Milwaukee Math and Science Academy

Milwaukee Math and Science Academy operates as an intimate elementary campus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Milwaukee Math and Science Academy Inc. Current enrollment sits at 241 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 25% below the state mean of about 323.

Milwaukee Math and Science Academy is a school of Milwaukee Math and Science Academy Inc, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Milwaukee Math and Science Academy lists that nearly all students (95%) are Black. Beyond that, the school shows 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Milwaukee County (around 64%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Milwaukee Math and Science Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.8%.

In the area at large, Milwaukee County reports that median household earnings sit near $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Milwaukee County runs 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), of which Milwaukee Math and Science Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: WHS Information Technology, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Milwaukee Math and Science Academy. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Milwaukee Math and Science Academy ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 18.2%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. Milwaukee Math and Science Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 21%: 307 students in 2018 compared to 241 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Milwaukee Math and Science Academy typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.