Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960002602
Carver Academy
1900 N 1st St, Milwaukee, WI 53212 · (414) 267-0500 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
306 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 | 40 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 13% larger than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
14%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
12.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
13.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.5% | 13.5% |
| 2023-24 | 9.5% | 10.9% |
% 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
11.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% 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 Carver Academy
Carver Academy's state test result (11.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Academy this school | 324 | 94.4% | 11.0% |
| Carson Academy Milwaukee | 326 | 94.5% | 8.4% |
| 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% |
| Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy Milwaukee | 274 | 94.9% | 8.8% |
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 Carver Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #952 of 982 | #144 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #928 of 992 ▲ 15 | #124 of 174 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #948 of 992 ▲ 19 | #137 of 174 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #543 of 1,157 | #92 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #759 of 901 | #84 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.0% | #848 of 901 | #150 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.4% | #25 of 1,064 | #23 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #184 of 664 | #41 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
324
-85 (-21%) vs 2020
-39% since 2010-11, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 324 | 20.5 | 15.8:1 | 94% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 16.1 | 18.5:1 | 93% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 19.2 | 18.2:1 | 96% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 100% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 18.2 | 22.8:1 | 100% (413) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 18 | 23.8:1 | 92% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 29 | 18.2:1 | 93% (490) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carver Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (415 to 324); teachers up 13% (18.2 to 20.5).
About Carver Academy
Carver Academy is a mid-sized elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It teaches 324 students in pre-K through 8.
Carver Academy is in Milwaukee School District, a district with 65,835 students across 155 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Carver Academy is Black, at 93%. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Milwaukee County's residents are about 26% Black, 67 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Carver Academy scores 14%.
On staff are 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Carver Academy has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 94%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Milwaukee County is 64%.
Carver Academy earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
The model predicts 19.7% for a school in Wisconsin with Carver Academy's free or reduced-price lunch share. Carver Academy posts 11.0%.
For the population of Milwaukee County, median household income comes to about $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Milwaukee County's 284 public schools enroll about 122,496 students and include Carver Academy.
Golda Meir School is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 18.9%; Carver Academy's is 11.0%, ranking 6th of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 324, from 409 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Carver Academy is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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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- Golda Meir School0.4 mi · 1,192
- Cass Street Elementary0.5 mi · 312
- Holmes Elementary0.6 mi · 260
- Roosevelt Middle0.6 mi · 270
- Alliance School of Milwaukee0.6 mi · 141
- Elm Creative Arts Elementary0.7 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About Carver AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Carver Academy?
Carver Academy enrolls approximately 324 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Carver Academy serve?
Carver Academy serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carver Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carver Academy is approximately 15.8:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carver Academy?
At Carver Academy, the student body is approximately 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 93% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Carver Academy?
Carver Academy is overseen by Milwaukee School District in Milwaukee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.