School
Middlepublic•183 students
0.0
Lancaster School
Middlepublic•320 students
0.1
Lincoln Center of the Arts
Middlepublic•374 students
0.6
Longfellow School
Middlepublic•673 students
0.5
Manitoba School
Middlepublic•440 students
7.7
Maryland Avenue Montessori School
Middlepublic•501 students
0.0
Metcalfe School
Middlepublic•334 students
2.3
Milw College Prep--North
Middlecharter•472 students
0.3
Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language
Middlepublic•475 students
5.1
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus
Middlecharter•493 students
2.2
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street
Middlecharter•467 students
3.6
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street
Middlecharter•490 students
3.5
Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus
Middlecharter•512 students
0.0
Milwaukee Environmental Sciences
Middlecharter•299 students
3.1
Milwaukee Parkside School for the Arts
Middlepublic•838 students
0.1
Milwaukee Sign Language School
Middlepublic•429 students
0.2
Mitchell Integrated Arts School
Middlepublic•589 students
1.5
Morgandale School
Middlepublic•530 students
0.4
Morse Mid
Middlepublic•445 students
0.1
River Trail School
Middlepublic•343 students
1.1
Rogers Street Academy
Middlepublic•529 students
0.2
Roosevelt Middle School of the Arts
Middlepublic•309 students
0.1
Rufus King International Middle School
Middlepublic•271 students
0.0
Sherman Elementary
Middlepublic•281 students
0.6
Southeastern Youth & Family
Middlepublic•7 students
0.1
Starms Discovery Learning Center
Middlepublic•238 students
0.1
Story Elementary
Middlepublic•359 students
0.3
Thoreau School
Middlepublic•352 students
0.0
Thurston Woods Campus
Middlepublic•355 students
0.0
Townsend Street School
Middlepublic•280 students
2.2
Trowbridge Street School
Middlepublic•209 students
1.3
Victory Elementary
Middlepublic•437 students
1.2
Vieau Elementary
Middlepublic•615 students
2.5
Wedgewood Park International School
Middlepublic•656 students
2.8
Whitman School
Middlepublic•319 students

High Schools

(42)
1.2
Alliance School of Milwaukee
Highcharter•145 students
0.2
Assata High School
Highpublic•112 students
0.9
Audubon Technology and Communication High
Highpublic•427 students
0.6
Banner Preparatory School of Milwaukee
Highpublic•46 students
0.3
Barack Obama School of Career and Technical Education
Highpublic•1,402 students
0.5
Bay View Middle and High School
Highpublic•945 students
0.9
Bradley Technology & Trade High School
Highpublic•951 students
1.6
Carmen High School of Science and Technology Southeast Campus
Highcharter•748 students
2.5
Carmen High School of Science and Technology, South Campus
Highcharter•387 students
0.8
Carmen Middle/High School of Science and Technology, Northwest Campus
Highcharter•615 students
7.5
Golda Meir School
Highpublic•1,174 students
0.3
Grandview High School
Highpublic•229 students
0.3
Green Tree Preparatory Academy
Highcharter•435 students
0.7
Hamilton High School
Highpublic•1,439 students
5.9
Hapa-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12
Highcharter•1,828 students
0.3
James Groppi High School
Highpublic•68 students
0.3
James Madison Academic Campus
Highpublic•686 students
0.9
Lad Lake Synergy School
Highpublic•53 students
2.4
MacDowell Montessori School
Highpublic•854 students
0.3
Marshall High School
Highpublic•798 students
0.9
Milwaukee Community Cyber High School
Highcharter•171 students
—
Milwaukee County Youth Education Center
Highpublic•5 students
0.8
Milwaukee Excellence Charter School
Highcharter•544 students
1.9
Milwaukee High School of the Arts
Highpublic•989 students
2.6
Milwaukee School of Languages
Highpublic•985 students
0.2
North Division High School
Highpublic•366 students
0.2
Nova Tech
Highcharter•80 students
0.2
Nova-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy
Highpublic•107 students
0.2
Project Stay High School
Highpublic•101 students
0.3
Pulaski High School
Highpublic•921 students
9.1
Reagan College Preparatory High
Highpublic•1,343 students
1.1
Riverside University High School
Highpublic•1,229 students
3.8
Rufus King International High School
Highpublic•1,283 students
0.2
Shalom High School
Highpublic•106 students
0.4
South Accelerated Academy
Highpublic•27 students
0.3
South Division High School
Highpublic•807 students
0.6
Transition High School
Highpublic•67 students
0.0
Universal Academy - College Bound
Highcharter•1,074 students
0.8
Vincent Accelerated Academy
Highpublic•60 students
0.6
Vincent High School
Highpublic•685 students
0.4
Washington High School of Information Technology
Highpublic•417 students
0.1
Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning
Highpublic•422 students

Reported Incidents

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Inappropriate TeachingPolitical / IdeologicalModerateAdded 1mo ago

District backs controversial BLM group

Alleged incident in Milwaukee School District · Wisconsin

A large Wisconsin school district is sponsoring a competition linked to a Black Lives Matter organization. This organization has drawn criticism for its controversial statements regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict. The district's promotion of the group has sparked public outrage.

Occurred on October 19, 2023Source: Defending Education IndoctriNation Map
Inappropriate TeachingCRT / RaceModerateAdded 1mo ago

MPS Contracts CRT Training

Alleged incident in Milwaukee School District · Wisconsin

A school district contracted with a consulting firm to provide leadership training that explicitly incorporates Critical Race Theory. This professional development aimed to apply CRT as an analytical tool for understanding systemic racism and achieving racial equity. The district also secured a separate contract for social-emotional learning programs.

Occurred on February 1, 2021Source: Defending Education IndoctriNation Map
Inappropriate TeachingCRT / RaceHighAdded 1mo ago

District uses 'anti-racism' curriculum

Alleged incident in Milwaukee School District · Wisconsin

Milwaukee Public Schools implemented a curriculum framework from Pacific Education Group, featuring materials on "anti-racism" and "whiteness." The district's "Why Race Matters" website includes resources and teacher training modules rooted in critical race theory. These materials are used for K-12 education and staff activities, addressing topics like personal bias and systemic racism.

Occurred on February 1, 2021Source: Defending Education IndoctriNation Map
Inappropriate TeachingGender IdentityHighAdded 1mo ago

MPS Gender Identity Secrecy Policy

Alleged incident in Milwaukee School District · Wisconsin

A school district's guidance document outlines a policy allowing staff to withhold information about a student's gender identity from their parents, especially for middle and high schoolers. The policy includes a 'Gender Support Plan' that assesses parental awareness and advises staff on how to avoid revealing a student's gender identity to guardians. This guidance aims to protect students from potential negative home environments.

Occurred on March 28, 2023Source: Defending Education IndoctriNation Map
Inappropriate TeachingPolitical / IdeologicalModerateAdded 1mo ago

MPS Promotes BLM T-Shirt Contest

Alleged incident in Milwaukee School District · Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Public Schools district organized a contest for students to design a Black Lives Matter at School T-shirt. The winning design would be featured on official school shirts. This initiative sparked controversy due to the Black Lives Matter at School organization's recent political statements regarding international conflicts.

Occurred on October 19, 2023Source: Defending Education IndoctriNation Map
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Data aggregated from 166 schools in Milwaukee School District.
Source: GreatSchools, U.S. Department of Education, and school surveys.
Last updated: May 2, 2026