Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960002949
Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy
6600 W Melvina St, Milwaukee, WI 53216 · (414) 353-3830 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
260 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 28% smaller than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
18%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
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
4.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
4.6%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 4 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4.3% | 4.6% |
| 2023-24 | 10.3% | 3.6% |
% 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
8.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy
Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy's state test result (8.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy this school | 274 | 94.9% | 8.8% |
| Brown Street Academy Milwaukee | 245 | 95.9% | 10.3% |
| Franklin Elementary Milwaukee | 311 | 95.2% | 6.8% |
| Thurston Woods Elementary Milwaukee | 256 | 92.6% | 10.1% |
| King Jr Elementary Milwaukee | 277 | 92.1% | 9.7% |
| Starms Discovery Milwaukee | 268 | 97.8% | 10.6% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary 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 Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #969 of 982 | #160 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.6% | #988 of 992 ▲ 1 | #170 of 174 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 4.3% | #992 of 992 ▼ 31 | #174 of 174 ▼ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #703 of 1,157 | #121 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #869 of 901 | #142 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #780 of 901 | #138 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #21 of 1,064 | #19 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.3% | #62 of 664 | #19 of 133 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
274
-69 (-20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 24.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 274 | 14 | 19.6:1 | 95% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 10 | 29.5:1 | 97% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 15 | 19.9:1 | 98% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 14 | 24.5:1 | 94% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 14.7 | 27.6:1 | 99% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 15 | 20.7:1 | 6% (18) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (405 to 274); teachers down 5% (14.7 to 14).
About Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy
Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The latest federal count shows 274 students in pre-K through 8.
Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy is in Milwaukee School District, a district with 65,835 students across 155 schools.
At Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy, Black students make up 90% of the student body. The school is also 6% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 26%. Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy counts 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19.6 students for each one. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is lower than this school's figure. About 95% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Milwaukee County, the average is 64%.
allk12 grades Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy an F. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy is 19.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 8.8%.
In the county around the school, Milwaukee County, median household income is about $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy is among the 284 public schools in Milwaukee County.
The nearest other public school, Marshall High, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy. Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy saw enrollment fall 20% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 24.5:1 to 19.6:1 over the same years.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Milwaukee Environmental Science AcademyHow many students attend Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy?
Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy enrolls approximately 274 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy serve?
Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy have?
Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy?
Student demographics at Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy are roughly 0% White, 6% Hispanic, 90% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy in?
Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy is part of Milwaukee School District.
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