Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus

Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus, a big primary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operated by Milwaukee School District, works with 496 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus sits 54% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 155 schools in Milwaukee School District (65,835 students total), Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus shows that nearly all students (91%) are Black. Beyond that, the school lists 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.8:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.8%, the actual is 34.9%, a residual of +9.1 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Milwaukee County put the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 13.6%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus has showed little movement, going from 500 students in 2018 to 496 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 96% to 91%. Class-load math has tightened: from 500.0:1 in 2018 to 24.8:1 in 2025.

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