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Central City Cyberschool

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

968^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Alternative Schools

Better than 7% of Wisconsin alternative schools

Summary

Central City Cyberschool is a small, alternative public charter school serving grades PK-12 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a high-need student population as indicated by its very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

The school has maintained strong graduation rates around 90% in recent years, comparable to nearby alternative schools like Deeper Learning Virtual Academy and Wauwatosa Virtual Academy. However, Central City Cyberschool struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 55.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby schools. The school's test scores on the Forward Exam are also consistently well below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of over $22,000 in 2020-2021 and a student-teacher ratio that has increased from 14.7 to 19.8 over the past few years, Central City Cyberschool appears to be facing significant challenges in improving academic achievement for its high-need student population. Addressing the chronic absenteeism issue and finding ways to boost test scores should be key priorities for the Central City Cyberschool of Milwaukee Inc as it works to support its students.

343

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,742

Per pupil spending ?

93.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4301 N 44th St
Milwaukee, WI 53216

(414) 444-2330

District: Central City Cyberschool of Milwaukee Inc

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.0%

Hispanic:

1.5%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (16% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Wisconsin average (74% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

968^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

575^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	968 of 1044	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	959 of 1061	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	993 of 1067	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	940 of 1071	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.4	905 of 1075	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.4	852 of 1076	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.1	916 of 1061	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.8	951 of 1053	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.5	975 of 1045	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.1	976 of 1046	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.1	939 of 1045	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.1	888 of 1030	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.6	973 of 1021	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.2	660 of 689	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.4	690 of 712	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.1	630 of 632	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.2	630 of 633	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	91 of 144	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	928 of 1001	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	888 of 1011	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	928 of 1010	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	932 of 1000	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	917 of 1012	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	947 of 1011	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	575 of 628	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	602 of 641	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	602 of 640	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	537 of 612	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.9	552 of 609	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	555 of 612	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.5	524 of 585	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.5	528 of 569	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.7	513 of 559	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	498 of 549	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.8	485 of 539	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.6	488 of 521	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.3	497 of 519	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.2	343 of 366	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.4	362 of 382	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.5	325 of 332	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	53 of 117	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	518 of 573	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	548 of 580	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	538 of 579	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	529 of 577	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	540 of 585	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	558 of 591	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)37th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)55th percentile+46 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-32 vs state

Mathematics17%-37 vs state

Social Studies12%-46 vs state

Science5%-45 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central City Cyberschool	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4301 N 44th St	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Central City Cyberschool of Milwaukee Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 444-2330	343	20	17.5	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	336 (98.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)	25.9	11.8	26.3	18.9	20.8	18.2	14.8	5.9	10.5	13.5	25.0	31.8	5.9	22.7	5.3	5.9	4.6	$22,742	$11,372	$11,372
Obama School of Career and Technical Education	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5075 N Sherman Blvd	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4900	1,294	43	30.0	84.0%	48 (3.7%)	993 (76.7%)	179 (13.8%)	26 (2.0%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.4%)								(n/a)	0.0	14.3	10.5	8.3	16.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	16.7	0.0	13.0	0.0	8.3	10.5	13.0	8.3	0.0	$16,696	$2,648	$14,048
HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4601 N 84th St	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 383-4944	1,974	75	26.3	89.0%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	41 (2.1%)	1,905 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.3%)								(n/a)	45.4	48.5	40.4	51.2	58.5	55.4	63.9	57.6	58.3	52.7	62.3	51.0	52.7	64.2	37.0	35.1	48.0	$14,862	$2,577	$12,284
Milwaukee Academy of Science	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2000 W Kilbourn Ave	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 933-0302	1,711	97	17.5	91.9%	6 (0.4%)	1,608 (94.0%)	46 (2.7%)	10 (0.6%)	11 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (1.7%)								(n/a)	10.6	8.1	10.4	18.6	19.2	17.6	14.9	8.8	16.3	13.7	20.2	16.7	12.5	27.1	11.5	3.7	17.8	$18,154	$2,954	$15,198
Golda Meir School	Public, Alternative	3-12	1615 N Martin Luther King Dr	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 758-2500	1,192	63	18.8	47.4%	221 (18.5%)	667 (56.0%)	178 (14.9%)	46 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.5%)								(n/a)	50.0	52.9	47.7	67.0	70.9	67.7	60.3	44.1	27.3	67.0	67.5	47.6	72.1	78.2	45.2	44.1	61.3	$12,984	$2,201	$10,783
Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1017 N 12th St	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6800	286	22	13.0	93.4%	5 (1.7%)	251 (87.8%)	14 (4.9%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	$15,838	$2,233	$13,605
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6415 W Mount Vernon Ave	Milwaukee	53213	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 935-1400	823	51	16.2	55.7%	211 (25.6%)	435 (52.9%)	89 (10.8%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (8.6%)								(n/a)	33.9	31.4	38.9	47.8	43.9	44.6	25.0	15.7	16.7	34.8	34.2	17.9	51.0	60.7	21.8	41.2	32.1	$13,364	$2,195	$11,169
Vel R Phillips School	Public, Alternative	K-12	10201 W Watertown Plank Rd	Wauwatosa	53226	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 257-4857	139	29	4.7		3 (2.2%)	107 (77.0%)	18 (12.9%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)								(n/a)															0.0			$43,931	$4,755	$39,175
Wauwatosa Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12121 W North Ave	Wauwatosa	53226	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(414) 773-1000	91	4	22.7	22.0%	27 (29.7%)	37 (40.7%)	13 (14.3%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.0%)								(n/a)															42.9			$24,543	$291	$24,251
Deeper Learning Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1117 S 104th St	West Allis	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(414) 604-4224	88	5	17.6	48.9%	36 (40.9%)	7 (8.0%)	34 (38.6%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.1%)								(n/a)					27.3	25.0					18.2	25.0		50.0	14.3		25.0

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Is Central City Cyberschool a good school?

Central City Cyberschool ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Wisconsin alternative schools.

What district is Central City Cyberschool in?

Central City Cyberschool of Milwaukee Inc

What is the racial makeup of Central City Cyberschool?

Students at Central City Cyberschool are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Central City Cyberschool?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Central City Cyberschool.

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