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Brown Deer Middle/High

Public Grades 6-12

364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 16% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Brown Deer Middle/High is a public school serving 925 students in grades 6-12 in the Brown Deer School District in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Wisconsin high schools over the past 10 years and has received a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the state.

Brown Deer Middle/High performs relatively better for Asian and African American students, ranking in the top half of Wisconsin high schools for these subgroups. However, the school struggles with the performance of female, male, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom third or quarter of Wisconsin high schools for these subgroups. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.7% to 40.6% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby higher-performing schools like Nicolet High and Homestead High, Brown Deer Middle/High significantly underperforms across various metrics, including statewide ranking, academic performance, graduation rates, and student demographics. These disparities suggest that the school and district may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes and address equity concerns.

904

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,290

Per pupil spending ?

55.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 9th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (40% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Wisconsin avg51%

Middle school

463^rd of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

364^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

379^th of 426Brown 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	463 of 628	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	500 of 641	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	428 of 640	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	498 of 617	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	501 of 613	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.8	278 of 594	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.6	474 of 579	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.1	463 of 612	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.5	466 of 609	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.0	466 of 612	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	22 of 117	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	30 of 118	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	15 of 130	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	37 of 125	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	35 of 134	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	10 of 127	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	55.2	39 of 123	68.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	43 of 88	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	40 of 87	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	34 of 90	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	41 of 95	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	26 of 90	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	30 of 91	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	54 of 90	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	49 of 178	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	12 of 173	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	70.2	18 of 170	89.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	428 of 573	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	446 of 580	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	380 of 579	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	451 of 576	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	479 of 574	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.0	206 of 557	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.4	451 of 551	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	37 of 237	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	63 of 239	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	20 of 229	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	48.1	104 of 221	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	94 of 225	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	341 of 509	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	418 of 520	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	332 of 525	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	410 of 522	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	439 of 499	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	262 of 487	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.0	446 of 489	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	420 of 577	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	449 of 585	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	381 of 591	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	451 of 577	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	450 of 572	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	327 of 557	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	446 of 551	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	109 of 126	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	86 of 131	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.8	44 of 132	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	72 of 126	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	89 of 129	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	47 of 101	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	14.4	87 of 96	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	287 of 414	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	363 of 425	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.1	219 of 439	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.8	357 of 421	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	312 of 437	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	212 of 414	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	359 of 417	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	154 of 399	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	100 of 407	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	41.4	245 of 412	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	190 of 397	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	198 of 393	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.5	25 of 382	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	72.7	72 of 375	80.8%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	364 of 431	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	394 of 431	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	379 of 415	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	357 of 391	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	344 of 390	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	392 of 400	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	374 of 410	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	389 of 410	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.7	362 of 408	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	425 of 466	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	29.8	398 of 462	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.5	337 of 457	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	60.4	217 of 452	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.0	375 of 445	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.5	360 of 450	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.3	295 of 438	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.8	384 of 437	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.0	211 of 281	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	62.3	141 of 292	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.0	226 of 287	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.7	219 of 275	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	11 of 26	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	11 of 26	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	28 of 57	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	25 of 51	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	30 of 50	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	31 of 48	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	9.5	50 of 51	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	310 of 358	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	324 of 353	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	279 of 329	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	307 of 343	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	298 of 332	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	334 of 343	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	318 of 355	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	56.9	41 of 119	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	88.6	9 of 97	90.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	213 of 335	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	275 of 326	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	254 of 271	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	242 of 255	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	311 of 380	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	335 of 365	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	336 of 359	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	312 of 347	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	306 of 334	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	349 of 354	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	361 of 373	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	18.1	35 of 41	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	69.4	9 of 35	74.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	67 of 285	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	119 of 300	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	122 of 271	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	73 of 269	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	37 of 266	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	25.2	214 of 266	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	163 of 261	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)84th percentile+58 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile+55 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+46 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile+35 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-13 vs school

High school

White (2025)76th percentile+61 vs school

Hispanic (2024)66th percentile+57 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile+42 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)15th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-10 vs state

Mathematics44%-10 vs state

Social Studies42%-13 vs state

Science30%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

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

Schools Near Brown Deer Middle/High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th 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 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brown Deer Middle/High	Public	6-12	8060 N 60th St	Brown Deer	53223	Milwaukee County	Brown Deer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 371-7000	904	71	12.6	55.2%	104 (11.5%)	522 (57.7%)	77 (8.5%)	122 (13.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (8.2%)	22.9	364^th of 431 public high schools	15.5%		15	394^th of 431 public high schools	8.6%	30	36.3	32.7	31.0	39.3	42.3	50.0	28.7	49.6	51.5	44.3	39.1	30.3	$15,290	$768	$14,522
Green Tree Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	6850 N 53rd St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 206-0500	535	24	22.3	85.6%	8 (1.5%)	462 (86.4%)	25 (4.7%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.9%)								(n/a)				4.4	6.1	6.4	6.5	2.0	2.1	13.0	12.1	4.3	$17,106	$1,552	$15,554
Harold S Vincent School of Agricultural Science	Public	9-12	7501 N Granville Rd	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 236-1200	611	41	15.0	92.8%	12 (2.0%)	504 (82.5%)	36 (5.9%)	37 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)								(n/a)											10.4		$18,004	$3,301	$14,703
Vincent Accelerated Academy	Public	9-12	7501 N Granville Rd	Milwaukee	53224	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 773-9858	53	3	19.4	94.3%	1 (1.9%)	46 (86.8%)	3 (5.7%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)													$13,964	$2,594	$11,370
James Madison Academic Campus	Public	9-12	8135 W Florist Ave	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-6100	468	32	14.6	85.7%	6 (1.3%)	406 (86.8%)	22 (4.7%)	22 (4.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)								(n/a)											0.0		$15,636	$2,629	$13,006
Carmen Mid/High Northwest Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	5496 N 72nd St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 837-4000	526	15	35.0	98.5%	14 (2.7%)	458 (87.1%)	29 (5.5%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	2.1	424^th of 431 public high schools	1.6%					(n/a)	7.6		10.8	8.0	14.0	26.5	4.0	8.0	14.5	39.8	15.6	22.9	$14,738	$2,519	$12,219
Nicolet High	Public	9-12	6701 N Jean Nicolet Rd	Glendale	53217	Milwaukee County	Nicolet Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 351-7554	1,043	82	12.6	19.4%	556 (53.3%)	245 (23.5%)	89 (8.5%)	47 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	95 (9.1%)	78.7	65^th of 431 public high schools	84.9%		88.3	28^th of 431 public high schools	93.5%	37	63.8	58.8	57.7								55.3		$18,828	$727	$18,100
Homestead High	Public	9-12	5000 W Mequon Rd	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 238-5646	1,204	73	16.5	12.0%	819 (68.0%)	91 (7.6%)	105 (8.7%)	110 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	76 (6.3%)	92.9	20^th of 431 public high schools	95.4%		93.5	16^th of 431 public high schools	96.3%	4	70.8	68.1	71.1								69.0		$13,379	$402	$12,977
ASSATA High	Public	9-12	3517 W Courtland Ave	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 345-6113	78	3	27.4	92.3%	0 (0.0%)	71 (91.0%)	6 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)											0.0		$14,507	$1,978	$12,529
Banner Preparatory School of Milwaukee	Public	6-12	3517A W Courtland Ave	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 461-9561	49	3	16.3	89.8%	1 (2.0%)	46 (93.9%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)													$39,651	$2,834	$36,816

Frequently Asked Questions about Brown Deer Middle/High

What schools feed into Brown Deer Middle/High?

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

Elementary : Brown Deer Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Brown Deer Middle/High?

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

Is Brown Deer Middle/High a good school?

Brown Deer Middle/High ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Wisconsin high schools.

How many students attend Brown Deer Middle/High?

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

What district is Brown Deer Middle/High in?

Brown Deer School District

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