Milwaukee Academy of Science

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

Milwaukee Academy of Science in Milwaukee, Wisconsin enrolled 1,711 students in 2024-25 with 97.3 full-time teachers, 17.6 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, 4-8% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Wisconsin: 90.5%).

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

Enrollment rose 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 39%

1,401 students in 2022-23, 1,404 students in 2023-24, 1,711 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 69.8 to 97.3.

Students enrolled at Milwaukee Academy of Science by school year2022-23: 1,401, 2023-24: 1,404, 2024-25: 1,71105001k1.5k2k2022-231,4012023-241,4042024-251,711
Students enrolled at Milwaukee Academy of Science by school year2022-23: 1,401, 2023-24: 1,404, 2024-25: 1,71105001k1.5k2k2022-231,4012023-241,4042024-251,711
Students enrolled at Milwaukee Academy of Science by school year2022-23: 1,401, 2023-24: 1,404, 2024-25: 1,71105001k1.5k2k2022-231,4012023-241,4042024-251,711
Students enrolled at Milwaukee Academy of Science by school year2022-23: 1,401, 2023-24: 1,404, 2024-25: 1,71105001k1.5k2k2022-231,4012023-241,4042024-251,711
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,40169.820.1
2023-241,40469.820.1
2024-251,71197.317.6

17.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 61 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 17.6; state median 21.6.0255075100students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 21.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Wisconsin other schools, 2024-25121 values from 3.7 to 88.0; This school 17.6; state median 21.6.0255075100students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 21.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Wisconsin other schools, 2024-25121 values from 3.7 to 88.0; This school 17.6; state median 21.6.0255075100students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 21.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Wisconsin other schools, 2024-25121 values from 3.7 to 88.0; This school 17.6; state median 21.6.0255075100students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state 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).

5 AP courses and one counselor per 625 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Milwaukee Academy of Science enrolled 1,249 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 348 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses5
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 625 of the 1,249 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions348
  • Chronically absent51.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.0% of students were Black, 2.7% Hispanic, 1.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black94.0%
  2. Hispanic2.7%
  3. Two or more races1.7%
  4. Asian0.6%
  5. American Indian0.6%
  6. White0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Milwaukee Academy of Science scored proficient or above: 4-8% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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, 2021-224‑8%4‑8%38%
Math, 2022-2310%5‑9% (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

85-89% of the 82 students in Milwaukee Academy of Science'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 rate85‑89%85‑89%90.5%
Students in the class828265,638

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; Milwaukee Academy of Science is number 2 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%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Milwaukee Academy of Science

  1. Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong LearningThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.6 miles away: 286 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Golda Meir SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 1.4 miles away: 1,192 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Milwaukee Academy of Science with Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong LearningStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc. spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinMilwaukee Academy of Science is the number 3 by size of 142 Wisconsin schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#3 of 142
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher17.6 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 21.6 for schools of this kind.17.6:1
  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 Milwaukee Academy of Science

  1. How many students attend Milwaukee Academy of Science?
    1,711 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,401 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Milwaukee, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Milwaukee Academy of Science?
    17.6 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 Milwaukee Academy of Science a Title I school?
    Milwaukee Academy of Science ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Milwaukee Academy of Science do on state tests?
    The students tested at Milwaukee Academy of Science scored proficient or above: 4-8% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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 Milwaukee Academy of Science?
    85-89% of the 82 students in Milwaukee Academy of Science'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 Milwaukee Academy of Science in?
    Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc., NCES district ID 5500042. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550004202234 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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