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Wedgewood Park School

Public Grades 6-8

566^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Wedgewood Park School is a public middle school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 552 students. The school is part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 415 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Wedgewood Park School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, ranking between 446 and 566 out of 609-628 schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wedgewood Park School consistently underperforms compared to the state and Milwaukee School District averages on the Forward Exam, with proficiency rates ranging from 12.58% to 33.54% across different subject areas and grade levels, significantly lower than the state averages of 50.04% to 62.51%. The school's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students performing relatively better than their peers in the district and state, while Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial students, as well as students with special needs and from low socioeconomic backgrounds, perform significantly worse. Wedgewood Park School also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 50.4% in recent years, and dropout rates ranging from 1.3% to 5.6%, which are higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Wedgewood Park School to nearby schools, such as Longfellow Middle School in the Wauwatosa School District and Greendale Middle School in the Greendale School District, both located within a 5-mile radius, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Wedgewood Park School, ranging from 71.75% to 76.99% in recent years, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's academic performance and other outcomes.

541

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,901

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6506 W Warnimont Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53220-1344

(414) 604-7800

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Wedgewood Park School usually attend:

High:	Audubon Technology and Communication High
	Bradley Technology High
	Hamilton High
	King International
	More...
	Milwaukee High School of the Arts
	Milwaukee School of Languages
	Reagan College Preparatory High

Feeder schools for Wedgewood Park School:

Elementary:	Academy of Accelerated Learning
	Honey Creek Elementary
	Whitman Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.5%

African American:

31.8%

White:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Milwaukee School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (24% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg25%

Wisconsin avg54%

566^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Middle Schools in the Milwaukee School District

415^th of 426Milwaukee School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	566 of 628	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	552 of 641	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	552 of 640	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	541 of 617	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	507 of 613	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	493 of 594	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	478 of 579	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	515 of 612	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	484 of 609	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.2	446 of 612	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.4	500 of 585	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.9	485 of 569	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	491 of 559	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.7	507 of 549	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.3	498 of 539	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	100 of 117	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	62 of 118	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	65 of 130	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	53 of 125	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	48 of 134	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	51 of 127	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	27 of 123	78.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	44.6	43 of 87	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	54 of 90	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	54 of 95	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	69 of 90	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	54 of 91	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	155 of 178	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.6	78 of 173	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	49 of 170	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	35.0	110 of 158	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	86 of 138	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	69 of 153	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	91 of 140	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	516 of 573	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	498 of 580	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	510 of 579	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	493 of 576	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	482 of 574	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	449 of 557	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	450 of 551	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	200 of 237	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	158 of 239	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	135 of 229	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	143 of 221	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	119 of 225	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	108 of 209	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	117 of 204	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	474 of 509	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	449 of 520	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	461 of 525	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	437 of 522	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	385 of 499	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	360 of 487	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	355 of 489	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	517 of 577	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	491 of 585	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	489 of 591	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	505 of 577	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	452 of 572	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	463 of 557	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	454 of 551	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	121 of 126	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	120 of 131	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	326 of 414	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	347 of 425	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	385 of 439	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	335 of 421	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	365 of 437	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	344 of 414	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	310 of 417	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	344 of 399	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.7	213 of 407	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.4	353 of 412	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	321 of 397	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	315 of 393	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	237 of 382	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.1	125 of 375	66.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2024)51st percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies34%-29 vs state

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Science21%-30 vs state

Mathematics18%-36 vs state

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by a student
Monday, September 17, 2018

Wedgewood is a great school. One of the reasons why it's a good school is because it's IB. Another reason is because it has different programs. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wedgewood Park School	Public	6-8	6506 W Warnimont Ave	Milwaukee	53220	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7800	541	37	14.5	77.6%	54 (10.0%)	172 (31.8%)	257 (47.5%)	29 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	9.4	566^th of 628 public middle schools	9.9%		17.1	552^nd of 641 public middle schools	13.9%	14	23.2	27.8	28.0	18.3	24.2	12.6	33.5	20.5	$13,901	$2,320	$11,580
Audubon Technology and Communication Middle	Public	6-8	3300 S 39th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7800	345	24	14.1	83.8%	19 (5.5%)	92 (26.7%)	199 (57.7%)	15 (4.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	2.5	607^th of 628 public middle schools	3.3%		3.7	601^st of 641 public middle schools	6.2%	6	8.1	16.8	14.0	2.5	2.9	3.0	20.8	9.0	$15,936	$2,563	$13,373
Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate	Public	6-8	9501 W Cleveland Ave	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3410	902	70	12.8	61.9%	433 (48.0%)	92 (10.2%)	248 (27.5%)	29 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (10.6%)	35.8	452^nd of 628 public middle schools	28.0%		32.7	479^th of 641 public middle schools	25.3%	27	51.9	42.2	47.4	36.9	35.1	37.0	59.8	39.9	$11,871	$1,020	$10,850
Greenfield Middle	Public	6-8	3200 W Barnard Ave	Greenfield	53221	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 282-4700	704	64	10.9	53.4%	332 (47.2%)	33 (4.7%)	232 (33.0%)	54 (7.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.7%)	36.6	446^th of 628 public middle schools	29.0%		38.6	438^th of 641 public middle schools	31.7%	8	50.7	47.3	50.7	32.7	43.7	41.3	51.1	37.7	$12,352	$1,022	$11,330
Greendale Middle	Public	6-8	6800 Schoolway	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 423-2800	617	43	14.2	27.1%	407 (66.0%)	18 (2.9%)	120 (19.4%)	39 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.2%)	77.9	105^th of 628 public middle schools	83.3%		75.2	128^th of 641 public middle schools	80.0%	23	67.5	72.2	74.3	63.4	68.7	70.1	73.0	61.4	$12,474	$689	$11,785
West Milwaukee Intermediate	Public	6-8	5104 W Greenfield Ave	West Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3310	378	29	13.1	76.7%	114 (30.2%)	59 (15.6%)	154 (40.7%)	10 (2.6%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	19.8	523^rd of 628 public middle schools	16.7%		19.8	544^th of 641 public middle schools	15.1%	21	38.7	36.0	27.9	33.1	28.7	22.5	51.7	25.8	$14,867	$1,308	$13,558
Carmen Middle School South	Public, Charter	6-8	2433 S 15th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(414) 310-8056	191	15	12.7	100.0%	3 (1.6%)	22 (11.5%)	160 (83.8%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	26.7	487^th of 628 public middle schools	22.5%		14.8	559^th of 641 public middle schools	12.8%	72	38.6	31.0	44.4	34.5	31.0	33.3	55.6	36.5
Whitnall Middle	Public	6-8	5025 S 116th St	Greenfield	53228	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 525-8650	558	44	12.7	27.8%	370 (66.3%)	25 (4.5%)	108 (19.4%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	71.6	160^th of 628 public middle schools	74.5%		69.2	183^rd of 641 public middle schools	71.5%	23	63.5	76.1	55.6	61.2	83.2	69.5	66.3	51.3	$10,975	$429	$10,546
United Community Center Acosta Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1038 S 6th Street	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	United Community Center Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 647-2518	188	17	11.0	80.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	186 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	24.3	498^th of 628 public middle schools	20.7%		31.1	485^th of 641 public middle schools	24.3%	13	36.8	27.5	32.3	34.9	31.4	40.3	54.8	33.9	$8,912	$00	$8,912
Longfellow Middle	Public	6-8	7600 W North Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-2400	782	50	15.7	18.3%	546 (69.8%)	93 (11.9%)	55 (7.0%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.8%)	86.5	45^th of 628 public middle schools	92.8%		81.8	72^nd of 641 public middle schools	88.8%	27	76.7	72.9	72.8	77.9	72.1	73.9	84.1	75.9	$11,869	$328	$11,539

Frequently Asked Questions about Wedgewood Park School

How many students attend Wedgewood Park School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Wedgewood Park School.

What high school do graduates of Wedgewood Park School attend?

Students who attend Wedgewood Park School usually go on to attend Audubon Technology and Communication High

Is Wedgewood Park School a good school?

Wedgewood Park School ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Wisconsin middle schools.

What district is Wedgewood Park School in?

Milwaukee School District

What is the racial makeup of Wedgewood Park School?

Students at Wedgewood Park School are 48% Hispanic, 32% African American, 10% White, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

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