Carmen Middle School South

Carmen Middle School South operates as a modestly sized junior high in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc. Current enrollment sits at 191 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 50% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 381 students; Carmen Middle School South is among them.

Looking at the student body, Carmen Middle School South lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (84%); the rest is composed of 12% Black. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 17% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Carmen Middle School South reports 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Carmen Middle School South sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 16.3%; actual is 33.9%, +17.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Milwaukee County put median household income runs about $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carmen Middle School South is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

Lincoln Avenue Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carmen Middle School South. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carmen Middle School South ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 19.9%.

Carmen Middle School South operates from a high-density location. As a public charter, Carmen Middle School South runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.