Middle Schools in United Community Center Inc

Families in the United Community Center Inc district have just one middle school option: United Community Center Acosta Middle School, located at 1038 S 6th Street in Milwaukee and serving grades 6 through 8 with 188 students. Because the district has only this one middle school, there is no in-district comparison to make; instead, the school is best understood against district and state benchmarks. It reports 80.32% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch and a student-teacher ratio of 11. The school has earned 1 star in each of the last three years, holding steady around the 21st–24th percentile, while the district itself ranks 363 of 432 statewide — the 16th percentile.

Academically, math is the clear bright spot. Seventh-grade math proficiency rose from 31.37% to 54.17%, just 1.5 points below the state average of 55.67%. Eighth-grade math climbed from 40.32% to 50%, and sixth-grade math improved from 34.85% to 39.68%. English language arts also gained ground: seventh grade went from 27.45% to 40.28%, and eighth grade from 32.26% to 37.5%, though all three ELA grades remain below state averages. Science is the weakest area, with eighth-grade science at 30.36% — below the district's 44.17% and the state's 51.86%. Eighth-grade social studies slipped from 54.84% to 46.43%, now below both the district's 58.9% and the state's 64.63%. In 2025–2026, the school scored below its district in every reported subject.

Attendance and dropout indicators also trail the district and state. The dropout rate is 1.7% versus 0.9% district and 1.1% state, and chronic absenteeism is 19.4% versus 16.4% district and 17.3% state. Averaged across the eight reported tests, the school improved about 5.5 points year over year, reaching 41.94% — roughly 7.5 points below the district and 13.6 points below the state. Per-student spending was $8,912 in 2020–2021, the most recent figure available. In short, this school serves a high-poverty population and is making real progress in math, but ELA, science, social studies, attendance, and dropout rates remain areas to watch.