Enrollment
191
Middle
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARMEN HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC·NCES 550007603157
Carmen Middle School South
2433 S 15th St, Milwaukee, WI 53215 · (414) 310-8056 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL191 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
191 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 61 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 36% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 27.5% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 16% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Middle School South
Carmen Middle School South's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Middle School South this school | 191 | 100.0% | 33.9% |
| United Community Center Acosta Middle School Milwaukee | 188 | 80.3% | 39.3% |
| Arcadia Middle Arcadia | 359 | 76.3% | 47.6% |
| Audubon Technology and Communication Middle Milwaukee | 345 | 83.8% | 10.8% |
| Washington Middle Green Bay | 688 | 74.9% | 14.4% |
| Washington Middle Kenosha | 545 | 82.2% | 21.2% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 Middle School South ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #300 of 323 | #18 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #296 of 327 ▲ 13 | #17 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #283 of 327 ▲ 30 | #16 of 27 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 191 | #267 of 389 | #24 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #1 of 323 | #1 of 26 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 191 | 15 | 12.7:1 | 100% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 15.1 | 13.6:1 | 99% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 38 | 4.6:1 | 99% (174) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carmen Middle School South.
About Carmen Middle School South
Carmen Middle School South is classified as a middle school. It is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It reports enrollment of 191 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 381.
The district, Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc, has 381 students enrolled across 2 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Carmen Middle School South is Hispanic, at 84%. The school is also 12% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 17%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Carmen Middle School South scores 28%.
There are about 12.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Carmen Middle School South, which has 15. It is about the same as the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 100%. Public schools in Milwaukee County average 64%.
Among Wisconsin public middle schools, Carmen Middle School South outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Carmen Middle School South is in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools: 33.9% actual against 16.3% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Milwaukee County show that the median household earns about $64,435 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Across Milwaukee County, 284 public schools serve about 122,496 students.
Among nearby public schools, Lincoln Avenue Elementary is closest at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Carmen Middle School South. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Carmen Middle School South is 1st on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Carmen Middle School South is one of the charter schools in Wisconsin.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc
- Stellar Collegiate Charter SchoolElementary · 190 students
Other schools in Milwaukee
- HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12Combined · 1,974 students
- Milwaukee Academy of ScienceCombined · 1,711 students
- Hamilton HighHigh · 1,472 students
- Reagan College Preparatory HighHigh · 1,372 students
- Bruce GuadalupeElementary · 1,364 students
- King InternationalHigh · 1,308 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Avenue Elementary0.3 mi · 427
- Stellar Collegiate Charter School0.3 mi · 190
- Grandview High0.4 mi · 219
- Hayes Bilingual School0.7 mi · 670
- Forest Home Elementary0.7 mi · 559
- Riley Dual Language Montessori School0.8 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Carmen Middle School SouthWhat is the total enrollment at Carmen Middle School South?
Carmen Middle School South enrolls approximately 191 students in grades 06-08.
Is Carmen Middle School South an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carmen Middle School South is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Carmen Middle School South have?
Carmen Middle School South employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Carmen Middle School South?
Student demographics at Carmen Middle School South are roughly 2% White, 84% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Carmen Middle School South in?
Carmen Middle School South is part of Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc.
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