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Best kept secret at HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12?
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Enrollment
1,974
Combined
DISTRICT 1,114 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960002979
HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12
4601 N 84th St, Milwaukee, WI 53225 · (414) 383-4944 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,974 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 25.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
1,757 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 122 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 134 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 154 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 168 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 160 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 149 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 163 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 146 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 143 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 122 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (149).
Student demographics
7%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
50.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
57.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.1% | 57.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 50.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,974
+157 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
was 37.1:1
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 | 1,974 | 75 | 26.3:1 | 89% (1,757) |
| 2023-24 | 1,894 | 57.1 | 33.2:1 | 85% (1,606) |
| 2022-23 | 1,828 | 64.5 | 28.3:1 | 83% (1,509) |
| 2020-21 | 1,817 | 49 | 37.1:1 | 88% (1,590) |
| 2017-18 | 1,594 | 44 | 36.2:1 | 90% (1,433) |
| 2015-16 | 1,325 | 71 | 18.7:1 | 81% (1,068) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (1,594 to 1,974); teachers up 70% (44 to 75).
About HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12
HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12, a large school serving multiple grade levels, is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school covers pre-K through 12 and reported 1,974 students in 2024-25. The school is 626% above the average for combined schools in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee School District runs 155 schools with a combined 65,835 students. HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 is one of them.
Asian students are 97% of those enrolled at HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12. Other reported shares: 2% Hispanic. That compares with about 5% Asian among all Milwaukee County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 7%.
HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 reported 75 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 26.3:1. The average ratio among combined schools in Wisconsin is similar, at 25.6:1. There are 1,757 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 89% of enrollment. Public schools in Milwaukee County average 64%.
A school in Wisconsin with HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 23.0%. HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 scores 49.1%.
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 HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12.
The closest school to HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 is Grantosa Drive Elementary, located about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12's average proficiency of 49.1% compares with 26.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 is run as a public charter school.
Enrollment rose 9% over 4 years, reaching 1,974 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 37.1:1 in 2020-21, and 26.3:1 in 2024-25.
The HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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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Frequently asked questions
About HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12How many students attend HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12?
HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 enrolls approximately 1,974 students in grades PK-12.
Is HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 an elementary, middle, or high school?
HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12?
Approximately 26.3:1 students per teacher at HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12.
What is the student diversity at HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12?
Student demographics at HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 are roughly 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 97% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 in?
HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 is part of Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.