United Community Center Acosta Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

United Community Center Acosta Middle School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin enrolled 188 students in 2024-25 with 17.0 full-time teachers, 11.1 students per teacher against the Wisconsin middle-school median of 12.8. 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, 19-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 19%

188 students in 2022-23, 180 students in 2023-24, 188 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 17.0.

Students enrolled at United Community Center Acosta Middle School by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 180, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231882023-241802024-25188
Students enrolled at United Community Center Acosta Middle School by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 180, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231882023-241802024-25188
Students enrolled at United Community Center Acosta Middle School by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 180, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231882023-241802024-25188
Students enrolled at United Community Center Acosta Middle School by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 180, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231882023-241802024-25188
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318821.08.9
2023-2418016.011.3
2024-2518817.011.1

11.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 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.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; This school 11.1; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 11.1state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; This school 11.1; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 11.1state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; This school 11.1; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 11.1state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; This school 11.1; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 11.1state median 12.8U.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).

One counselor per 210 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection United Community Center Acosta Middle School enrolled 210 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 210 of the 210 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent41.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

98.9% of students were Hispanic, 0.5% Black, 0.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic98.9%
  2. Black0.5%
  3. Two or more races0.5%

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 United Community Center Acosta Middle School scored proficient or above: 19-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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, 2021-2219‑24%19‑24%38%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%22‑27% (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.

Middle schools in Milwaukee

11 public middle schools in Milwaukee report 2024-25 enrollment; United Community Center Acosta Middle School is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Wedgewood Park School54114.677.6%
Morse Mid38321.179.6%
Audubon Technology and Communication Middle34514.283.8%
Bayside Middle34010.57.9%
Lincoln Middle30915.593.2%
Roosevelt Middle27017.295.2%
Carmen Middle School South19112.7100.0%
United Community Center Acosta Middle School18811.180.3%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about United Community Center Acosta Middle School

  1. Carmen Middle School SouthThe nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 191 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Lincoln MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 309 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare United Community Center Acosta Middle School with Carmen Middle School SouthStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much United Community Center Inc. spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinUnited Community Center Acosta Middle School is the number 266 by size of 384 Wisconsin middle schools open in 2024-25.#266 of 384
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher11.1 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.8 for middle schools.11.1:1
  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 United Community Center Acosta Middle School

  1. How many students attend United Community Center Acosta Middle School?
    188 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 188 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Milwaukee, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at United Community Center Acosta Middle School?
    11.1 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.
  3. Is United Community Center Acosta Middle School a Title I school?
    United Community Center Acosta Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at United Community Center Acosta Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at United Community Center Acosta Middle School scored proficient or above: 19-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 United Community Center Acosta Middle School in?
    United Community Center Inc., NCES district ID 5500077. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550007703047 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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