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Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1013th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 3% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language is a PK–8 school serving 499 students at 2430 W Wisconsin Ave in Milwaukee, part of Milwaukee School District. Families should know it ranks near the very bottom of Wisconsin schools: 1013th of 1039 in 2025–26 (3rd percentile, 0 stars), with no year in the past decade above the 8th percentile. Recent rankings were 5th percentile in 2024–25, 5th in 2023–24, and 4th in 2021–22, so this is a long-standing pattern rather than a recent drop.

Achievement is low in every subject. On the 2025–26 Forward Exam, grade-by-grade ELA proficiency ranged from 0% to 19.05%, averaging roughly 9.7%, and math ranged from 4.44% to 10.34%, averaging roughly 7.4% — math is the weaker subject. Social studies averaged about 17.0% and science about 12.5%, all far below district and state averages. About 90.98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism was 42.5% in 2024–25 — improved from 64.5% in 2021–22, but still more than double Wisconsin's 17.3% rate. Per-student spending rose from $14,403 in 2019–20 to $19,009 in 2024–25 without sustained proficiency gains.

Nearby schools offer useful context. Highland Community School, just 0.58 miles away and in the same district, ranks in the 43rd percentile with 2 stars (around 63.7% ELA, 47.8% math), showing much stronger results are possible nearby. Several MPS neighbors with even higher poverty, including Bethune Academy (96.17% FRL) and Longfellow Elementary (89.65% FRL), post higher proficiency, while higher-spending Siefert Elementary ($25,929) and Westside Academy ($26,113) perform similarly or lower. MACL's absenteeism is better than Siefert (63.7%), Brown Street Academy (55.3%) and Elm Creative Arts Elementary (61.4%), similar to Story Elementary (42.5%), and worse than Highland (15.0%). Among state-reported student groups, the school's African American students rank highest relative to its own results (21st percentile, 1 star in 2025–26), while its low-income subgroup ranks at the 0th percentile.

499
Students ?
15.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,009
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...
Racial breakdown:

African American:
68.1%
Asian:
19.0%
Hispanic:
6.4%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (10% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 17% Wisconsin)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school10%
District avg25%
Wisconsin avg55%
Elementary school
1,013th of 1,039
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
618th of 643
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
81st 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
20262.51013 of 10392.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.7995 of 10444.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.01003 of 10615.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.51004 of 10675.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.31023 of 10674.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.1963 of 10508.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.7974 of 10376.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.7989 of 10253.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20173.11032 of 10713.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20163.61025 of 10754.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20155.21012 of 10765.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20143.91012 of 10614.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20134.41012 of 10533.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.41033 of 10451.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20114.21011 of 10463.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20108.1989 of 10455.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202626.0119 of 15020.7%★☆☆☆☆
202525.0118 of 14418.1%★☆☆☆☆
202427.1109 of 13720.4%★☆☆☆☆
202328.9104 of 13824.6%★☆☆☆☆
202224.3111 of 13316.5%★☆☆☆☆
202142.171 of 14149.6%★★★☆☆
201942.475 of 16153.4%★★★☆☆
201829.8111 of 16532.7%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20265.2121 of 1210.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.8114 of 1161.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.9119 of 1233.3%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202623.3223 of 2459.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202520.5242 of 2555.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202426.1228 of 26915.2%★☆☆☆☆
202335.3166 of 24933.3%★★☆☆☆
202223.0227 of 2488.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202143.5101 of 22254.5%★★★☆☆
201935.9184 of 27533.1%★★☆☆☆
201821.9276 of 2873.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20262.9963 of 9862.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.1976 of 10012.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.6945 of 10116.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.2967 of 10104.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.0987 of 10172.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.9931 of 10047.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.3948 of 10025.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.2958 of 9973.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20263.7844 of 8480.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20263.2962 of 9892.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.0938 of 10006.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.4949 of 10126.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.2933 of 10117.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.2968 of 10174.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.4892 of 100311.1%★☆☆☆☆
20199.1918 of 10028.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.4966 of 9973.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202513.3755 of 8025.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.0751 of 7702.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.0689 of 7487.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.1565 of 74624.3%★☆☆☆☆
201913.6736 of 7420.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.9643 of 72110.8%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20262.8618 of 6433.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.0600 of 6284.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.1610 of 6414.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.7629 of 6401.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.2593 of 6173.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.4578 of 6135.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.0563 of 5945.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.6559 of 5793.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20172.1602 of 6121.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20163.2587 of 6093.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20153.4584 of 6124.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20142.8556 of 5855.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20132.1553 of 5692.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20120.5550 of 5591.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20114.9525 of 5494.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20104.3514 of 5394.6%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202618.3113 of 1259.6%★☆☆☆☆
202519.7108 of 1177.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.699 of 11816.1%★☆☆☆☆
202322.1121 of 1306.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.9107 of 12514.4%★☆☆☆☆
202132.0101 of 13424.6%★☆☆☆☆
201934.680 of 12737.0%★★☆☆☆
201824.7102 of 12317.1%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20268.293 of 974.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.985 of 883.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.790 of 900.0%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202631.8124 of 16926.6%★☆☆☆☆
202530.0151 of 17815.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.5155 of 17310.4%★☆☆☆☆
202327.2153 of 17010.0%★☆☆☆☆
202235.8105 of 15833.5%★★☆☆☆
202142.073 of 13847.1%★★☆☆☆
201934.7112 of 15326.8%★☆☆☆☆
201835.397 of 14030.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20262.4562 of 5721.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20251.9566 of 5731.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.8555 of 5804.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.4575 of 5790.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.9566 of 5761.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.3557 of 5743.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.0528 of 5575.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.3531 of 5513.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20263.3506 of 5131.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.7516 of 5221.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20264.8540 of 5756.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.7536 of 5777.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.2555 of 5855.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.3570 of 5913.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.5545 of 5775.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.2521 of 5728.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.0527 of 5575.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.4533 of 5513.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202615.6413 of 4395.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.2407 of 4141.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.0411 of 4253.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.0375 of 43914.6%★☆☆☆☆
202220.6376 of 42110.7%★☆☆☆☆
202146.0216 of 43750.6%★★★☆☆
201929.0318 of 41423.2%★☆☆☆☆
201816.8399 of 4174.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)21st percentile+18 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school
Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school
Asian (2026)<1st percentile-3 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2026)27th percentile+23 vs school
African American (2026)10th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)6th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)6th percentile~ school
Asian (2026)4th percentile~ school
Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies17%-48 vs state
Science12%-40 vs state
English Language Arts10%-44 vs state
Mathematics8%-46 vs state

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Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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

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

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