Rogers Street Academy

Located at 2430 W Rogers St, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rogers Street Academy is a big elementary school that enrolls 570 students (grades pre-K through 8), one of the schools within Milwaukee School District. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 76% above typical.

Within Milwaukee School District, which oversees 155 schools and 65,835 students, Rogers Street Academy is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rogers Street Academy lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%); the rest comes out to 6% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 17% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Rogers Street Academy has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Rogers Street Academy higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Rogers Street Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Milwaukee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Rogers Street Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mitchell Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rogers Street Academy. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rogers Street Academy ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 21.0%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rogers Street Academy has decreased 11%, going from 643 students in 2018 to 570 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 86% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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