Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language

Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language is an elementary school of high-enrollment scale in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, overseen by Milwaukee School District, educateing 499 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 54% larger than typical.

Milwaukee School District comprises 155 schools with combined enrollment of 65,835 students; Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language reports that Black students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 19% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language records 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Milwaukee County (around 64%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 11.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Milwaukee County put median household earnings sit near $64,435, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

Milwaukee Academy of Science is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 20.5%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 493 (now 499). Asian enrollment moved from 32% to 19% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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