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Enrollment
959
High
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960002339
Milwaukee High School of the Arts
2300 W Highland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53233 · (414) 934-7000 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL959 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
15.2:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
731 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 289 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 229 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 248 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 193 | 20% |
Student demographics
63%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 High School of the Arts
Milwaukee High School of the Arts's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee High School of the Arts this school | 959 | 76.2% | 18.6% |
| King International Milwaukee | 1,308 | 67.0% | 25.7% |
| Riverside High Milwaukee | 1,240 | 76.8% | 14.6% |
| Bay View High Milwaukee | 1,021 | 83.8% | 11.8% |
| Brown Deer Middle/High Brown Deer | 904 | 55.2% | 39.3% |
| Hamilton High Milwaukee | 1,472 | 78.6% | 7.8% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 High School of the Arts ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #380 of 402 | #23 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 959 | #98 of 532 | #17 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #216 of 325 | #16 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #36 of 325 | #12 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #32 of 418 | #25 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #53 of 128 | #7 of 14 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
959
-25 (-3%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 751
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 959 | 63 | 15.2:1 | 76% (731) |
| 2023-24 | 985 | 55.7 | 17.7:1 | 80% (788) |
| 2022-23 | 989 | 64.6 | 15.3:1 | 74% (731) |
| 2020-21 | 984 | 58 | 17.0:1 | 88% (864) |
| 2017-18 | 874 | 51.9 | 16.8:1 | 63% (551) |
| 2015-16 | 914 | 52 | 17.6:1 | 75% (683) |
| 2010-11 | 897 | 28 | 32.0:1 | 61% (550) |
| 2000-01 | 879 | 52 | 16.9:1 | 69% (606) |
| 1990-91 | 751 | 53 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milwaukee High School of the Arts.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (874 to 959); teachers up 21% (51.9 to 63).
About Milwaukee High School of the Arts
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee High School of the Arts is a large high school. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 959 students on the rolls. High schools in Wisconsin average about 475 students, which makes this school 102% bigger than average.
In Milwaukee School District, 155 schools enroll a combined 65,835 students.
The largest group at Milwaukee High School of the Arts is Black students, at 55%. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Milwaukee County, the Black share is about 26%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Milwaukee High School of the Arts scores 63%.
Classroom staffing at Milwaukee High School of the Arts totals 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. The average for high schools in Wisconsin is about 14.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Milwaukee High School of the Arts is about 76%. It compares with 64% for public schools in Milwaukee County.
Milwaukee High School of the Arts scores 18.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 30.9%.
Looking at the county, Milwaukee County, 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 High School of the Arts, Milwaukee County has 284 public schools.
Milwaukee Academy of Science sits about 0.2 miles from Milwaukee High School of the Arts. Milwaukee High School of the Arts has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 19.1% proficiency; Milwaukee High School of the Arts posts 18.6%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Milwaukee High School of the Arts enrolled 984 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 959. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.0:1 to 15.2:1.
Milwaukee High School of the Arts has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Milwaukee School District
- HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12Combined · 1,974 students
- Hamilton HighHigh · 1,472 students
- Reagan College Preparatory HighHigh · 1,372 students
- King InternationalHigh · 1,308 students
- Obama School of Career and Technical EducationCombined · 1,294 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,240 students
Other schools in Milwaukee
- HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12Combined · 1,974 students
- Milwaukee Academy of ScienceCombined · 1,711 students
- Hamilton HighHigh · 1,472 students
- Reagan College Preparatory HighHigh · 1,372 students
- Bruce GuadalupeElementary · 1,364 students
- King InternationalHigh · 1,308 students
Nearby schools
- Milwaukee Academy of Science0.2 mi · 1,711
- Groppi High0.3 mi · 105
- Highland Community School0.4 mi · 387
- Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language0.4 mi · 499
- Woodlands School - State Street Campus0.6 mi · 175
- Pathways High0.7 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Milwaukee High School of the ArtsHow large is Milwaukee High School of the Arts?
Milwaukee High School of the Arts enrolls approximately 959 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Milwaukee High School of the Arts serve?
Milwaukee High School of the Arts serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Milwaukee High School of the Arts have?
Milwaukee High School of the Arts employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
How diverse is Milwaukee High School of the Arts?
Milwaukee High School of the Arts reports a student body of 8% White, 20% Hispanic, 55% Black, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Milwaukee High School of the Arts in?
Milwaukee High School of the Arts is part of Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.