Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001829
Carson Academy
4920 W Capitol Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53216 · (414) 393-4800 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
308 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (33).
Student demographics
16%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
10.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
7.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.1% | 7.7% |
| 2023-24 | 7.8% | 7.4% |
% 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
8.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Carson Academy
Carson Academy's state test result (8.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Academy this school | 326 | 94.5% | 8.4% |
| Carver Academy Milwaukee | 324 | 94.4% | 11.0% |
| Franklin Elementary Milwaukee | 311 | 95.2% | 6.8% |
| Metcalfe Elementary Milwaukee | 296 | 92.9% | 6.4% |
| Elm Creative Arts Elementary Milwaukee | 335 | 94.3% | 9.9% |
| Clemens Elementary Milwaukee | 321 | 97.5% | 8.4% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary 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 Carson Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #973 of 982 | #162 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #967 of 992 no change | #154 of 174 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #961 of 992 ▲ 18 | #148 of 174 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #537 of 1,157 | #90 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #768 of 901 | #87 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #821 of 901 | #147 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #24 of 1,064 | #22 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.5% | #61 of 664 | #18 of 133 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
326
-87 (-21%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 326 | 20.4 | 16.0:1 | 94% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 21 | 15.8:1 | 90% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 26.3 | 13.3:1 | 91% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 96% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 24.4 | 19.8:1 | 89% (430) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 83% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 88% (439) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 22 | 19.7:1 | 69% (299) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carson Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (483 to 326); teachers down 17% (24.4 to 20.4).
About Carson Academy
Carson Academy is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school enrolls 326 students in pre-K through 8.
In Milwaukee School District, 155 schools enroll a combined 65,835 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Carson Academy is Black, at 91%. Other reported shares: 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Milwaukee County's residents are about 26% Black, 66 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Carson Academy scores 16%.
There are about 16.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Carson Academy, which has 20.4. The school's 16.0:1 compares with an average of 14.7:1 for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 94%. The gap from the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County is 30 points.
Carson Academy's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 8.4% is 11.3 points below the 19.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Milwaukee County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $64,435 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Milwaukee County number 284, with about 122,496 students.
Central City Cyberschool is about 0.5 miles from Carson Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Carson Academy holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 9.0%, higher than Carson Academy's 8.4%.
NCES assigns Carson Academy the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 21% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 16.0:1, from 14.2:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Carson Academy, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Carson AcademyHow many students attend Carson Academy?
Carson Academy enrolls approximately 326 students in grades PK-08.
Is Carson Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carson Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Carson Academy have?
Carson Academy employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is Carson Academy?
Carson Academy reports a student body of 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 91% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Carson Academy in?
Carson Academy is part of Milwaukee School District.
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