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La Causa Charter School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8
924th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 11% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

La Causa Charter School is a PK–8 elementary school with 558 students in Milwaukee, WI, part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 418 of 432 districts in Wisconsin (3rd percentile, 0 stars). In 2025–2026, the school ranked 924 of 1,039 statewide — the 11th percentile, 1 star.

That 11th percentile is the school's strongest result in the recent history provided (it was mostly in the 4th–9th percentile from 2015–2016 through 2024–2025) and the highest among nearby same-district schools: Hayes Bilingual School 7th, Vieau Elementary 8th, Riley Dual Language Montessori School 10th, Kagel Elementary 1st, Forest Home Elementary 6th, Lincoln Avenue Elementary 7th, and Allen-Field Elementary 7th. Nearby schools in other districts sit higher — Bruce Guadalupe at the 27th percentile and Downtown Montessori at the 60th. Chronic absenteeism is 34.7%, lower than the district's 46.2% but roughly double the state's 17.3% and far above Riley (17.1%), Bruce Guadalupe (15.9%), and Downtown Montessori (8.2%); it has fallen from 62.6% in 2021–2022. Per-student spending is $21,019, and 87.1% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch.

Fourth-grade math is a major outlier at 67.39%, above the district's 19.38%, the state's 52.87%, and every nearby school listed — but other math grades are only 5.56%–13.79%, so this may reflect one strong cohort rather than school-wide math performance. Eighth grade outperforms nearby same-district MPS schools in ELA, social studies, and science and is above district averages, though below state. Hispanic students (37th percentile, 2 stars) and English Language Learner students (33rd percentile, 2 stars) rank well above the school overall, while special education (17th percentile) and low socioeconomic status (11th percentile) students remain low. Overall, most grade-level proficiency is far below state averages, and the school still sits in the bottom 11% statewide.

558
Students ?
15.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,019
Per pupil spending ?
87.1%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
16%
Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)
 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: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (23% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 17% Wisconsin)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school23%
District avg25%
Wisconsin avg55%
Elementary school
924th of 1,039
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 11%▲ up 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
573rd of 643
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 11%▲ up 2 pts since 2016
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
29th of 105Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District
418th of 432Milwaukee 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202611.1924 of 103911.1%★☆☆☆☆
20255.7970 of 10447.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.51012 of 10614.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.01025 of 10673.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.21029 of 10673.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.4991 of 10505.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.7952 of 10378.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.3933 of 10259.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20175.3998 of 10716.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20163.21035 of 10753.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20154.81019 of 10765.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20144.51007 of 10615.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20133.61015 of 10533.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20123.71004 of 10453.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20116.31000 of 10464.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20106.01001 of 10454.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20093.31002 of 10302.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.81000 of 10212.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20074.0665 of 6893.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20060.7710 of 7120.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20050.2629 of 6320.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202635.6164 of 24533.1%★★☆☆☆
202529.6203 of 25520.4%★☆☆☆☆
202428.5210 of 26921.9%★☆☆☆☆
202323.0227 of 2498.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.2237 of 2484.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202129.6176 of 22220.7%★☆☆☆☆
201935.7188 of 27531.6%★★☆☆☆
201839.5170 of 28740.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202611.5888 of 9869.9%★☆☆☆☆
20254.5954 of 10014.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.5960 of 10115.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.0982 of 10102.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.2980 of 10173.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.5953 of 10045.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.1923 of 10027.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.7899 of 9979.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202639.1219 of 34736.9%★★☆☆☆
202514.7304 of 3225.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.2256 of 2746.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.1215 of 26619.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202618.4753 of 84811.2%★☆☆☆☆
20256.2848 of 8702.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.8865 of 8710.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.4853 of 8590.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.2831 of 8471.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.3852 of 8742.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.1800 of 8546.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202612.4876 of 98911.4%★☆☆☆☆
20259.1909 of 10009.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.4965 of 10124.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.8955 of 10115.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.8984 of 10173.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.9940 of 10036.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.4915 of 10028.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.0905 of 9979.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202622.7660 of 79116.6%★☆☆☆☆
202523.0664 of 80217.2%★☆☆☆☆
202410.6782 of 7901.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.4739 of 7704.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.2723 of 7483.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.9605 of 74618.9%★☆☆☆☆
201925.1600 of 74219.1%★☆☆☆☆
201830.2537 of 72125.5%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202611.6573 of 64310.9%★☆☆☆☆
20258.0569 of 6289.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.7588 of 6418.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.3596 of 6406.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.0575 of 6176.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.0548 of 61310.6%★☆☆☆☆
20198.2549 of 5947.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.2532 of 5798.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20177.0563 of 6128.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20168.0556 of 6098.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20157.8562 of 6128.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20147.5536 of 5858.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20133.4539 of 5695.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20126.5524 of 5596.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20119.4513 of 5496.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20106.8505 of 5396.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20094.1500 of 5214.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20083.0499 of 5193.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20072.9350 of 3664.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20062.9364 of 3824.7%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202659.138 of 16977.5%★★★★☆
202549.180 of 17855.1%★★★☆☆
202435.8115 of 17333.5%★★☆☆☆
202333.3124 of 17027.1%★☆☆☆☆
202233.1119 of 15824.7%★☆☆☆☆
202144.466 of 13852.2%★★★☆☆
201943.575 of 15351.0%★★★☆☆
201842.463 of 14055.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202618.9483 of 57215.6%★☆☆☆☆
202510.0514 of 57310.3%★☆☆☆☆
20246.6537 of 5807.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.3547 of 5795.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.2543 of 5765.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.1505 of 57412.0%★☆☆☆☆
201910.2509 of 5578.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.5517 of 5516.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202517.4216 of 2378.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.4180 of 22520.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202618.8455 of 51311.3%★☆☆☆☆
202510.0482 of 5095.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.5489 of 5206.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.0512 of 5252.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.5498 of 5224.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.3433 of 49913.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20268.1524 of 5758.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.9525 of 5779.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.2527 of 5859.9%★☆☆☆☆
202310.5545 of 5917.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.6528 of 5778.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.3512 of 57210.5%★☆☆☆☆
20198.9510 of 5578.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.0491 of 55110.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202611.9431 of 4391.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.6377 of 42511.3%★☆☆☆☆
202318.1432 of 4391.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202228.9323 of 42123.3%★☆☆☆☆
202137.9286 of 43734.6%★★☆☆☆
201926.6334 of 41419.3%★☆☆☆☆
201821.4362 of 41713.2%★☆☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+26 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile+22 vs school
Special Education (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)11th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school
Female (2026)10th percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2026)78th percentile+67 vs school
Female (2026)16th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school
Male (2026)9th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies45%-20 vs state
Science28%-25 vs state
English Language Arts20%-34 vs state
Mathematics17%-37 vs state

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La Causa Charter School ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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

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

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