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Milestone Democratic School

Public, Charter Grades
Summary

Milestone Democratic School is a public charter high school located in Madison, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 42 students. The school is part of the Milestone Democratic School Inc. district, which is ranked 154 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Milestone Democratic School outperforms the state average in several academic areas, including 8th grade English Language Arts, 8th grade Social Studies, and 10th grade Science. However, the school struggles in 6th and 8th grade Mathematics, with 0% proficiency compared to the state average. The school has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 7.14% and a significantly lower student-teacher ratio of 5.7 compared to nearby schools. While Milestone Democratic School has a higher dropout rate of 6.0% compared to nearby traditional public high schools, it has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 8.3%.

When compared to nearby schools, Milestone Democratic School outperforms the traditional public high schools in several academic areas, particularly in 8th grade Social Studies and 10th grade Science. However, the nearby virtual charter schools have lower academic performance compared to Milestone Democratic School. As a public charter school, Milestone Democratic School likely has a unique educational model and approach that contributes to its strong performance in certain areas and lower dropout rates, but it also faces challenges in Mathematics proficiency.

84
Students ?
13.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
3.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2758 Dairy Dr
       Madison, WI  53718

(608) 205-8110

District: Milestone Democratic School Inc

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.8%
Two or more races:
22.6%
Hispanic:
13.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2023 → 68th in 2024
Strengths
Test scores above the Wisconsin average (58% vs 51% meeting standards)
Ranking is trending up — up 45 percentile points since 2023
Worth a look
!Graduation rate below the Wisconsin average (10% vs 91%)
!Dropout rate above the Wisconsin average (5% vs 1%)
!High chronic absenteeism (73% vs 18% Wisconsin)
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school58%
District avg58%
Wisconsin avg51%
Not ranked this year
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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202463.7230 of 64164.1%★★★☆☆
202327.2492 of 64023.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)
High school
Female (2024)65th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2023-2024) ?
Social Studies90%+29 vs state
Science80%+30 vs state
English Language Arts64%+12 vs state
Mathematics25%-28 vs state

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Students at Milestone Democratic School are 49% White, 23% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 5% Not Specified.

In the 2023-24 school year, 84 students attended Milestone Democratic School.


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