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Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

786^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of the Milwaukee School District. Despite the district's low statewide ranking, this school consistently outperforms its peers, with strong academic performance across multiple grade levels and subject areas.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus had 43.75% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to just 21.92% for the Milwaukee School District and 52.14% for the state of Wisconsin. In mathematics, the school's 3rd grade proficiency rate was 58.33%, significantly higher than the district's 23.72% and the state's 55%. This pattern of outperforming the district and state holds true across most grade levels and subjects, indicating the school is providing a stronger academic foundation for its students.

However, the school has faced some challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.7% to 50.4% in recent years and fluctuating dropout rates between 0.0% and 5.6%. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has been declining, dropping from 494 out of 1,037 in 2018-2019 to 786 out of 1,044 in 2024-2025, despite its strong performance relative to nearby Clarke Street Elementary and Metcalfe Elementary. By addressing these attendance and engagement issues and continuing to leverage its academic strengths, the school can better serve its high-needs student population and work towards becoming a model for educational excellence in the region.

486

Students ?

27.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,938

Per pupil spending ?

80%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2449 N 36th St
Milwaukee, WI 53210-3040

(414) 445-8020

District: Milwaukee School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.9%

Two or more races:

4.9%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2018 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Milwaukee School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (40% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

786^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 11 pts since 2018

From bottom 36% (2018) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

496^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 15 pts since 2018

From bottom 36% (2018) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	32.6	786 of 1044	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	793 of 1061	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	863 of 1067	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	781 of 1067	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	890 of 1050	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.7	494 of 1037	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	661 of 1025	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	746 of 1001	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	724 of 1011	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	772 of 1010	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	738 of 1017	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	846 of 1004	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	474 of 1002	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	647 of 997	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	511 of 870	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	545 of 866	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	621 of 871	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	533 of 859	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	696 of 847	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.5	195 of 874	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	281 of 854	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	749 of 1000	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	746 of 1012	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	825 of 1011	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	732 of 1017	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	833 of 1003	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.1	460 of 1002	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	618 of 997	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	592 of 802	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	720 of 790	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	671 of 770	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.0	316 of 748	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	400 of 746	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	311 of 742	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	110 of 721	84.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	496 of 628	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	475 of 641	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	418 of 640	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	484 of 617	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	495 of 613	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	422 of 594	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	370 of 579	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	469 of 573	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	461 of 580	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	336 of 579	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	438 of 576	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	414 of 574	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	400 of 557	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	374 of 551	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	414 of 509	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	295 of 520	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	189 of 525	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	336 of 522	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	407 of 499	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	226 of 487	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	119 of 489	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	451 of 577	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	373 of 585	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	402 of 591	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	438 of 577	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	476 of 572	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	401 of 557	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	337 of 551	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	37.5	282 of 439	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	267 of 417	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics44%-10 vs state

English Language Arts41%-12 vs state

Social Studies37%-26 vs state

Science25%-25 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
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2449 N 36th St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 445-8020	486	18	27.0	80.0%	1 (0.2%)	442 (90.9%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	32.6	786^th of 1044 public elementary schools	24.7%		33.1	793^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	25.3%	7	43.8	53.1	31.1	31.0	40.0	44.2	58.3	38.8	44.4	40.5	34.1	48.8	36.7	37.2	34.7	14.0	$14,938	$2,787	$12,150
Metcalfe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3400 W North Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-3600	296	19	15.7	92.9%	4 (1.4%)	276 (93.2%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	1.4	1038^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.6%		1.1	1059^th of 1061 public elementary schools	0.2%	21	7.7	0.0	4.2	8.0	0.0	0.0	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.4	7.1	3.7	0.0	$17,223	$3,709	$13,514
Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2623 N 38th St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 445-1000	474	16	29.6	87.8%	0 (0.0%)	429 (90.5%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	13.8	918^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.1%		13.4	931^st of 1061 public elementary schools	12.3%	13	29.8	23.3	27.8	31.8	27.3	39.1	31.9	37.2	30.6	18.2	25.0	21.7	18.6	29.6	18.6	8.9	$16,128	$2,815	$13,313
Clarke Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2816 W Clarke St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-1000	167	15	11.0	94.6%	2 (1.2%)	154 (92.2%)	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1	1044^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.3	1033^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	2.6%	11	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	10.0	$18,466	$2,946	$15,521
Milwaukee Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2703 N Sherman Blvd	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee Math and Science Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 263-6400	241	14	17.2	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	230 (95.4%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	6.4	961^st of 1044 public elementary schools	8.0%		2.8	1019^th of 1061 public elementary schools	4.0%	58	14.3	12.0	8.0	12.5	9.1	4.6	23.8	4.0	0.0	50.0	4.6	4.8	16.0	22.7	8.0	9.1	$11,760	$2,797	$8,963
Westside Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1945 N 31st St	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-5000	159	11	15.1	96.9%	2 (1.3%)	138 (86.8%)	6 (3.8%)	9 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	11.7	932^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	10.7%		15.7	918^th of 1061 public elementary schools	13.5%	14	5.9	34.8	15.4				5.9	22.7	7.7				50.0		22.7		$22,185	$6,069	$16,116
Starms Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	2616 W Garfield Ave	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4700	205	12	17.6	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	187 (91.2%)	8 (3.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)								(n/a)																	$14,711	$2,900	$11,811
Starms Discovery	Public	1-8	2035 N 25th St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4900	268	15	17.7	97.8%	4 (1.5%)	242 (90.3%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.1%)	1.9	1029^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.4%		2.1	1039^th of 1061 public elementary schools	2.1%	10	0.0	4.6	7.1	7.1	10.5	13.6	0.0	9.1	10.7	3.6	0.0	0.0	4.6	18.2	4.6	9.1	$16,041	$3,152	$12,889
Bethune Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1535 N 35th St	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4600	574	31	18.2	96.2%	8 (1.4%)	357 (62.2%)	20 (3.5%)	173 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.6%)	5.4	976^th of 1044 public elementary schools	6.5%		4.3	997^th of 1061 public elementary schools	6.0%	21	18.3	7.4	23.2	20.4	25.8	17.5	19.7	5.5	17.5	13.0	8.1	6.3	21.8	37.5	9.1	14.1	$14,666	$2,860	$11,806
High-Mount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4921 W Garfield Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 875-2700	166	6	26.8	93.4%	4 (2.4%)	143 (86.1%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.0%)	3.8	993^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	4.9%		3	1017^th of 1061 public elementary schools	4.1%	24	0.0	8.3	0.0	4.6	0.0	9.1	0.0	8.3	0.0	4.6	0.0	0.0	46.2	9.1	16.7	9.1	$18,770	$4,100	$14,670

Frequently Asked Questions about Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus

How many students attend Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus.

Is Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus a good school?

Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus ranks in the bottom 24.7% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus in?

Milwaukee School District

What is the racial makeup of Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus?

Students at Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus are 91% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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