Westside Academy

Westside Academy is one of the compact elementary campuss in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of Milwaukee School District, with 159 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Westside Academy sits 51% leaner than that benchmark.

Milwaukee School District runs 155 schools in total, collectively educating 65,835 students. Westside Academy is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Westside Academy reports that nearly all students (87%) are Black. Other groups include 6% Asian, 4% 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, On paper, Westside Academy has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 97% of students at Westside Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Milwaukee County's rate of about 64%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Westside Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.9%.

Across the wider county, Milwaukee County reports that median household earnings sit near $64,435, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Westside Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Transition High, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Westside Academy ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 18.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westside Academy has ticked down 44%, going from 285 students in 2018 to 159 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 92% to 87% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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