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Darrell Lynn Hines Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

982^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Darrell Lynn Hines Academy is a PK–8 school in Milwaukee, WI, at 7151 N 86th St with 180 students, operating as its own district, Darrell L Hines Academy Inc, and located near several other Milwaukee schools.

Families should know that Darrell Lynn Hines Academy has persistently low statewide results. In 2025-26 it ranked 982 of 1,039 Wisconsin schools (5th percentile, 0 stars), and its own district ranked 429 of 432 districts (1st percentile). Chronic absenteeism was 35.8% in 2024-25—about double Wisconsin’s 17.3%—while the reported dropout rate was 3.1% versus 1.1% statewide. The student-teacher ratio was 23:1, the highest among nearby schools, and the last reported per-student spending was $10,725 in 2020-21, far below nearby options such as Milwaukee Scholars Charter School ($20,832) and nearby Milwaukee School District schools ($20,430–$26,270). Test proficiency was below the state in every reported grade and subject in 2025-26, and the school’s small enrollment means year-to-year grade-level percentages can swing sharply.

Compared with neighbors, the picture is mixed but mostly challenging. Stuart Elementary, the closest school, generally outperforms it in 2025-26 and has lower absenteeism, a lower 16.9:1 ratio, and higher spending. Some relative bright spots exist: 3rd-grade ELA (20%), 6th-grade math (22.22%), and 8th-grade social studies (29.41%) were above several nearby schools. However, 4th-grade ELA and math were 0%, 5th-grade math was 0%, and 4th- and 8th-grade science were both 5.88%. Chronic absenteeism, while high, was lower than at Barton Elementary, Bryant Elementary, Thoreau Elementary, Kluge Elementary, Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary, and Maple Tree Elementary, and similar to Milwaukee Scholars Charter School. One reported student subgroup ranked higher than the school overall (20th percentile vs. 6th in 2024-25), though still below average. Overall, the long-running pattern is bottom-decile performance, so parents should weigh the school’s small size, resource gaps, attendance challenges, and test results carefully against nearby options.

180

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

67.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

7151 N 86th St
Milwaukee, WI 53224

(414) 358-3542

District: Darrell L Hines Academy Inc

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.0%

Asian:

3.9%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2012 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (12% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg12%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

982^nd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

600^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

429^th of 432Darrell L Hines Academy Inc 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	4.5	982 of 1039	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	984 of 1044	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	962 of 1061	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	974 of 1067	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.5	1041 of 1071	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.1	1040 of 1075	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	987 of 1076	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.8	986 of 1061	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.4	998 of 1053	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.0	945 of 1045	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.0	1026 of 1046	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.9	1032 of 1045	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.2	961 of 1030	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.5	968 of 1021	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.2	658 of 689	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.5	637 of 712	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	2.8	615 of 633	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	115 of 144	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	933 of 986	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	937 of 1001	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	1010 of 1010	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	934 of 989	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	933 of 1000	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.3	1011 of 1011	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	600 of 643	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	573 of 628	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	591 of 641	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	554 of 640	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	3.4	582 of 612	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	584 of 609	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.2	543 of 612	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.7	546 of 585	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	517 of 569	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.8	499 of 559	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.8	506 of 549	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.8	518 of 539	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.3	497 of 521	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.6	486 of 519	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.7	318 of 366	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.7	355 of 382	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	87 of 125	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	528 of 572	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	551 of 580	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	506 of 579	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	5.0	538 of 575	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	529 of 585	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	441 of 591	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)20th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2026)30th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies18%-47 vs state

English Language Arts14%-40 vs state

Mathematics11%-43 vs state

Science6%-47 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Darrell Lynn Hines Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7151 N 86th St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Darrell L Hines Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 358-3542	180	8	23.0	67.2%	0 (0.0%)	162 (90.0%)	4 (2.2%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	4.5	982^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	5.5%		4.5	984^th of 1044 public elementary schools	5.7%	2	20.0	0.0	18.2	18.5	5.0	17.7	16.0	0.0	0.0	22.2	10.0	11.8	5.9	29.4	5.9	5.9
Stuart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 N 86th St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3700	322	19	16.9	77.3%	2 (0.6%)	197 (61.2%)	33 (10.2%)	71 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (5.0%)	9.2	938^th of 1039 public elementary schools	9.7%		11.8	931^st of 1044 public elementary schools	10.8%	7	25.6	23.1	35.9				18.6	15.4	9.4				25.6		20.5		53%		$20,430	$2,753	$17,677
Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7900 W Acacia St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3800	384	24	15.9	92.2%	5 (1.3%)	314 (81.8%)	22 (5.7%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	2.7	1009^th of 1039 public elementary schools	2.9%		1.6	1033^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	1.1%	24	15.0	5.7	0.0	24.4	0.0	25.9	7.5	2.9	0.0	4.9	3.0	7.4	11.8	22.2	2.9	11.5	62%		$26,248	$2,725	$23,523
Bruce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6453 N 89th St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2100	270	15	18.2	94.8%	4 (1.5%)	220 (81.5%)	12 (4.4%)	15 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	14.1	913^th of 1039 public elementary schools	12.1%		7.7	953^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	8.7%	40	12.5	42.3	29.2				31.3	23.1	16.7				38.5		26.9		73%		$21,080	$2,956	$18,124
Maple Tree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6644 N 107th St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 578-5100	235	13	17.8	94.9%	5 (2.1%)	186 (79.1%)	22 (9.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.7%)	5.9	968^th of 1039 public elementary schools	6.8%		3.7	994^th of 1044 public elementary schools	4.8%	26	7.1	14.3	31.8				25.0	4.8	13.6				19.1		9.5		81%		$22,931	$3,236	$19,695
Goodrich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8251 N Celina St	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 236-1500	312	21	15.0	92.6%	8 (2.6%)	210 (67.3%)	22 (7.1%)	44 (14.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.3%)	10.9	926^th of 1039 public elementary schools	10.9%		6.4	963^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	7.8%	37	18.6	31.4	29.6				18.6	31.4	22.2				28.6		22.9		69%		$21,966	$2,702	$19,263
Milwaukee Scholars Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7000 W Florist Ave	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-0197	696	36	19.3	83.0%	4 (0.6%)	561 (80.6%)	23 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (15.1%)	7.3	956^th of 1039 public elementary schools	8.0%		9.2	945^th of 1044 public elementary schools	9.5%	11	6.9	17.5	36.2	22.6	48.7	40.0	8.2	16.1	25.9	14.5	33.3	39.1	29.8	39.1	8.8	26.1	77%
Barton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 W Green Tree Rd	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3900	283	17	16.3	90.5%	8 (2.8%)	240 (84.8%)	8 (2.8%)	19 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	4.3	985^th of 1039 public elementary schools	5.2%		3.9	992^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	5.0%	7	16.1	18.2	18.5				12.9	9.1	14.8				21.2		9.4		72%		$21,722	$2,779	$18,942
Bryant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8718 W Thurston Ave	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-6500	212	18	11.5	91.0%	1 (0.5%)	178 (84.0%)	13 (6.1%)	11 (5.2%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	6.9	958^th of 1039 public elementary schools	7.8%		8.6	950^th of 1044 public elementary schools	9.0%	8	12.5	28.6	11.1				8.3	23.8	7.4				33.3		28.6		64%		$24,988	$3,021	$21,967
Thoreau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7878 N 60th St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 236-1800	353	23	15.3	95.8%	8 (2.3%)	303 (85.8%)	20 (5.7%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	3	997^th of 1039 public elementary schools	4.0%		3.2	1003^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	3.9%	6	2.9	21.7	7.7	14.6	6.1	11.1	2.9	0.0	0.0	7.1	6.1	14.8	30.4	18.5	17.4	14.8	22%		$20,913	$3,236	$17,677

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Darrell Lynn Hines Academy ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 180 students attended Darrell Lynn Hines Academy.

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Darrell L Hines Academy Inc

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Students at Darrell Lynn Hines Academy are 90% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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