Enrollment
188
Middle
DISTRICT 776 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER INC·NCES 550007703047
United Community Center Acosta Middle School
1038 S 6th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204 · (414) 647-2518 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL188 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
151 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 69 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 34% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
35.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.6% | 35.4% |
| 2023-24 | 31.2% | 38.2% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like United Community Center Acosta Middle School
United Community Center Acosta Middle School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Community Center Acosta Middle School this school | 188 | 80.3% | 39.3% |
| Arcadia Middle Arcadia | 359 | 76.3% | 47.6% |
| Carmen Middle School South Milwaukee | 191 | 100.0% | 33.9% |
| Washington Middle Green Bay | 688 | 74.9% | 14.4% |
| Audubon Technology and Communication Middle Milwaukee | 345 | 83.8% | 10.8% |
| Independence Middle Independence | 101 | 60.4% | 54.7% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where United Community Center Acosta Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #284 of 323 | #15 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #289 of 327 ▼ 9 | #16 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #306 of 327 ▼ 1 | #20 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 188 | #268 of 389 | #25 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #9 of 323 | #7 of 26 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
188
-23 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 188 | 17 | 11.1:1 | 80% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 180 | 16 | 11.3:1 | 62% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 188 | 21 | 8.9:1 | 82% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 211 | 14 | 15.1:1 | 31% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 113 | 7 | 16.1:1 | 3% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for United Community Center Acosta Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 66% (113 to 188); teachers up 143% (7 to 17).
About United Community Center Acosta Middle School
United Community Center Acosta Middle School is a small middle school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, administered by United Community Center Inc. It teaches 188 students in grades 6 through 8. It has 51% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin (about 381).
The district, United Community Center Inc, operates 2 schools serving 1,552 students.
Of every 100 students at United Community Center Acosta Middle School, about 99 are Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Milwaukee County is roughly 17% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 2, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at United Community Center Acosta Middle School comes to 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.1:1. The school's 11.1:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for middle schools in Wisconsin. On the income side, 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County is 16 points.
United Community Center Acosta Middle School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 39% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
United Community Center Acosta Middle School is 10.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (39.3% versus 28.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
In Milwaukee County, home to about 926,331 people, the median household earns about $64,435 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. United Community Center Acosta Middle School shares Milwaukee County with 283 other public schools.
Vieau Elementary, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, United Community Center Acosta Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies United Community Center Acosta Middle School's location as City: Large. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 11%, from 211 to 188. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.1 to 11.1 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for United Community Center Acosta Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in United Community Center Inc
- Bruce GuadalupeElementary · 1,364 students
Other schools in Milwaukee
- HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12Combined · 1,974 students
- Milwaukee Academy of ScienceCombined · 1,711 students
- Hamilton HighHigh · 1,472 students
- Reagan College Preparatory HighHigh · 1,372 students
- Bruce GuadalupeElementary · 1,364 students
- King InternationalHigh · 1,308 students
Nearby schools
- Vieau Elementary0.2 mi · 713
- Bruce Guadalupe0.2 mi · 1,364
- Bradley Technology High0.3 mi · 1,048
- Allen-Field Elementary0.4 mi · 451
- Kagel Elementary0.5 mi · 292
- La Causa Charter School0.6 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About United Community Center Acosta Middle SchoolHow many students attend United Community Center Acosta Middle School?
United Community Center Acosta Middle School enrolls approximately 188 students in grades 06-08.
Is United Community Center Acosta Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
United Community Center Acosta Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at United Community Center Acosta Middle School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at United Community Center Acosta Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at United Community Center Acosta Middle School?
At United Community Center Acosta Middle School, the student body is approximately 99% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees United Community Center Acosta Middle School?
United Community Center Acosta Middle School is overseen by United Community Center Inc in Milwaukee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.