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Enrollment
526
High
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960002980
Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus
5496 N 72nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53218 · (414) 837-4000 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Wisconsin public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
35.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
518 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 6 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 111 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 51 | 10% |
Student demographics
23%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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
9.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.9% | 9.8% |
| 2023-24 | 14.2% | 14.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% 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 Mid/Hi Northwest Campus
Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus this school | 526 | 98.5% | 17.5% |
| North Division High Milwaukee | 346 | 91.3% | 1.4% |
| Harold S Vincent School of Agricultural Science Milwaukee | 611 | 92.8% | 4.4% |
| WHS Information Technology Milwaukee | 402 | 85.3% | 3.0% |
| Green Tree Preparatory Academy Milwaukee | 535 | 85.6% | 8.0% |
| James Madison Academic Campus Milwaukee | 468 | 85.7% | 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 Mid/Hi Northwest Campus ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #383 of 402 | #25 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #62 of 64 no change | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #61 of 64 ▲ 1 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #170 of 532 | #32 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 35.1:1 | #323 of 325 | #38 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.8% | #214 of 325 | #33 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #2 of 418 | #2 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #37 of 203 | #9 of 26 |
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
526
-185 (-26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
35.1:1
was 30.9:1
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 | 526 | 15 | 35.1:1 | 98% (518) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 13 | 45.1:1 | 97% (571) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 10 | 61.5:1 | 93% (569) |
| 2020-21 | 711 | 23 | 30.9:1 | 90% (639) |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 20 | 32.6:1 | 84% (548) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 38 | 13.3:1 | 5% (26) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (653 to 526); teachers down 25% (20 to 15).
About Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus
This page covers Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus, a medium-sized high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Classes run from 6 through 12, and the school has 526 students.
Milwaukee School District counts 65,835 students in its 155 schools, and Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus is one of them.
Black students are the large majority at Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus, with 87% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. In Milwaukee County overall, about 26% of residents are Black. Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus is 15 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 35.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Wisconsin is 14.6:1, lower than at this school. Around 98% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Milwaukee County, the average is 64%.
Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of Wisconsin public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (17.5% versus 17.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Federal survey data for Milwaukee County show that median household income is about $64,435, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. A total of 284 public schools operate in Milwaukee County, serving about 122,496 students.
The closest public school, Rocketship Transformation Prep, is about 0.2 miles from Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus is City: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 526 was 26% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 711. Students per teacher rose from 30.9 in 2020-21 to 35.1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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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- Rocketship Transformation Prep0.2 mi · 313
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- Kluge Elementary0.5 mi · 301
- Browning Elementary0.5 mi · 279
- Milwaukee Scholars Charter School0.7 mi · 696
- Lancaster Elementary0.7 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest CampusHow large is Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus?
Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus enrolls approximately 526 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus serve?
Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus?
Approximately 35.1:1 students per teacher at Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus?
At Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus, the student body is approximately 3% White, 6% Hispanic, 87% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus public or private?
Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.