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Brown Deer Middle/High

Public Grades 6-12
400th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 533 Wisconsin High Schools
Better than 25% of Wisconsin high schools
Summary

Brown Deer Middle/High is a combined middle and high school serving 904 students in grades 6 through 12 in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, a village located between Milwaukee's north side and its northern suburbs. It is the only secondary school in the Brown Deer School District, which ranks 362nd of 432 districts statewide. The school's own state rank in 2025–2026 is 400th of 533 schools (25th percentile, 1 star) — a low ranking, but the highest percentile in its recent history and an improvement over prior years.

Graduation is the clearest strength. Brown Deer's 2024–2025 graduation rate of 94.4% is above Wisconsin's 92.0% and far above nearby Milwaukee School District schools such as Marshall High (63.1%), Banner Preparatory School of Milwaukee (64.7%), James Madison Academic Campus (72.4%), and ASSATA High (22.5%). Dropout is just 0.5%, versus 1.1% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is the biggest barrier: 36.5% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, more than double Wisconsin's 17.3%, though that figure has improved steadily from 53.4% in 2021–2022 and remains far below nearby MPS campuses like Green Tree Preparatory Academy (80.9%) and Vincent Accelerated Academy (100.0%).

Test results are mixed. Eighth grade is a bright spot: math proficiency is 66.4% (above the state's 53.67%), with ELA and social studies essentially at state level. Sixth- and seventh-grade ELA and math lag well behind the state, and high school ACT results are weak — ACT math is 22.22% proficient versus 42.93% statewide. Compared with nearby suburban schools, Brown Deer trails Nicolet High (55.38% ACT math) and Homestead High (74.28%) by wide margins, though it far outperforms nearby MPS options such as Carmen Mid/High Northwest Campus. The school spends $16,997 per student with a 12.6 student-teacher ratio.

904
Students ?
12.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,997
Per pupil spending ?
55.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 8060 N 60th St
       Brown Deer, WI  53223-3538

(414) 371-7000

District: Brown Deer School District


Feeder schools for Brown Deer Middle/High:

Elementary:    Brown Deer Elementary
Racial breakdown:

African American:
57.7%
Asian:
13.5%
White:
11.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (42% vs 52% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 17% Wisconsin)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school42%
District avg42%
Wisconsin avg52%
Middle school
440th of 643
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 32%▲ up 8 pts since 2016
From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
400th of 533
Wisconsin public high schools ?
Bottom 25%▲ up 14 pts since 2016
From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
362nd of 432Brown Deer School District 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202638.6440 of 64331.6%★★☆☆☆
202532.9463 of 62826.3%★☆☆☆☆
202428.5500 of 64122.0%★☆☆☆☆
202337.8428 of 64033.1%★★☆☆☆
202225.7498 of 61719.3%★☆☆☆☆
202124.0501 of 61318.3%★☆☆☆☆
201955.8278 of 59453.2%★★★☆☆
201826.6474 of 57918.1%★☆☆☆☆
201732.1463 of 61224.3%★☆☆☆☆
201630.5466 of 60923.5%★☆☆☆☆
201535.0466 of 61223.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202675.422 of 12582.4%★★★★☆
202574.222 of 11781.2%★★★★☆
202464.130 of 11874.6%★★★★☆
202374.615 of 13088.5%★★★★☆
202257.837 of 12570.4%★★★★☆
202159.835 of 13473.9%★★★★☆
201986.610 of 12792.1%★★★★★
201855.239 of 12368.3%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202656.934 of 9764.9%★★★☆☆
202547.243 of 8851.1%★★★☆☆
202445.840 of 8754.0%★★★☆☆
202356.234 of 9062.2%★★★☆☆
202255.741 of 9556.8%★★★☆☆
202163.526 of 9071.1%★★★★☆
201967.430 of 9167.0%★★★☆☆
201839.054 of 9040.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202655.050 of 16970.4%★★★★☆
202558.849 of 17872.5%★★★★☆
202481.512 of 17393.1%★★★★★
202370.218 of 17089.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202637.5400 of 57230.1%★★☆☆☆
202531.1428 of 57325.3%★☆☆☆☆
202430.0446 of 58023.1%★☆☆☆☆
202339.1380 of 57934.4%★★☆☆☆
202227.4451 of 57621.7%★☆☆☆☆
202124.2479 of 57416.6%★☆☆☆☆
201962.0206 of 55763.0%★★★☆☆
201827.4451 of 55118.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202691.512 of 23694.9%★★★★★
202578.237 of 23784.4%★★★★☆
202466.863 of 23973.6%★★★★☆
202387.120 of 22991.3%★★★★★
202248.1104 of 22152.9%★★★☆☆
202153.794 of 22558.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202640.1329 of 51335.9%★★☆☆☆
202538.5341 of 50933.0%★★☆☆☆
202426.4418 of 52019.6%★☆☆☆☆
202338.7332 of 52536.8%★★☆☆☆
202228.5410 of 52221.5%★☆☆☆☆
202121.9439 of 49912.0%★☆☆☆☆
201946.4262 of 48746.2%★★☆☆☆
201817.0446 of 4898.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202640.4383 of 57533.4%★★☆☆☆
202535.3420 of 57727.2%★☆☆☆☆
202429.8449 of 58523.2%★☆☆☆☆
202337.8381 of 59135.5%★★☆☆☆
202227.2451 of 57721.8%★☆☆☆☆
202126.6450 of 57221.3%★☆☆☆☆
201946.4327 of 55741.3%★★☆☆☆
201828.1446 of 55119.1%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202646.075 of 13544.4%★★☆☆☆
202524.0109 of 12613.5%★☆☆☆☆
202439.486 of 13134.4%★★☆☆☆
202361.844 of 13266.7%★★★☆☆
202243.472 of 12642.9%★★☆☆☆
202134.189 of 12931.0%★★☆☆☆
201953.247 of 10153.5%★★★☆☆
201814.487 of 969.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202632.5305 of 43930.5%★★☆☆☆
202532.5287 of 41430.7%★★☆☆☆
202422.6363 of 42514.6%★☆☆☆☆
202345.1219 of 43950.1%★★★☆☆
202222.8357 of 42115.2%★☆☆☆☆
202133.3312 of 43728.6%★☆☆☆☆
201944.5212 of 41448.8%★★☆☆☆
201822.0359 of 41713.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202656.3167 of 39157.3%★★★☆☆
202559.8154 of 39961.4%★★★☆☆
202469.6100 of 40775.4%★★★★☆
202341.4245 of 41240.5%★★☆☆☆
202251.3190 of 39752.1%★★★☆☆
202149.0198 of 39349.6%★★★☆☆
201986.525 of 38293.5%★★★★★
201872.772 of 37580.8%★★★★☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202631.2400 of 53325.0%★☆☆☆☆
202522.9364 of 43115.5%★☆☆☆☆
202415.0394 of 4318.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.1379 of 4158.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.8357 of 3918.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.2344 of 39011.8%★☆☆☆☆
20198.3392 of 4002.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.8374 of 4108.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.0389 of 4105.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201620.7362 of 40811.3%★☆☆☆☆
201519.2425 of 4668.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201429.8398 of 46213.9%★☆☆☆☆
201342.5337 of 45726.3%★☆☆☆☆
201260.4217 of 45252.0%★★★☆☆
201137.0375 of 44515.7%★☆☆☆☆
201042.5360 of 45020.0%★☆☆☆☆
200950.3295 of 43832.6%★★☆☆☆
200830.8384 of 43712.1%★☆☆☆☆
200750.0211 of 28124.9%★☆☆☆☆
200662.3141 of 29251.7%★★★☆☆
200545.0226 of 28721.3%★☆☆☆☆
200442.7219 of 27520.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202672.017 of 8479.8%★★★★☆
202555.311 of 2657.7%★★★☆☆
202447.811 of 2657.7%★★★☆☆
202343.610 of 1323.1%★★☆☆☆
201930.711 of 1838.9%★★☆☆☆
201850.89 of 2055.0%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202645.538 of 7146.5%★★☆☆☆
202552.428 of 5750.9%★★★☆☆
202443.425 of 5151.0%★★★☆☆
202334.230 of 5040.0%★★☆☆☆
202240.631 of 4835.4%★★☆☆☆
20189.550 of 512.0%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202638.266 of 11542.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202634.1331 of 46128.2%★☆☆☆☆
202520.9310 of 35813.4%★☆☆☆☆
202413.1324 of 3538.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.9279 of 32915.2%★☆☆☆☆
202219.4307 of 34310.5%★☆☆☆☆
202116.7298 of 33210.2%★☆☆☆☆
20198.3334 of 3432.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.2318 of 35510.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202696.47 of 18796.3%★★★★★
202456.941 of 11965.5%★★★☆☆
202388.69 of 9790.7%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202619.9385 of 44613.7%★☆☆☆☆
202539.2213 of 33536.4%★★☆☆☆
202421.6275 of 32615.6%★☆☆☆☆
202316.3254 of 2716.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.4242 of 2555.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202628.2361 of 46221.9%★☆☆☆☆
202524.7311 of 38018.2%★☆☆☆☆
202414.9335 of 3658.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.5336 of 3596.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.6312 of 34710.1%★☆☆☆☆
202117.1306 of 3348.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.8349 of 3541.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.2361 of 3733.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202218.135 of 4114.6%★☆☆☆☆
201869.49 of 3574.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202644.0166 of 33350.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202639.1229 of 34433.4%★★☆☆☆
202571.567 of 28576.5%★★★★☆
202456.6119 of 30060.3%★★★☆☆
202350.8122 of 27155.0%★★★☆☆
202266.473 of 26972.9%★★★★☆
202181.837 of 26686.1%★★★★☆
201925.2214 of 26619.5%★☆☆☆☆
201837.2163 of 26137.5%★★☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
Hispanic (2026)95th percentile+63 vs school
African American (2026)82nd percentile+51 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile+39 vs school
Asian (2026)65th percentile+33 vs school
White (2026)57th percentile+26 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)44th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)31st percentile~ school
Female (2026)30th percentile~ school
High school
Hispanic (2026)96th percentile+71 vs school
African American (2026)80th percentile+55 vs school
Special Education (2026)50th percentile+25 vs school
Asian (2026)46th percentile+22 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)43rd percentile+18 vs school
White (2026)33rd percentile+8 vs school
Female (2026)28th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)22nd percentile-3 vs school
Multi-racial (2022)15th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies52%-4 vs state
Mathematics45%-10 vs state
English Language Arts43%-11 vs state
Science40%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Open Quote Horrible school district! My son came home from school asking me what 'face sitting' (sexual term) is. I asked him who he heard that term from. He said some high school students were talking about it. He is in 7th grade and the school district decided to merge the high school and middle school together. The school board promised that the 7th and 8th graders would be completely separate from the high school student, yet my son passes many of them on a daily basis, and so does his 7th and 8th grade class mates. I am disturbed by the disgusting things my son has told me that the high school students do and say. He has even mentioned wanting to hang out with the 'big kids' to smoke marijuana. Close Quote





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Students at Brown Deer Middle/High are 58% African American, 13% Asian, 12% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 904 students attended Brown Deer Middle/High.

Brown Deer Middle/High ranks in the bottom 25.0% of Wisconsin high schools.

Brown Deer Middle/High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brown Deer Elementary

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