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Milwaukee Scholars Charter School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

956^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Milwaukee Scholars Charter School is a PK–8 charter school serving 696 students at 7000 W Florist Ave on Milwaukee's northwest side, making it the largest school among its nearby peers and one of the few in the area that carries students all the way through 8th grade. It operates as its own single-school district, Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Inc, so there is no larger district to average against; the meaningful benchmark is the Wisconsin state line.

By statewide measures, the school's standing is weak but steady. In 2025-2026 it ranked 956th of 1,039 Wisconsin schools — 8th percentile, 0 stars — and it has stayed in the 8th–9th percentile in nearly every year reported since 2013-2014. Proficiency runs at roughly half the state rate: about 28.6% in English language arts and 22.9% in math across grades 3–8, versus 54.0% and 53.7% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is the clearest relative strength: at 38.5% in 2024-25 it is the third-lowest among eleven nearby schools and better than the Milwaukee School District average of 46.2%, though still more than double the state's 17.3%.

There are real bright spots. Middle grades outperform the school's own early grades and beat the two other PK–8 neighbors, Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary and Lancaster Elementary, in seven of eight comparisons — 7th-grade ELA hit 48.72%, the highest single figure in the comparison set. Cohort tracking shows older students improving steadily in both ELA and math, while 3rd-grade results have fallen. Fifth-grade ELA at 36.21% tops all ten nearby schools. Relative to other schools serving similar students, the school's African American students rank in the 49th–68th percentile across three years — near the middle rather than the bottom.

696

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

83.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

7000 W Florist Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53218

(414) 393-0197

District: Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Inc

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.6%

Two or more races:

15.1%

Hispanic:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (24% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

956^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

547^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

422^nd of 432Milwaukee Scholars Charter School 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	7.3	956 of 1039	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	945 of 1044	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	968 of 1061	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	975 of 1067	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	978 of 1071	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.3	1061 of 1075	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.6	1042 of 1076	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	961 of 1061	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	76 of 150	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.6	46 of 144	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	62 of 137	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	61 of 138	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	897 of 986	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	901 of 1001	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	905 of 1011	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	907 of 1010	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	811 of 870	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	831 of 866	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	923 of 989	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	906 of 1000	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	928 of 1012	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	937 of 1011	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	138 of 142	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	114 of 119	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	683 of 791	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	747 of 802	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	685 of 790	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	694 of 770	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	547 of 643	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	526 of 628	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	569 of 641	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	564 of 640	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.2	569 of 612	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.3	582 of 609	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.1	586 of 612	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.6	510 of 585	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	35 of 125	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	24 of 117	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	32 of 118	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	52 of 130	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	485 of 572	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	472 of 573	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	523 of 580	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	509 of 579	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	452 of 509	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	474 of 520	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	481 of 525	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	477 of 575	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	494 of 577	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	493 of 585	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	502 of 591	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	368 of 439	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	391 of 414	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	412 of 425	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	418 of 439	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)49th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

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

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)72nd percentile+57 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies34%-31 vs state

English Language Arts26%-28 vs state

Mathematics21%-33 vs state

Science17%-36 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)		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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Kluge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5760 N 67th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 578-5000	301	21	14.3	92.7%	6 (2.0%)	250 (83.1%)	15 (5.0%)	22 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	3.1	995^th of 1039 public elementary schools	4.2%		4.3	988^th of 1044 public elementary schools	5.4%	7	9.3	11.8	11.4				11.6	2.9	11.4				26.5		11.8		$26,270	$3,172	$23,098
Rocketship Transformation Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5501 N 68th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 501-1107	313	10	32.1	23.6%	1 (0.3%)	281 (89.8%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	8.7	942^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	9.3%		11.9	930^th of 1044 public elementary schools	10.9%	12	5.1	10.0	22.2				33.3	22.5	37.0				22.0		4.9
Browning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5440 N 64th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5200	279	18	15.6	90.7%	3 (1.1%)	252 (90.3%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	2.2	1019^th of 1039 public elementary schools	1.9%		2.4	1016^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.7%	3	9.8	6.3	8.3				14.6	2.1	6.1				17.0		4.2		$21,790	$2,861	$18,929
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	$26,248	$2,725	$23,523
Kilbourn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5354 N 68th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4500	218	13	16.8	91.3%	2 (0.9%)	187 (85.8%)	18 (8.3%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	2.6	1012^th of 1039 public elementary schools	2.6%		23.1	852^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	18.4%	160	9.1	4.0	19.1				0.0	4.0	14.3				4.0		8.0		$21,690	$2,734	$18,956
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		$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		$24,988	$3,021	$21,967
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		$21,080	$2,956	$18,124
Lancaster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4931 N 68th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5500	316	17	18.5	90.5%	1 (0.3%)	281 (88.9%)	16 (5.1%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	2	1026^th of 1039 public elementary schools	1.3%		2.4	1019^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.4%	7	4.6	0.0	19.2	4.2	9.1	5.9	0.0	0.0	11.5	0.0	6.3	2.9	4.8	8.8	0.0	11.4	$19,056	$2,713	$16,343

Frequently Asked Questions about Milwaukee Scholars Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Milwaukee Scholars Charter School?

Students at Milwaukee Scholars Charter School are 81% African American, 15% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Milwaukee Scholars Charter School a good school?

Milwaukee Scholars Charter School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Milwaukee Scholars Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 696 students attended Milwaukee Scholars Charter School.

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