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Enrollment
823
Combined
DISTRICT 1,114 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960002931
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12
6415 W Mount Vernon Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53213 · (414) 935-1400 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL823 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
16.2:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 25.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
458 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 | 79 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 74 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 29% larger than its 8th grade class (56).
Student demographics
64%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
39.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
23.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.4% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 23.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
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 MacDowell Montessori School K3-12
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 this school | 823 | 55.7% | 34.9% |
| Golda Meir School Milwaukee | 1,192 | 47.4% | 56.5% |
| Obama School of Career and Technical Education Milwaukee | 1,294 | 84.0% | 4.7% |
| Mellen Public School Mellen | 252 | 45.6% | 52.4% |
| Princeton School Princeton | 285 | 46.3% | 61.2% |
| Johnson Creek Public School Johnson Creek | 634 | 25.2% | 53.9% |
Matched among Wisconsin K-12 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 MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #6 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #6 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 823 | #3 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #6 of 11 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
823
-57 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 823 | 50.7 | 16.2:1 | 56% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 860 | 47.7 | 18.0:1 | 65% (563) |
| 2022-23 | 854 | 52.7 | 16.2:1 | 97% (827) |
| 2020-21 | 880 | 48 | 18.3:1 | 66% (581) |
| 2017-18 | 774 | 36.6 | 21.1:1 | 62% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 23 | 30.2:1 | 68% (471) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MacDowell Montessori School K3-12.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (774 to 823); teachers up 39% (36.6 to 50.7).
About MacDowell Montessori School K3-12
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 is a large school serving multiple grade levels that serves part of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school offers pre-K through 12 and enrolls 823 students. Across combined schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 272.
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 is one school in Milwaukee School District, a system of 155 schools with 65,835 students.
Black students are 53% of those enrolled at MacDowell Montessori School K3-12. The remaining shares are 26% White, 11% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Milwaukee County as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
With 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.2:1. Combined schools in Wisconsin average 25.6:1, 9.4 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 56% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 64% average among public schools in Milwaukee County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.5% for MacDowell Montessori School K3-12. The school posts 34.9%, 8.6 points below the prediction.
For the population of Milwaukee County, median household income comes to about $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Milwaukee County counts 284 public schools with about 122,496 students.
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 is about 0.4 miles from Burbank Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 823 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 880. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.3:1 to 16.2:1.
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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
- Burbank Elementary0.4 mi · 552
- Woodlands School0.6 mi · 313
- Hawley Environmental School0.7 mi · 299
- Jefferson Elementary0.7 mi · 222
- Wilson Elementary1.3 mi · 218
- Wauwatosa STEM1.3 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About MacDowell Montessori School K3-12How large is MacDowell Montessori School K3-12?
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 enrolls approximately 823 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 serve?
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 serves grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at MacDowell Montessori School K3-12?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at MacDowell Montessori School K3-12.
How diverse is MacDowell Montessori School K3-12?
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 reports a student body of 26% White, 11% Hispanic, 53% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees MacDowell Montessori School K3-12?
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 is overseen by Milwaukee School District in Milwaukee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.