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Which teacher or staff member at Milwaukee Excellence Charter School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
269
High
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960003036
Milwaukee Excellence Charter School
4950 N 24th St, Milwaukee, WI 53209 · (414)464-7188 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 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
46.2:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
232 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 62 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 14% |
Student demographics
9%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.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2023-24 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
12.9%
WI avg 52.8%
Math
16.5%
WI avg 55.4%
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 →
Where Milwaukee Excellence Charter School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.4% | #391 of 402 | #30 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #58 of 64 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #62 of 64 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #281 of 532 | #38 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 46.2:1 | #324 of 325 | #39 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.3% | #322 of 325 | #39 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.2% | #14 of 418 | #11 of 47 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
269
+30 (+13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
53.8:1
was 183.8:1
% White
0%
was 2%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
95%
was 95%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
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 | 269 | 5 | 53.8:1 | 86% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 11.8 | 46.2:1 | 84% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 7 | 72.7:1 | 92% (469) |
| 2017-18 | 239 | 1.3 | 183.8:1 | 78% (186) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milwaukee Excellence Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (239 to 269); teachers up 285% (1.3 to 5).
About Milwaukee Excellence Charter School
Milwaukee Excellence Charter School is a low-enrollment high school with an address in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 12, with 269 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in Wisconsin enroll around 475, and this school is 43% below that mark.
Milwaukee School District, which runs Milwaukee Excellence Charter School, has 155 schools and 65,835 students.
Roughly 95% of students at Milwaukee Excellence Charter School are Black. Other students are 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Milwaukee County residents are about 26% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.
On staff are 5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 46.2:1. Statewide, high schools in Wisconsin average 14.6:1. Milwaukee Excellence Charter School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 86%. On average, public schools in Milwaukee County report 64%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Milwaukee Excellence Charter School is 11.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 13.4%. Predicted: 24.7%.
The county, Milwaukee County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $64,435 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Milwaukee Excellence Charter School, Milwaukee County has 284 public schools.
Pratt Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Milwaukee Excellence Charter School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Milwaukee Excellence Charter School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 13.4% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Milwaukee Excellence Charter School is a publicly funded charter school.
Enrollment was 269 in 2023-24. In 2017-18, it was 239. The ratio was 183.8:1 in 2017-18 and 53.8:1 in 2023-24.
This page is set up for the Milwaukee Excellence Charter School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Quick facts
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Other schools in Milwaukee
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- Reagan College Preparatory HighHigh · 1,372 students
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- King InternationalHigh · 1,308 students
Nearby schools
- Pratt Elementary0.4 mi · 288
- Barbee Elementary0.7 mi · 289
- Banner Preparatory School of Milwaukee0.9 mi · 49
- ASSATA High0.9 mi · 78
- King International1.1 mi · 1,308
- Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy1.3 mi · 608
Frequently asked questions
About Milwaukee Excellence Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Milwaukee Excellence Charter School?
Milwaukee Excellence Charter School enrolls approximately 269 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Milwaukee Excellence Charter School serve?
Milwaukee Excellence Charter School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Milwaukee Excellence Charter School have?
Milwaukee Excellence Charter School employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 46.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Milwaukee Excellence Charter School?
Student demographics at Milwaukee Excellence Charter School are roughly 0% White, 3% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Milwaukee Excellence Charter School in?
Milwaukee Excellence Charter School is part of Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.