Milwaukee Scholars Charter School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee Scholars Charter School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin enrolled 696 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 19.3 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. 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, 12-17% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).

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

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

670 students in 2022-23, 769 students in 2023-24, 696 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.1 to 36.0.

Students enrolled at Milwaukee Scholars Charter School by school year2022-23: 670, 2023-24: 769, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-236702023-247692024-25696
Students enrolled at Milwaukee Scholars Charter School by school year2022-23: 670, 2023-24: 769, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-236702023-247692024-25696
Students enrolled at Milwaukee Scholars Charter School by school year2022-23: 670, 2023-24: 769, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-236702023-247692024-25696
Students enrolled at Milwaukee Scholars Charter School by school year2022-23: 670, 2023-24: 769, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-236702023-247692024-25696
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2367038.117.6
2023-2476935.521.7
2024-2569636.019.3

19.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 Wisconsin elementary schools

Among the 1,085 Wisconsin elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; This school 19.3; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.3state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; This school 19.3; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.3state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; This school 19.3; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.3state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; This school 19.3; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.3state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

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 Milwaukee Scholars Charter School enrolled 794 students and reported no counselor; it reported 89 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions89
  • Chronically absent48.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.6% of students were Black, 15.1% of two or more races, 3.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black80.6%
  2. Two or more races15.1%
  3. Hispanic3.3%
  4. White0.6%
  5. Asian0.4%

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 Scholars Charter School scored proficient or above: 12-17% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% 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, 2021-2212‑17%12‑17%38%
Math, 2022-2315%12‑16% (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.

Elementary schools in Milwaukee

119 public elementary schools in Milwaukee report 2024-25 enrollment; Milwaukee Scholars Charter School is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bruce Guadalupe1,36413.872.9%
Milwaukee Parkside School85916.874.2%
Longfellow Elementary77319.189.7%
Fernwood Montessori73121.620.5%
Vieau Elementary71316.269.4%
Milwaukee Scholars Charter School69619.383.0%
Hayes Bilingual School67015.385.8%
Gaenslen Elementary64111.788.3%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Milwaukee Scholars Charter School

  1. Kluge ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 301 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Rocketship Transformation PrepThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 313 students, 32.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Milwaukee Scholars Charter School with Kluge ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Inc. spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinMilwaukee Scholars Charter School is the number 28 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#28 of 1,087
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher19.3 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.19.3:1
  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 Scholars Charter School

  1. How many students attend Milwaukee Scholars Charter School?
    696 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 670 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Milwaukee, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Milwaukee Scholars Charter School?
    19.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Milwaukee Scholars Charter School a Title I school?
    Milwaukee Scholars Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Milwaukee Scholars Charter School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Milwaukee Scholars Charter School scored proficient or above: 12-17% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% 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 district is Milwaukee Scholars Charter School in?
    Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Inc., NCES district ID 5500065. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550006502894 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
  • 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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