Milwaukee Math and Science Academy

Milwaukee Math and Science Academy is a PK–8 charter school at 2703 N Sherman Blvd in Milwaukee's 53210 ZIP code, serving 241 students as its own single-school district, Milwaukee Math and Science Academy Inc—it is not part of Milwaukee School District. Statewide, it has ranked near the bottom for a decade, landing at 954th of 1,039 schools in 2025–26, with 0 stars and 8th percentile. The past three reported years show a slight upward drift, and 2025–26 is its best-ranked year since 2014–15, but it has never exceeded 1 star.

Compared with nearby schools, MMSA outperforms the comprehensive MPS buildings closest to it—Sherman Elementary, Metcalfe Elementary, High-Mount Elementary, Townsend Street Elementary, and Clarke Street Elementary—on both ELA and math, sometimes by 10–15 points. However, it sits well below Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus, Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street, and Milwaukee French Immersion, which post far higher proficiency at comparable or only modestly lower poverty rates. MMSA's chronic absenteeism is 51.2%, about three times Wisconsin's rate, though 15–22 points lower than those MPS neighbors; by contrast, the two MCP campuses are near 22–27% and French Immersion is 17.7%.

The school's biggest academic challenge is the middle grades. Third-grade results are its bright spot—42.9% proficient in ELA and 38.1% in math—but proficiency falls to 9.1% in ELA and 4.6% in math by 8th grade, and this pattern has repeated for several years. Math is often its weakest subject despite the school's name, and students with disabilities have ranked at the 6th and 2nd percentiles. MMSA is doing better than many nearby MPS schools, but the strongest local charters show what is possible for similar students; the key things to watch are whether the strong 3rd-grade cohort holds its ground and whether attendance improves.