Stellar Collegiate Charter School

As an intimate K-5 school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Stellar Collegiate Charter School teaches 190 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc. That puts it 41% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 381 students. Stellar Collegiate Charter School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Stellar Collegiate Charter School logs that nearly all students (80%) are Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 13% Black, 4% White. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 17% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% 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 somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Stellar Collegiate Charter School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 16.3%; this one delivers 24.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Milwaukee County put 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. Stellar Collegiate Charter School is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

The closest other public school is Carmen Middle School South, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Stellar Collegiate Charter School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 19.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. Stellar Collegiate Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stellar Collegiate Charter School has ticked up 58%, going from 120 students in 2018 to 190 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 19% to 13%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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