Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street

Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Students in pre-K through 8 attend, and enrollment is 474 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students.

Milwaukee School District oversees Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street and 154 other schools, with 65,835 students in total.

At Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street, Black students make up 91% of the student body. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 26%. The chance that two students picked at random at Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.

Federal data list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers at Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street in 2024-25, for a ratio of 29.6:1. Among elementary schools in Wisconsin, the typical ratio is 14.7:1. The lunch program counts 88% of students at Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County.

Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

The model predicts 23.8% for a school in Wisconsin with Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street's free or reduced-price lunch share. Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street posts 26.4%.

Within Milwaukee County, median household income is about $64,435, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Federal data list 284 public schools in Milwaukee County, with a combined enrollment of about 122,496.

The closest public school to Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street is Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 16.1% proficiency; Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street posts 26.4%.

The federal government classifies Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street's location as City: Large. As a charter school, Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street is publicly funded and operates under a charter.

Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street saw enrollment fall 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 29.6 students per teacher, compared with 14.6 in 2020-21.

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