MacDowell Montessori School K3-12

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin enrolled 823 students in 2024-25 with 50.7 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Wisconsin median of 21.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 19-28% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-69% (Wisconsin: 90.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

854 students in 2022-23, 860 students in 2023-24, 823 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.7 to 50.7.

Students enrolled at MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 by school year2022-23: 854, 2023-24: 860, 2024-25: 82302505007501k2022-238542023-248602024-25823
Students enrolled at MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 by school year2022-23: 854, 2023-24: 860, 2024-25: 82302505007501k2022-238542023-248602024-25823
Students enrolled at MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 by school year2022-23: 854, 2023-24: 860, 2024-25: 82302505007501k2022-238542023-248602024-25823
Students enrolled at MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 by school year2022-23: 854, 2023-24: 860, 2024-25: 82302505007501k2022-238542023-248602024-25823
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2385452.716.2
2023-2486047.718.0
2024-2582350.716.2

16.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 of every 100 Wisconsin schools of this kind

Among the 121 Wisconsin schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.6; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin other schools, 2024-25121 values from 3.7 to 88.0; This school 16.2; state median 21.6.0255075100students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 21.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Wisconsin other schools, 2024-25121 values from 3.7 to 88.0; This school 16.2; state median 21.6.0255075100students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 21.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Wisconsin other schools, 2024-25121 values from 3.7 to 88.0; This school 16.2; state median 21.6.0255075100students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 21.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Wisconsin other schools, 2024-25121 values from 3.7 to 88.0; This school 16.2; state median 21.6.0255075100students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 21.6U.S. 13.8

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).

One counselor per 861 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 enrolled 861 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 88 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 861 of the 861 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions88
  • Chronically absent27.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.9% of students were Black, 25.6% White, 10.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black52.9%
  2. White25.6%
  3. Hispanic10.8%
  4. Two or more races8.6%
  5. Asian1.8%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 scored proficient or above: 19-28% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 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. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWisconsin
Reading and language arts, 2021-2219‑28%14%38%
Math, 2022-2312%10% (2021-22)40.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

60-69% of the 57 students in MacDowell Montessori School K3-12's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtWisconsin
Four-year graduation rate60‑69%66%90.5%
Students in the class575,05865,638

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Milwaukee

12 public schools of this kind in Milwaukee report 2024-25 enrollment; MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-121,97426.389.0%
Milwaukee Academy of Science1,71117.691.9%
Obama School of Career and Technical Education1,29430.184.0%
Golda Meir School1,19218.847.4%
MacDowell Montessori School K3-1282316.255.7%
Milwaukee Excellence Charter School54446.283.8%
Central City Cyberschool34317.693.6%
Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning28613.193.4%

All public schools in Milwaukee →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about MacDowell Montessori School K3-12

  1. Wauwatosa Virtual AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.6 miles away: 91 students, 22.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Deeper Learning Virtual AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 1.6 miles away: 88 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 with Wauwatosa Virtual AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Milwaukee Public Schools spends per student$18,815 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,815
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinMacDowell Montessori School K3-12 is the number 7 by size of 142 Wisconsin schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#7 of 142
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 21.6 for schools of this kind.16.2:1
  7. 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 MacDowell Montessori School K3-12

  1. How many students attend MacDowell Montessori School K3-12?
    823 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 854 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Milwaukee, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at MacDowell Montessori School K3-12?
    16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for schools of this kind is 21.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 a Title I school?
    MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 do on state tests?
    The students tested at MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 scored proficient or above: 19-28% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at MacDowell Montessori School K3-12?
    60-69% of the 57 students in MacDowell Montessori School K3-12's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across Wisconsin. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 in?
    Milwaukee Public Schools, NCES district ID 5509600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550960002931 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.

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