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Milwaukee Academy of Science

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

996^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Alternative Schools

Better than 5% of Wisconsin alternative schools

Summary

Milwaukee Academy of Science is an alternative public charter school serving 1,404 students in grades PK-12 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, over 90% in recent years.

Milwaukee Academy of Science has had strong 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 86.5% to 91.0% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's test scores on the Forward Exam are significantly lower than the state and Milwaukee School District averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 10-20% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school has also had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 47.2% in recent years, much higher than the state average. Despite relatively high spending per student, ranging from $9,091 to $18,154 in recent years, the academic outcomes at Milwaukee Academy of Science are still lagging behind the state and nearby schools like HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy, Golda Meir School, and MacDowell Montessori School, which are also part of the Milwaukee School District.

The high chronic absenteeism rates and low academic performance at Milwaukee Academy of Science suggest that factors beyond just funding, such as curriculum, instruction, and school culture, may be contributing to the challenges the school faces. Additionally, the school's population likely faces significant socioeconomic challenges that may impact academic achievement, and addressing these underlying factors could be crucial for improving outcomes.

1,711

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,154

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 W Kilbourn Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53233

(414) 933-0302

District: Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.0%

Hispanic:

2.7%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (14% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

996^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

582^nd of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▬ steady 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	3.6	996 of 1044	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	998 of 1061	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	981 of 1067	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	992 of 1071	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	1037 of 1075	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.9	1031 of 1076	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.5	1008 of 1061	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.1	995 of 1053	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.0	961 of 1045	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.9	1020 of 1046	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.8	1035 of 1045	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.0	1030 of 1030	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.1	1020 of 1021	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.3	682 of 689	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.9	707 of 712	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.3	622 of 632	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.0	633 of 633	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	97 of 144	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	960 of 1001	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	956 of 1011	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	946 of 1010	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	858 of 870	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	808 of 871	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	951 of 1000	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	947 of 1012	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	916 of 1011	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	763 of 802	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	724 of 790	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	636 of 770	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	582 of 628	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	596 of 641	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	597 of 640	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	559 of 612	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.2	559 of 609	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.9	567 of 612	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.8	505 of 585	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	522 of 569	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.7	504 of 559	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.5	496 of 549	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.2	502 of 539	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.1	511 of 521	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.6	511 of 519	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.4	342 of 366	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.5	360 of 382	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.9	315 of 332	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.6	316 of 324	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	54 of 117	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	538 of 573	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	550 of 580	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	549 of 579	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	5.3	505 of 520	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	509 of 525	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	528 of 577	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	539 of 585	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	540 of 591	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	378 of 414	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	383 of 425	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	349 of 439	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2015	1.5	447 of 466	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.3	427 of 462	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.3	432 of 457	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.8	436 of 452	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.7	427 of 445	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.9	435 of 450	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.8	411 of 438	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.3	428 of 437	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.8	257 of 281	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.4	286 of 292	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)33rd percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)54th percentile+47 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies17%-41 vs state

Mathematics15%-39 vs state

English Language Arts13%-39 vs state

Science10%-41 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Milwaukee Academy of Science

How many students attend Milwaukee Academy of Science?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,711 students attended Milwaukee Academy of Science.

What district is Milwaukee Academy of Science in?

Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc

Is Milwaukee Academy of Science a good school?

Milwaukee Academy of Science ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Wisconsin alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Milwaukee Academy of Science?

Students at Milwaukee Academy of Science are 94% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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