Enrollment
382
High
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960002755
Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus
1712 S 32nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53215 · (414) 384-4444 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 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
19.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
367 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 112 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 92 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 95 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 22% |
Student demographics
9%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
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 High School of Science and Technology South Campus
Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus's state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus this school | 382 | 96.1% | 25.1% |
| Carmen Hi Southeast Campus Milwaukee | 679 | 99.3% | 17.6% |
| Veritas High Milwaukee | 256 | 75.0% | 31.0% |
| Escuela Verde Milwaukee | 121 | 80.2% | 14.4% |
| 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 High School of Science and Technology South Campus ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #369 of 402 | #19 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #213 of 532 | #36 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #313 of 325 | #32 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.1% | #323 of 325 | #40 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.1% | #3 of 418 | #3 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #77 of 128 | #10 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
382
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
+96% since 2010-11, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 382 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 96% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 18 | 22.2:1 | 90% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 26 | 14.9:1 | 96% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 22 | 18.6:1 | 97% (397) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 25.5 | 14.3:1 | 89% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 86% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 195 | 14 | 13.9:1 | 89% (173) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (365 to 382); teachers down 22% (25.5 to 20).
About Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus
Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus is a small high school based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school enrolls 382 students in grades 9 through 12.
Milwaukee School District enrolls 65,835 students in 155 schools, including Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus.
The share of students at Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus who are Hispanic is 95%. Other reported shares: 3% White. County-wide, 17% of Milwaukee County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.1:1. The school has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Wisconsin is 14.6:1. In all, 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 32 points above the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus would score about 18.7%. It scores 25.1%, 6.3 points above that figure.
In Milwaukee County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $64,435, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 284 public schools and about 122,496 students.
Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus is less than a tenth of a mile from ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The school's enrollment fell 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Carmen High School of Science and Technology South CampusHow large is Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus?
Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 09-12.
Is Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus have?
Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus?
Student demographics at Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus are roughly 3% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Is Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus public or private?
Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Milwaukee School District.
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