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What's one thing Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
286
Combined
DISTRICT 1,114 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960000681
Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning
1017 N 12th St, Milwaukee, WI 53233 · (414) 304-6800 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 25.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
267 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 2% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 2% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 3% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 59 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 17 | 6% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
7.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
7.7%
WI avg 54.8%
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| 2023-24 | 10.0% | N/A |
% 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
7.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning
Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning's state test result (7.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning this school | 286 | 93.4% | 7.0% |
| Obama School of Career and Technical Education Milwaukee | 1,294 | 84.0% | 4.7% |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa School Hayward | 389 | 99.2% | N/A |
| Oneida Nation School Oneida | 457 | 99.3% | N/A |
| MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 Milwaukee | 823 | 55.7% | 34.9% |
| Golda Meir School Milwaukee | 1,192 | 47.4% | 56.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin K-12 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 Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #7 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #7 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.6% | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.4% | #3 of 11 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
286
-158 (-36%) vs 2020
-61% since 2000-01, when it was 729
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 286 | 21.9 | 13.1:1 | 93% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 16.5 | 26.2:1 | 92% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 22.4 | 18.8:1 | 93% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 99% (439) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 35.4 | 17.8:1 | 92% (581) |
| 2015-16 | 635 | 39 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 751 | 33 | 22.8:1 | 81% (606) |
| 2000-01 | 729 | 39 | 18.7:1 | 69% (503) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning.
Since 2017-18: students down 55% (631 to 286); teachers down 38% (35.4 to 21.9).
About Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning
Federal records list Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning as a school serving multiple grade levels in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school runs pre-K through 12 and enrolls 286 students.
Milwaukee School District counts 65,835 students in its 155 schools, and Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning is one of them.
Roughly 88% of students at Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning are Black. Other students are 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Milwaukee County residents are about 26% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
A staff of 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.1:1. The average for combined schools in Wisconsin, 25.6:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 93%. Compared with the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County, the school's rate is higher.
Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 7.0%, compared with a predicted 20.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Milwaukee County, median household income comes to about $64,435, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 284, with about 122,496 students.
Of the public schools around it, Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning is closest to DOC: Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning is 6th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 286, compared with 444 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.1:1, from 14.8:1.
The Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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- DOC: Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility0.2 mi · 4
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- Siefert Elementary0.5 mi · 174
- Milwaukee Academy of Science0.6 mi · 1,711
Frequently asked questions
About Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong LearningHow many students attend Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning?
Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning enrolls approximately 286 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning serve?
Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning?
At Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning, the student body is approximately 2% White, 5% Hispanic, 88% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning?
Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning is overseen by Milwaukee School District in Milwaukee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.