Carson Academy

Carson Academy is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, run under Milwaukee School District. The school works with 326 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Milwaukee School District comprises 155 schools with combined enrollment of 65,835 students; Carson Academy is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Carson Academy shows that nearly all students (91%) are Black. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Roughly 94% of students at Carson Academy qualify 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 somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Carson Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.7%; this one delivers 8.4%.

In the broader community, Milwaukee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Carson Academy is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

Nearest neighbor: Central City Cyberschool, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carson Academy ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 9.0%.

Carson Academy operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carson Academy has decreased 33%, going from 483 students in 2018 to 326 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.