Lad Lake Synergy School

Lad Lake Synergy School is a senior high of very small scale in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Milwaukee School District, hosting 22 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 95% below the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Across the 155 schools in Milwaukee School District (65,835 students total), Lad Lake Synergy School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Lad Lake Synergy School shows that 64% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 36% Hispanic. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Lad Lake Synergy School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 82% of students at Lad Lake Synergy School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Milwaukee County put the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Lad Lake Synergy School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is U S Grant School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lad Lake Synergy School.

Lad Lake Synergy School operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lad Lake Synergy School has ticked down 63%, going from 59 students in 2018 to 22 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 22% to 36% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 8.4:1 in 2018 to 4.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Lad Lake Synergy School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.