Milwaukee School of Languages
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee School of Languages in Milwaukee, Wisconsin enrolled 964 students in 2024-25 with 59.7 full-time teachers, 16.1 students per teacher against the Wisconsin high-school median of 13.8. 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, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 9% 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%
985 students in 2022-23, 951 students in 2023-24, 964 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 68.1 to 59.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 985 | 68.1 | 14.5 |
| 2023-24 | 951 | 58.8 | 16.2 |
| 2024-25 | 964 | 59.7 | 16.1 |
16.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 of every 100 Wisconsin high schools
Among the 522 Wisconsin high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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).
15 AP courses and one counselor per 249 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Milwaukee School of Languages enrolled 994 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 158 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses15
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 249 of the 994 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions158
- Chronically absent40.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.9% of students were Black, 24.5% Hispanic, 19.3% White in 2024-25.
- Black46.9%
- Hispanic24.5%
- White19.3%
- Two or more races6.0%
- Asian2.9%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
- American Indian0.1%
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 School of Languages scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 9% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25‑29% | 14% | 38% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 9% | 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
85-89% of the 130 students in Milwaukee School of Languages'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.
| This school | Its district | Wisconsin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 85‑89% | 66% | 90.5% |
| Students in the class | 130 | 5,058 | 65,638 |
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.
High schools in Milwaukee
39 public high schools in Milwaukee report 2024-25 enrollment; Milwaukee School of Languages is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton High | 1,472 | 14.8 | 78.6% |
| Reagan College Preparatory High | 1,372 | 20.9 | 51.7% |
| King International | 1,308 | 18.1 | 67.0% |
| Riverside High | 1,240 | 17.6 | 76.8% |
| Bradley Technology High | 1,048 | 16.5 | 88.2% |
| Pulaski High | 1,041 | 17.8 | 76.9% |
| Bay View High | 1,021 | 17.2 | 83.8% |
| Milwaukee School of Languages | 964 | 16.1 | 53.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Milwaukee School of Languages
- East HighThe nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 1,043 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Marshall HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 639 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Milwaukee School of Languages with East HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in WisconsinMilwaukee School of Languages is the number 97 by size of 535 Wisconsin high schools open in 2024-25.#97 of 535
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 13.8 for high schools.16.1:1
- 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 Milwaukee School of Languages
How many students attend Milwaukee School of Languages?
964 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 985 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Milwaukee, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Milwaukee School of Languages?
16.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Milwaukee School of Languages a Title I school?
Milwaukee School of Languages ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Milwaukee School of Languages do on state tests?
The students tested at Milwaukee School of Languages scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 9% 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.What is the graduation rate at Milwaukee School of Languages?
85-89% of the 130 students in Milwaukee School of Languages'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.What district is Milwaukee School of Languages in?
Milwaukee Public Schools, NCES district ID 5509600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550960001273 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.