Penfield Montessori Academy

Set in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Penfield Montessori Academy is a middle-of-the-pack all-grades campus, overseen by Penfield Montessori Academy Inc. It instructs students from the surrounding community across grade M.

Penfield Montessori Academy sits inside Penfield Montessori Academy Inc, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the resource side, The student-to-teacher ratio at Penfield Montessori Academy logs approximately 8.6:1. The state averages around 25.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Milwaukee County shows 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. Penfield Montessori Academy is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

Groppi High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Penfield Montessori Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. Penfield Montessori Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 5-year window, the student count grew 13%: 107 students in 2018 compared to 121 in 2023. The Black share of enrollment fell from 72% to 64% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Penfield Montessori Academy community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.