Enrollment
84
High
STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILESTONE DEMOCRATIC SCHOOL INC·NCES 550008503136
Milestone Democratic School
2758 Dairy Dr, Madison, WI 53718 · (608)205-8110 · Dane County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL84 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
5.8:1
6 FTE teachers
STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
3 students
STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 19 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 8 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 31% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2023-24 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.1%
WI avg 52.8%
Math
33.3%
WI avg 55.4%
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 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55.
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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 75% 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 →
Where Milestone Democratic School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 84 | #443 of 532 | #26 of 28 |
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.
3-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
84
+63 (+300%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 10.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 84 | 6.1 | 13.9:1 | 4% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 42 | 7.3 | 5.8:1 | 7% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 21 | 2 | 10.5:1 | 52% (11) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milestone Democratic School.
About Milestone Democratic School
Among the schools in Madison, Wisconsin, is Milestone Democratic School, a small high school. Enrolled students number 84 students, in grades 6 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Wisconsin average about 475 students each.
The school's district is Milestone Democratic School Inc.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Milestone Democratic School is White (49%). Enrollment also includes 23% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% Black. The school's White share is 28 points below the 77% share among Dane County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Milestone Democratic School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
A ratio of 5.8:1 comes from the school's 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 4% of students at Milestone Democratic School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 32% average for public schools in Dane County is 28 points higher.
Test results at Milestone Democratic School are 23.7 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.7%, compared with a predicted 75.5%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Census estimates describe Dane County this way: median household income is about $89,975, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Dane County number 169 and enroll about 78,525.
Nearest public school: 4K PK Off Site, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 41.7%; Milestone Democratic School's is 51.7%, ranking 2nd of 8.
NCES assigns Milestone Democratic School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Milestone Democratic School as a charter school.
Federal records list enrollment at Milestone Democratic School as 21 in 2020-21 and 84 in 2023-24. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.5:1; by 2023-24 it was 13.9:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison
- West HighHigh · 2,222 students
- Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- East HighHigh · 1,643 students
- LaFollette HighHigh · 1,541 students
- Hamilton MiddleMiddle · 790 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Nearby schools
- 4K PK Off Site0.3 mi · 619
- Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School0.8 mi · 462
- LaFollette High1.2 mi · 1,541
- Sennett Middle1.3 mi · 570
- Elvehjem Elementary1.3 mi · 415
- Monona Grove Liberal Arts1.6 mi · 93
Frequently asked questions
About Milestone Democratic SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Milestone Democratic School?
Milestone Democratic School enrolls approximately 84 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Milestone Democratic School serve?
Milestone Democratic School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Milestone Democratic School have?
Milestone Democratic School employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Milestone Democratic School?
Student demographics at Milestone Democratic School are roughly 49% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 23% Two or more.
What district is Milestone Democratic School in?
Milestone Democratic School is part of Milestone Democratic School Inc.
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