Carmen Middle School South
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Carmen Middle School South in Milwaukee, Wisconsin enrolled 191 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the Wisconsin middle-school median of 12.8. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 40.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 60%
176 students in 2022-23, 206 students in 2023-24, 191 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.0 to 15.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 176 | 38.0 | 4.6 |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 15.1 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 191 | 15.0 | 12.7 |
12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 53 of every 100 Wisconsin middle schools
Among the 382 Wisconsin middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Carmen Middle School South reported.
- Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
- Gifted and talented programnot reported
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
- Chronically absent52.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
83.8% of students were Hispanic, 11.5% Black, 1.6% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic83.8%
- Black11.5%
- White1.6%
- Asian1.6%
- Two or more races1.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Carmen Middle School South scored proficient or above: 15-19% in math, against 40.1% in math across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 15‑19% | 20‑29% (2021-22) | 40.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Milwaukee
11 public middle schools in Milwaukee report 2024-25 enrollment; Carmen Middle School South is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wedgewood Park School | 541 | 14.6 | 77.6% |
| Morse Mid | 383 | 21.1 | 79.6% |
| Audubon Technology and Communication Middle | 345 | 14.2 | 83.8% |
| Bayside Middle | 340 | 10.5 | 7.9% |
| Lincoln Middle | 309 | 15.5 | 93.2% |
| Roosevelt Middle | 270 | 17.2 | 95.2% |
| Carmen Middle School South | 191 | 12.7 | 100.0% |
| United Community Center Acosta Middle School | 188 | 11.1 | 80.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Carmen Middle School South
- United Community Center Acosta Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 188 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Audubon Technology and Communication MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 345 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Carmen Middle School South with United Community Center Acosta Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc. spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in WisconsinCarmen Middle School South is the number 265 by size of 384 Wisconsin middle schools open in 2024-25.#265 of 384
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.8 for middle schools.12.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Carmen Middle School South
How many students attend Carmen Middle School South?
191 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 176 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Milwaukee, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Carmen Middle School South?
12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Carmen Middle School South a Title I school?
Carmen Middle School South has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).How do students at Carmen Middle School South do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Carmen Middle School South scored proficient or above: 15-19% in math, against 40.1% in math across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Carmen Middle School South in?
Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc., NCES district ID 5500076. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550007603157 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.