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How has Carmen Hi Southeast Campus changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
679
High
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960003054
Carmen Hi Southeast Campus
2500 W Oklahoma Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53215 · (414) 509-7800 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
48.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
674 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 219 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 166 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 160 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 134 | 20% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carmen Hi Southeast Campus
Carmen Hi Southeast Campus's state test result (17.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Hi Southeast Campus this school | 679 | 99.3% | 17.6% |
| Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus Milwaukee | 382 | 96.1% | 25.1% |
| Escuela Verde Milwaukee | 121 | 80.2% | 14.4% |
| Veritas High Milwaukee | 256 | 75.0% | 31.0% |
| Audubon Technology and Communication High Milwaukee | 436 | 78.2% | 16.1% |
| Central High Sheboygan | 183 | 88.5% | N/A |
Matched among Wisconsin high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carmen Hi Southeast Campus ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #382 of 402 | #24 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #139 of 532 | #24 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 48.5:1 | #325 of 325 | #40 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #250 of 325 | #35 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #1 of 418 | #1 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +85.0% | #2 of 128 | #2 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
679
-95 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
48.5:1
was 387.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 679 | 14 | 48.5:1 | 99% (674) |
| 2023-24 | 676 | 9 | 75.1:1 | 98% (663) |
| 2022-23 | 748 | 9 | 83.1:1 | 94% (706) |
| 2020-21 | 774 | 2 | 387.0:1 | 87% (675) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 20.5 | 17.9:1 | 87% (320) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carmen Hi Southeast Campus.
Since 2017-18: students up 85% (367 to 679); teachers down 32% (20.5 to 14).
About Carmen Hi Southeast Campus
A medium-sized high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Carmen Hi Southeast Campus is part of Milwaukee School District. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 679 students. Against the 475-student average for high schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 43% higher.
Milwaukee School District has 155 schools; together they serve 65,835 students.
Most students at Carmen Hi Southeast Campus are Hispanic: 89% of enrollment. Other students are 6% Black and 3% White. That is higher than the 17% Hispanic share among all Milwaukee County residents. By the diversity index, Carmen Hi Southeast Campus comes in at 19%.
Its 14 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 48.5:1. The average ratio among high schools in Wisconsin is 14.6:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 64% average among public schools in Milwaukee County.
Carmen Hi Southeast Campus is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (17.6% versus 16.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
In Milwaukee County (population about 926,331), median household income is about $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carmen Hi Southeast Campus is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County, which together enroll about 122,496 students.
The shortest distance from Carmen Hi Southeast Campus to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Pulaski High. The five-mile area around Carmen Hi Southeast Campus holds at least 8 other public schools. Carmen Hi Southeast Campus comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. Carmen Hi Southeast Campus is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Enrollment was 774 in 2020-21 and 679 in 2024-25, a decrease of 95 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 387.0:1 to 48.5:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Carmen Hi Southeast Campus. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Pulaski High0.0 mi · 1,041
- Veritas High0.4 mi · 256
- Rocketship Southside Community Prep0.6 mi · 418
- Curtin Elementary0.7 mi · 301
- Morgandale Elementary0.9 mi · 624
- Grandview High0.9 mi · 219
Frequently asked questions
About Carmen Hi Southeast CampusHow many students attend Carmen Hi Southeast Campus?
Carmen Hi Southeast Campus enrolls approximately 679 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Carmen Hi Southeast Campus serve?
Carmen Hi Southeast Campus serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carmen Hi Southeast Campus?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carmen Hi Southeast Campus is approximately 48.5:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carmen Hi Southeast Campus?
At Carmen Hi Southeast Campus, the student body is approximately 3% White, 89% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Carmen Hi Southeast Campus in?
Carmen Hi Southeast Campus is part of Milwaukee School District.
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