MacDowell Montessori School K3-12

MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 is one of the well-populated multi-level schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Milwaukee School District, with 823 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 272 students each, so MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 sits 203% larger than that benchmark.

Milwaukee School District runs 155 schools in total, collectively educating 65,835 students. MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 shows that the largest single group is Black at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 26% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 25.6:1, putting MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Milwaukee County shows 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 MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 is one.

The closest other public school is Burbank Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MacDowell Montessori School K3-12. On composite proficiency, MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 44.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 has grew 6%, going from 774 students in 2018 to 823 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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