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La Causa Charter School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

970^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

La Causa Charter School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with 570 students. The school is part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 415 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $15,437 in 2020-2021, La Causa Charter School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms the Milwaukee School District and the state of Wisconsin in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subjects, with only 11.32% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to 21.92% in the district and 52.14% statewide. La Causa Charter School also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom 30% of Wisconsin elementary schools for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing La Causa Charter School to other nearby public schools in the Milwaukee School District, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. For example, Hayes Bilingual School, which is just 0.64 miles away, outperforms La Causa Charter School across all grade levels and subjects. Despite the school's challenges, it has not shown significant improvement in its rankings or academic proficiency over the past decade, suggesting that the school may need to re-evaluate its instructional strategies, teacher support, and overall approach to better serve its students.

558

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,437

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1643 S 2nd St
Milwaukee, WI 53204-2905

(414) 902-1660

District: Milwaukee School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.1%

African American:

2.9%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (29% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

970^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

569^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^th of 106Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District

415^th of 426Milwaukee 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	970 of 1044	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	1012 of 1061	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	1025 of 1067	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	1029 of 1067	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	991 of 1050	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	952 of 1037	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	933 of 1025	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	998 of 1071	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	1035 of 1075	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.8	1019 of 1076	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.5	1007 of 1061	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.6	1015 of 1053	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.7	1004 of 1045	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.3	1000 of 1046	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.0	1001 of 1045	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.3	1002 of 1030	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.8	1000 of 1021	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.0	665 of 689	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.7	710 of 712	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.2	629 of 632	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	203 of 255	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	210 of 269	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	227 of 249	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	237 of 248	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	176 of 222	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	188 of 275	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	170 of 287	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	954 of 1001	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	960 of 1011	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	982 of 1010	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	980 of 1017	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	953 of 1004	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	923 of 1002	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	899 of 997	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	304 of 322	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	256 of 274	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	215 of 266	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	848 of 870	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	865 of 871	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	853 of 859	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	831 of 847	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	852 of 874	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	800 of 854	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	909 of 1000	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	965 of 1012	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	955 of 1011	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	984 of 1017	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	940 of 1003	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	915 of 1002	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	905 of 997	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	664 of 802	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	782 of 790	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	739 of 770	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	723 of 748	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	605 of 746	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	600 of 742	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	537 of 721	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	569 of 628	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	588 of 641	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	596 of 640	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	575 of 617	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	548 of 613	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	549 of 594	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	532 of 579	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	563 of 612	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	556 of 609	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	562 of 612	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.5	536 of 585	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.4	539 of 569	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.5	524 of 559	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.4	513 of 549	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.8	505 of 539	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.1	500 of 521	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.0	499 of 519	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.9	350 of 366	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.9	364 of 382	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	80 of 178	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	115 of 173	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	124 of 170	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	119 of 158	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.4	66 of 138	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	75 of 153	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	63 of 140	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	514 of 573	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	537 of 580	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	547 of 579	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	543 of 576	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	505 of 574	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	509 of 557	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	517 of 551	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	216 of 237	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	180 of 225	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	482 of 509	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	489 of 520	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	512 of 525	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	498 of 522	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	433 of 499	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	525 of 577	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	527 of 585	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	545 of 591	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	528 of 577	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	512 of 572	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	510 of 557	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	491 of 551	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	19.6	377 of 425	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	432 of 439	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	323 of 421	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	286 of 437	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	334 of 414	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	362 of 417	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2024)11th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics39%-15 vs state

Social Studies30%-33 vs state

English Language Arts21%-32 vs state

Science17%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
La Causa Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1643 S 2nd St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-1660	558	37	15.0	87.1%	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.9%)	536 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5.7	970^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.1%		3.5	1012^th of 1061 public elementary schools	4.6%	42	11.3	15.3	11.1	19.7	30.0	37.7	22.2	23.7	11.1	1.4	11.0	13.0	33.9	25.9	17.0	16.7	$15,437	$2,299	$13,138
Allen-Field Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 W Lapham Blvd	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9200	451	39	11.7	89.4%	12 (2.7%)	55 (12.2%)	370 (82.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	4	991^st of 1044 public elementary schools	5.1%		4.4	995^th of 1061 public elementary schools	6.2%	4	6.4	8.5	17.4				14.1	13.6	13.0				25.4		13.6		$17,112	$2,796	$14,316
Hayes Bilingual School	Public	PK, KG-8	971 W Windlake Ave	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9600	670	44	15.2	86.0%	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.9%)	654 (97.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4.7	982^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	5.9%		4	1005^th of 1061 public elementary schools	5.3%	23	3.2	10.8	22.1	11.5	23.5	24.2	21.0	9.2	17.7	4.8	22.1	16.4	24.6	32.8	13.9	14.9	$15,306	$2,550	$12,756
Bruce Guadalupe	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1028 S 9th St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	United Community Center Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(414) 643-6441	1,364	99	13.7	72.9%	11 (0.8%)	11 (0.8%)	1,333 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.6%)	40.5	724^th of 1044 public elementary schools	30.7%		33.6	790^th of 1061 public elementary schools	25.5%	66	45.5	35.7	51.2	54.8	54.1	48.2	52.6	38.6	50.4	61.3	61.5	44.4	47.9	51.9	36.4	40.7
Vieau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	823 S 4th St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-6100	713	44	16.2	69.4%	11 (1.5%)	54 (7.6%)	638 (89.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	6.6	958^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.2%		8.5	960^th of 1061 public elementary schools	9.5%	2	11.7	15.3	10.0	18.0	14.8	28.6	25.8	22.7	8.1	21.0	17.1	15.6	32.0	33.9	18.4	23.4	$13,968	$2,380	$11,588
Riley Dual Language Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	2424 S 4th St	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7100	239	15	16.3	59.4%	21 (8.8%)	11 (4.6%)	202 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	6.4	962^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	7.9%		9.2	951^st of 1061 public elementary schools	10.4%	11	13.3	26.1	23.8	20.0			23.3	8.7	4.8	0.0			31.8		13.6		$15,621	$2,547	$13,073
Kagel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1210 W Mineral St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7400	292	18	16.5	86.3%	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	284 (97.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.2	1024^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.9%		2.7	1021^st of 1061 public elementary schools	3.8%	3	0.0	3.7	5.9	0.0	22.7	7.7	14.3	0.0	10.5	4.8	15.4	6.9	24.1	31.0	3.5	6.9	$18,923	$4,480	$14,443
Forest Home Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1516 W Forest Home Ave	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-6200	559	50	11.2	91.8%	13 (2.3%)	63 (11.3%)	466 (83.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	6.7	957^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.3%		5.7	978^th of 1061 public elementary schools	7.8%	21	20.0	12.3	16.4				28.2	17.9	17.9				21.1		12.3		$16,794	$2,802	$13,992
Stellar Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2431 S 10th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 210-2507	190	17	11.1	100.0%	7 (3.7%)	25 (13.2%)	152 (80.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	16.2	901^st of 1044 public elementary schools	13.7%		15.3	921^st of 1061 public elementary schools	13.2%	20	28.0	24.3	19.2				56.0	29.7	37.0				19.4		18.9		$8,632	$240	$8,392
Downtown Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2507 S Graham Street	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Downtown Montessori Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 744-6005	218	16	13.6		140 (64.2%)	8 (3.7%)	46 (21.1%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.7%)	65.1	385^th of 1044 public elementary schools	63.1%		58.2	512^th of 1061 public elementary schools	51.7%	127	55.0	57.1	75.0	88.9	100.0	100.0	50.0	38.1	45.0	61.1	81.8	70.0	81.0	100.0	71.4	80.0	$8,771	$325	$8,446

Frequently Asked Questions about La Causa Charter School

What district is La Causa Charter School in?

Milwaukee School District

What is the racial makeup of La Causa Charter School?

Students at La Causa Charter School are 96% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Is La Causa Charter School a good school?

La Causa Charter School ranks in the bottom 7.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend La Causa Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended La Causa Charter School.

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