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Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language

Public Grades PK, KG-8

995^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language is a public elementary school serving 491 students in grades PK-8 in the Milwaukee School District. Despite the school's unique focus on Chinese language instruction, it has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language over the past decade, with a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, including low academic performance, high poverty rates, and extremely high chronic absenteeism. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10-21% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 1-17% were proficient in Mathematics, compared to 21-54% proficiency rates for the district and state. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 91-97% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and high rates of English Language Learners and students with special needs.

When comparing Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language to other nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, such as Highland Community School, it performs significantly worse academically. Despite the high per-student spending, the school has shown little to no improvement in its academic performance or other key metrics over the past 10 years, suggesting that substantial changes are needed to better serve its student population.

499

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,200

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2430 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1828

(414) 934-4340

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language usually attend:

Middle:	King International Baccalaureate Middle
	Lincoln Middle
	Roosevelt Middle
High:	Audubon Technology and Communication High
	Bradley Technology High
	King International
	Milwaukee High School of the Arts
	More...
	Milwaukee School of Languages
	Reagan College Preparatory High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.1%

Asian:

19.0%

Hispanic:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (10% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

995^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

600^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^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	3.7	995 of 1044	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	1003 of 1061	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1004 of 1067	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	1023 of 1067	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	963 of 1050	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	974 of 1037	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	989 of 1025	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.1	1032 of 1071	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.6	1025 of 1075	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.2	1012 of 1076	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.9	1012 of 1061	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.4	1012 of 1053	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.4	1033 of 1045	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.2	1011 of 1046	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.1	989 of 1045	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	118 of 144	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	109 of 137	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	104 of 138	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	111 of 133	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	71 of 141	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	75 of 161	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.8	111 of 165	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	114 of 116	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	119 of 123	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	242 of 255	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	228 of 269	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	166 of 249	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	227 of 248	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.5	101 of 222	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	184 of 275	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	276 of 287	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	976 of 1001	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	945 of 1011	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	967 of 1010	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	987 of 1017	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	931 of 1004	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	948 of 1002	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	958 of 997	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	938 of 1000	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	949 of 1012	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	933 of 1011	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	968 of 1017	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	892 of 1003	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	918 of 1002	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	966 of 997	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	755 of 802	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	751 of 770	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	689 of 748	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	565 of 746	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	736 of 742	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	643 of 721	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	600 of 628	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	610 of 641	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	629 of 640	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	593 of 617	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	578 of 613	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	563 of 594	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	559 of 579	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.1	602 of 612	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	587 of 609	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.4	584 of 612	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.8	556 of 585	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.1	553 of 569	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.5	550 of 559	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.9	525 of 549	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.3	514 of 539	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	108 of 117	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	99 of 118	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	121 of 130	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	107 of 125	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	101 of 134	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	80 of 127	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	102 of 123	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	85 of 88	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	90 of 90	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	151 of 178	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	155 of 173	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	153 of 170	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	105 of 158	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	73 of 138	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	112 of 153	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	97 of 140	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	566 of 573	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	555 of 580	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	575 of 579	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	566 of 576	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	557 of 574	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	528 of 557	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	531 of 551	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	5.7	516 of 522	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	536 of 577	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	555 of 585	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	570 of 591	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	545 of 577	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	521 of 572	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	527 of 557	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	533 of 551	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	407 of 414	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	411 of 425	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	375 of 439	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	376 of 421	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.0	216 of 437	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.0	318 of 414	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	399 of 417	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)18th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-40 vs state

Mathematics10%-43 vs state

Social Studies6%-57 vs state

Science3%-47 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 Academy of Chinese Language	Public	PK, KG-8	2430 W Wisconsin Ave	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4340	499	32	15.6	91.0%	12 (2.4%)	340 (68.1%)	32 (6.4%)	95 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	3.7	995^th of 1044 public elementary schools	4.7%		4	1003^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	5.5%	8	10.3	2.9	12.2	18.2	21.3	12.3	15.0	13.5	17.7	2.1	15.1	1.7	5.3	7.0	5.4	1.7	$16,200	$2,628	$13,572
Woodlands School - State Street Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3121 W State St	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Woodlands School Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(414) 937-2000	175	12	14.8	9.1%	6 (3.4%)	119 (68.0%)	20 (11.4%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.7%)	3.4	999^th of 1044 public elementary schools	4.3%		4.7	992^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	6.5%	7	12.5	17.7	14.3	10.0	18.8	16.7	20.8	5.9	0.0	5.0	12.5	16.7	11.8	38.9	5.9	27.8
Highland Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1706 W Highland Ave	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 342-1412	387	29	13.3	40.6%	150 (38.8%)	142 (36.7%)	47 (12.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.9%)	48.9	598^th of 1044 public elementary schools	42.7%		52.5	601^st of 1061 public elementary schools	43.4%	3	50.0	47.4	56.7	72.2	79.5	80.8	42.1	44.7	40.0	44.4	51.3	57.7	63.2	84.6	52.6	61.5	$14,667	$1,960	$12,707
Story Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3815 W Kilbourn Ave	Milwaukee	53208	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 934-4800	365	22	16.4	95.6%	9 (2.5%)	280 (76.7%)	16 (4.4%)	45 (12.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	4.4	987^th of 1044 public elementary schools	5.5%		2.5	1026^th of 1061 public elementary schools	3.3%	39	3.0	22.6	5.9	26.7	7.9	7.3	0.0	3.2	2.9	16.7	13.2	0.0	25.8	12.8	16.1	10.0	$13,870	$2,698	$11,172
Siefert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1547 N 14th St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 935-1500	174	12	14.7	92.5%	2 (1.1%)	156 (89.7%)	6 (3.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.0%)	3	1007^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.5%		1.3	1054^th of 1061 public elementary schools	0.7%	47	14.3	5.0	10.0				14.3	0.0	5.0				25.0		10.0		$16,704	$3,661	$13,043
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
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
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
Brown Street Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2029 N 20th St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 935-3100	245	18	13.7	95.9%	0 (0.0%)	220 (89.8%)	18 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	2.1	1026^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.7%		1.5	1050^th of 1061 public elementary schools	1.0%	24	10.5	3.3	0.0				13.2	0.0	0.0				13.8		10.3		$20,303	$3,722	$16,580
Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1021 S 21st St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9800	773	40	19.1	89.7%	11 (1.4%)	130 (16.8%)	609 (78.8%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	5.1	978^th of 1044 public elementary schools	6.3%		4.6	993^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	6.4%	15	14.6	13.9	10.3	26.5	19.0	20.8	15.7	7.7	1.7	13.4	6.6	9.0	32.3	32.5	12.3	14.3	$14,570	$2,298	$12,271

Frequently Asked Questions about Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language

Is Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language a good school?

Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language in?

Milwaukee School District

What is the racial makeup of Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language?

Students at Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language are 68% African American, 19% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language attend?

Students who attend Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language usually go on to attend:

Middle : King International Baccalaureate Middle
Middle : Lincoln Middle
Middle : Roosevelt Middle
High : Audubon Technology and Communication High
High : Bradley Technology High
High : King International
High : Milwaukee High School of the Arts
High : Milwaukee School of Languages
High : Reagan College Preparatory High

How many students attend Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language.

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