Cudahy Middle

Cudahy Middle is one of the small 6-8 campuss in Cudahy, Wisconsin, part of Cudahy School District, with 247 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 35% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Cudahy Middle is one of 6 schools operated by Cudahy School District, a district that enrolls 1,985 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Cudahy Middle records that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 30% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Milwaukee County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Cudahy Middle has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cudahy Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.1%, the actual is 35.3%, a residual of -3.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Milwaukee County put median household earnings sit near $64,435, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Milwaukee County runs 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), of which Cudahy Middle is one.

Mitchell Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cudahy Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cudahy Middle at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Cudahy Middle's enrollment has fell 52% since 2018, when it stood at 510 (now 247). The White share of enrollment edged down from 58% to 52% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Cudahy Middle community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.