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Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

1032^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with 295 students enrolled. 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.

Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past 10 years, with rankings ranging from 984 out of 1025 schools in 2017-2018 to 1055 out of 1061 schools in 2023-2024. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female, male, and special education students, is also very low. Additionally, the school has had high dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 5.6% in recent years, and its chronic absenteeism rates have reached as high as 56.3% in 2023-2024.

When comparing Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy to other nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, such as Grantosa Drive Elementary, Townsend Street Elementary, and Congress Elementary, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of its consistently poor performance. While the nearby schools also perform poorly compared to the state average, they generally outperform Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy by a significant margin. The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at the school and the nearby schools suggest that they serve a predominantly low-income student population, which likely contributes to the challenges they face in terms of academic achievement and other outcomes.

274

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,077

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6600 W Melvina St
Milwaukee, WI 53216-2004

(414) 353-3830

District: Milwaukee School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.1%

Hispanic:

6.2%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (6% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

1,032^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

614^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

96^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	1.7	1032 of 1044	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.2	1055 of 1061	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1029 of 1067	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	1040 of 1067	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	1005 of 1050	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	987 of 1037	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	984 of 1025	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.6	1020 of 1071	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.4	1030 of 1075	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.7	988 of 1076	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	111 of 144	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	135 of 137	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	92 of 141	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	138 of 161	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	963 of 1001	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	996 of 1011	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	964 of 1010	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	972 of 1017	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	951 of 1004	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	949 of 1002	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	954 of 997	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	1.6	994 of 1000	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	1010 of 1012	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	974 of 1011	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	1010 of 1017	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	974 of 1003	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	957 of 1002	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	959 of 997	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	17.1	685 of 748	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	693 of 742	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.1	614 of 628	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	621 of 641	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	593 of 640	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	568 of 617	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	555 of 613	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	548 of 594	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	550 of 579	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	571 of 612	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.7	592 of 609	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	41.9	71 of 134	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	558 of 573	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	536 of 580	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	500 of 579	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	523 of 576	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	522 of 574	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	517 of 557	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	532 of 551	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	562 of 577	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	578 of 585	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	573 of 591	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	536 of 577	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	522 of 572	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	506 of 557	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	510 of 551	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	53.1	157 of 414	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.3	330 of 417	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)23rd percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2022)8th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2019)62nd percentile+54 vs school

African American (2021)47th percentile+38 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies14%-49 vs state

Science14%-36 vs state

English Language Arts4%-48 vs state

Mathematics3%-51 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, December 14, 2018

O bullying police have yet too see it ...they say they have one but if they do have yet to see oneLet's kids run the school kids bully everyone in the school kids tell teachers what they are not going to do they take sides picks and choose who they want to listen too never call anyone back ....kids beating up teachers...teachers are scared of the students Close Quote

Schools Near Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy

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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 Environmental Science Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6600 W Melvina St	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 353-3830	274	14	19.5	94.9%	1 (0.4%)	247 (90.1%)	17 (6.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	1.7	1032^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	1.1%		1.2	1055^th of 1061 public elementary schools	0.6%	23	3.9	5.3	3.9	4.0	3.5	6.5	0.0	5.3	0.0	4.0	6.9	3.2	5.6	19.4	15.8	12.9	$16,077	$2,993	$13,084
Craig Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	7667 W Congress St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4200	220	13	17.0	60.9%	7 (3.2%)	182 (82.7%)	9 (4.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.6%)	6	965^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.6%		5.3	982^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	7.4%	17	0.0	7.7	27.8	17.7	35.7	33.3	23.8	8.3	11.1	17.7	21.4	26.7	25.0	33.3	16.7	33.3	$14,512	$2,643	$11,870
Fifty-Third Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3618 N 53rd St	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-5300	308	19	16.1	89.3%	4 (1.3%)	261 (84.7%)	28 (9.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	2.1	1025^th of 1044 public elementary schools	1.8%		1.8	1044^th of 1061 public elementary schools	1.6%	19	5.7	3.1	3.3	14.3	7.7	16.0	2.9	0.0	10.0	3.6	4.0	0.0	18.8	30.8	9.4	7.7	$15,146	$2,243	$12,903
Carson Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4920 W Capitol Dr	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4800	326	20	16.0	94.5%	3 (0.9%)	298 (91.4%)	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	1.8	1031^st of 1044 public elementary schools	1.2%		1.7	1045^th of 1061 public elementary schools	1.5%	14	3.3	10.7	4.0	6.7	22.2	18.5	3.3	3.6	8.0	0.0	22.2	7.4	10.7	11.1	7.1	3.7	$15,492	$3,446	$12,046
Milwaukee German Immersion	Public	PK, KG-5	3778 N 82nd St	Milwaukee	53222	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5600	549	25	22.3	27.3%	284 (51.7%)	136 (24.8%)	46 (8.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (13.7%)	81.6	137^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.9%		66.2	389^th of 1061 public elementary schools	63.3%	252	69.4	69.6	66.0				69.4	79.7	60.4				84.1		75.4		$11,994	$1,929	$10,064
Congress Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5225 W Lincoln Creek Dr	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 616-5300	607	38	16.0	89.3%	4 (0.7%)	554 (91.3%)	23 (3.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	2.2	1022^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	2.1%		2	1041^st of 1061 public elementary schools	1.9%	19	11.4	11.8	8.7	12.5	12.0	20.7	9.1	0.0	0.0	6.3	6.0	12.1	13.7	32.8	3.9	19.3	$14,545	$3,195	$11,350
Lancaster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4931 N 68th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5500	316	17	18.5	90.5%	1 (0.3%)	281 (88.9%)	16 (5.1%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	2.4	1019^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.4%		1	1060^th of 1061 public elementary schools	0.1%	41	4.0	11.1	0.0	16.7	2.6	10.8	4.0	3.7	0.0	4.2	2.6	13.2	19.2	5.4	14.8	5.3	$15,135	$3,054	$12,081
Eighty-First Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2964 N 81st St	Milwaukee	53222	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-5400	357	19	18.3	81.8%	21 (5.9%)	277 (77.6%)	17 (4.8%)	14 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.0%)	2.3	1020^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.3%		3.8	1008^th of 1061 public elementary schools	5.0%	12	0.0	3.9	12.1				2.4	5.8	9.1				23.1		9.6		$18,175	$2,667	$15,508
Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5110 W Locust St	Milwaukee	53210	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 874-5800	147	17	8.6	90.5%	1 (0.7%)	133 (90.5%)	5 (3.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	1.2	1042^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	0.2%		1.9	1043^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	1.7%	1	7.1	0.0	7.7	0.0	14.3	14.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	0.0	0.0	7.1	0.0	7.1	$19,435	$4,910	$14,525
Grantosa Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4850 N 82nd St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4400	506	28	17.9	91.7%	7 (1.4%)	447 (88.3%)	14 (2.8%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	2.5	1014^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.9%		2.5	1027^th of 1061 public elementary schools	3.2%	13	2.4	8.3	8.9	9.4	18.8	35.6	9.5	8.3	8.9	7.6	12.5	6.7	14.3	13.3	8.6	17.8	$15,885	$2,491	$13,393

Frequently Asked Questions about Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy

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Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 274 students attended Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy?

Students at Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy are 90% African American, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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