Darrell Lynn Hines Academy

Darrell Lynn Hines Academy is an elementary campus of close-knit scale in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, overseen by Darrell L Hines Academy Inc, teacheing 180 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 44% below the state mean of about 323.

Operationally, Darrell Lynn Hines Academy answers to Darrell L Hines Academy Inc, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Darrell Lynn Hines Academy reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (90%). The remainder consists of 4% Asian, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Darrell Lynn Hines Academy higher than the state norm the norm. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Darrell Lynn Hines Academy is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 36.4%; Darrell Lynn Hines Academy posts 19.8%, -16.6 points below that line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Milwaukee County indicate median household income runs about $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Milwaukee County runs 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), of which Darrell Lynn Hines Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Stuart Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Darrell Lynn Hines Academy at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 14.0%.

The school occupies an urban site. As a public charter, Darrell Lynn Hines Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Darrell Lynn Hines Academy has declined 37%, going from 286 students in 2018 to 180 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 31.1:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 in 2025.

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