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Enrollment
535
High
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960003111
Green Tree Preparatory Academy
6850 N 53rd St, Milwaukee, WI 53223 · (414) 206-0500 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Wisconsin public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
458 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 117 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 50 | 9% |
Student demographics
25%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
5.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
3.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 6 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 5.5% | 3.4% |
| 2023-24 | 9.1% | 4.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
8.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 25% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Green Tree Preparatory Academy
Green Tree Preparatory Academy's state test result (8.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Tree Preparatory Academy this school | 535 | 85.6% | 8.0% |
| James Madison Academic Campus Milwaukee | 468 | 85.7% | N/A |
| WHS Information Technology Milwaukee | 402 | 85.3% | 3.0% |
| Marshall High Milwaukee | 639 | 81.7% | 1.2% |
| Harold S Vincent School of Agricultural Science Milwaukee | 611 | 92.8% | 4.4% |
| North Division High Milwaukee | 346 | 91.3% | 1.4% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 Green Tree Preparatory Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #393 of 402 | #32 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.4% | #64 of 64 no change | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 5.5% | #64 of 64 no change | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #168 of 532 | #31 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #318 of 325 | #35 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #202 of 325 | #31 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.6% | #17 of 418 | #14 of 47 |
Ranked against other public high 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
535
+283 (+112%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 535 | 23.9 | 22.4:1 | 86% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 16 | 31.0:1 | 95% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 13 | 33.5:1 | 91% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 16 | 15.8:1 | 97% (245) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Tree Preparatory Academy.
About Green Tree Preparatory Academy
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Green Tree Preparatory Academy is a medium-sized high school. Students in grades 6 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 535 students.
In Milwaukee School District, 155 schools enroll a combined 65,835 students.
Black students are the large majority at Green Tree Preparatory Academy, with 86% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Milwaukee County overall, about 26% of residents are Black. Green Tree Preparatory Academy has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 22.4 students per teacher and 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 86%. For comparison, public schools in Milwaukee County average 64%.
Green Tree Preparatory Academy is graded F by allk12, scoring above 0% of Wisconsin public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Green Tree Preparatory Academy is -17.1 points, in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 8.0%, and the predicted rate is 25.1%.
Federal survey data for Milwaukee County show that median household income is about $64,435, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. A total of 284 public schools operate in Milwaukee County, serving about 122,496 students.
Barton Elementary is the public school closest to Green Tree Preparatory Academy, about 0.4 miles away. Green Tree Preparatory Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Green Tree Preparatory Academy ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 8.0% versus a 17.5% average.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Green Tree Preparatory Academy is a public charter school.
Federal counts for Green Tree Preparatory Academy: 252 students in 2020-21, 535 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. By 2024-25, the school had 22.4 students per teacher, compared with 15.8 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Green Tree Preparatory Academy. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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Nearby schools
- Barton Elementary0.4 mi · 283
- Hawthorne Elementary0.7 mi · 259
- Thoreau Elementary1.3 mi · 353
- Milwaukee Scholars Charter School1.5 mi · 696
- Thurston Woods Elementary1.6 mi · 256
- Brown Deer Middle/High1.6 mi · 904
Frequently asked questions
About Green Tree Preparatory AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Green Tree Preparatory Academy?
Green Tree Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 535 students in grades 06-12.
Is Green Tree Preparatory Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Green Tree Preparatory Academy is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Green Tree Preparatory Academy?
Approximately 22.4:1 students per teacher at Green Tree Preparatory Academy.
What is the student diversity at Green Tree Preparatory Academy?
Student demographics at Green Tree Preparatory Academy are roughly 2% White, 5% Hispanic, 86% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Green Tree Preparatory Academy?
Green Tree Preparatory Academy is overseen by Milwaukee School District in Milwaukee County.
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