NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy

Set in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy is an one-room-style high school, run under Milwaukee School District. It serves 104 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 78% below the state mean of about 475.

Milwaukee School District comprises 155 schools with combined enrollment of 65,835 students; NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy is among them.

On the student-mix side, NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (92%). Beyond that, the school reports 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the income-and-resources front, NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy shows 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Milwaukee County (around 64%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Milwaukee County) reports that median household income runs about $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Auer Avenue Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy has fell 11%, going from 117 students in 2018 to 104 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 97% to 92% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 29.3:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.