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King International Baccalaureate Middle

Public Grades 6-8

626^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

King International Baccalaureate Middle is a grades 6–8 school with 159 students at 121 E Hadley St in Milwaukee’s 53212 ZIP code, part of the Milwaukee School District. It is one of the smaller middle schools in its peer group, and 91.19% of students were economically disadvantaged in 2024-25. Statewide, it has ranked near the bottom for ten straight reporting years—626th of 643 in 2025-26 with 0 stars—while the district itself ranks 418th of 432 districts.

For parents, the most important academic signal is that proficiency is very low. In 2025-26, the school trailed the Milwaukee School District average in all eight tested areas, with 0% proficient in 7th- and 8th-grade math. Compared with same-district peers, it had the highest 7th-grade ELA score (28.13%) but the lowest 8th-grade ELA (2.50%) and the weakest math profile. Chronic absenteeism is the biggest observable barrier: 70.5% of students were chronically absent in 2024-25, more than 4× Wisconsin’s 17.3% rate and above the district’s 46.2%. That is better than Andrew S Douglas Middle (85.2%) but worse than Lincoln Middle (64.5%) and Roosevelt Middle (63.0%), and it has improved for three straight reporting periods.

The school spends $28,987 per student—the highest in this comparison set—and has a 10.2 student-teacher ratio, the lowest here, yet outcomes remain low. Nearby, Whitefish Bay Middle spends $13,509, has 3.2% chronic absenteeism, and posts 82–91% proficiency; Shorewood Intermediate reports 5.0% absenteeism and 66–88% proficiency; Longfellow Middle reports 10.1% absenteeism. Its 0.8% dropout rate is lower than the district’s 4.0% and the state’s 1.1%, which may mean it retains students it reaches. Because enrollment is only 159, single-year test swings can reflect one or two students, and the school recently improved in five of eight tested areas. The IB program itself has no assessment results in this data, so it is not possible to judge it from these figures.

159

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,987

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

121 E Hadley St
Milwaukee, WI 53212

(414) 616-5200

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend King International Baccalaureate Middle usually attend:

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

Feeder schools for King International Baccalaureate Middle:

Elementary:	Academy of Accelerated Learning
	Alcott Elementary
	Allen-Field Elementary
	Auer Avenue Elementary
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	Barbee Elementary
	Barton Elementary
	Bay View Montessori School
	Bethune Academy
	Brown Street Academy
	Browning Elementary
	Bruce Elementary
	Bryant Elementary
	Burbank Elementary
	Burdick Elementary
	Carson Academy
	Carver Academy
	Cass Street Elementary
	Clarke Street Elementary
	Clemens Elementary
	Clement Avenue Elementary
	Congress Elementary
	Cooper Elementary
	Craig Montessori School
	Curtin Elementary
	Doerfler Elementary
	Eighty-First Street Elementary
	Elm Creative Arts Elementary
	Emerson Elementary
	Engleburg Elementary
	Fairview Elementary
	Fernwood Montessori
	Fifty-Third Street Elementary
	Forest Home Elementary
	Franklin Elementary
	Fratney Elementary
	Gaenslen Elementary
	Garland Elementary
	Goodrich Elementary
	Grantosa Drive Elementary
	Greenfield Bilingual
	Hampton Elementary
	Hartford Avenue Elementary
	Hawthorne Elementary
	Hayes Bilingual School
	High-Mount Elementary
	Holmes Elementary
	Honey Creek Elementary
	Hopkins Lloyd Community School
	Humboldt Park Elementary
	Jackson Elementary
	Kagel Elementary
	Keefe Avenue Elementary
	Kilbourn Elementary
	King Junior Elementary
	Kluge Elementary
	LaFollette Elementary
	Lancaster Elementary
	Lincoln Avenue Elementary
	Longfellow Elementary
	Lowell International Elementary
	Manitoba Elementary
	Maple Tree Elementary
	Maryland Montessori
	Metcalfe Elementary
	Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language
	Milwaukee French Immersion
	Milwaukee German Immersion
	Milwaukee Parkside School
	Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary
	Milwaukee Spanish Immersion
	Mitchell Elementary
	Morgandale Elementary
	Neeskara Elementary
	Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary
	Parkview Elementary
	Pratt Elementary
	Riley Dual Language Montessori School
	River Trail School of Agricultural Science
	Riverwest Elementary
	Rogers Street Academy
	Sherman Elementary
	Siefert Elementary
	Starms Discovery
	Starms Early Childhood
	Story Elementary
	Stuart Elementary
	Thoreau Elementary
	Thurston Woods Elementary
	Townsend Street Elementary
	Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies
	U S Grant School
	Victory Elementary
	Vieau Elementary
	Westside Academy
	Whitman Elementary
	Whittier Elementary
	Zablocki Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.6%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (6% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (70% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school6%

District avg26%

Wisconsin avg56%

626^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Middle Schools in the Milwaukee School District

418^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	2.1	626 of 643	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.3	625 of 628	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	636 of 641	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	637 of 640	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	599 of 617	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	594 of 613	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	569 of 594	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	546 of 579	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.4	597 of 612	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	569 of 609	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	564 of 612	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	124 of 125	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	116 of 117	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	119 of 130	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	105 of 125	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	106 of 134	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	89 of 127	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	81 of 123	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	32.1	58 of 91	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	3.0	556 of 572	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.6	570 of 573	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	572 of 580	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	579 of 579	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	555 of 576	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	561 of 574	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	534 of 557	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	524 of 551	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	505 of 513	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.8	509 of 509	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	523 of 525	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	509 of 522	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	499 of 499	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	484 of 487	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	477 of 489	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	2.2	565 of 575	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.5	569 of 577	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	584 of 585	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	581 of 591	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	560 of 577	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	553 of 572	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	534 of 557	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	518 of 551	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	12.8	89 of 96	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	433 of 439	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	403 of 414	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	415 of 425	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	427 of 439	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	408 of 421	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	380 of 437	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	387 of 414	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	374 of 417	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2019)36th percentile+32 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts11%-44 vs state

Social Studies10%-54 vs state

Science5%-47 vs state

Mathematics1%-53 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 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
King International Baccalaureate Middle	Public	6-8	121 E Hadley St	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 616-5200	159	15	10.2	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	144 (90.6%)	7 (4.4%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	2.1	626^th of 643 public middle schools	2.6%		1.3	625^th of 628 public middle schools	0.5%	1			5.0	28.1	2.5			2.5	0.0	0.0		10.3		5.1	$28,987	$4,067	$24,920
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	800 W Walnut St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-8800	270	16	17.1	95.2%	2 (0.7%)	240 (88.9%)	12 (4.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	1.5	638^th of 643 public middle schools	0.8%		4.6	589^th of 628 public middle schools	6.2%	49			5.3	8.5	8.1			1.3	7.0	3.5		10.7		7.1	$24,016	$3,073	$20,943
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	820 E Knapp St	Milwaukee	53202	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 212-3300	309	20	15.5	93.2%	10 (3.2%)	198 (64.1%)	84 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	2.1	628^th of 643 public middle schools	2.3%		3	599^th of 628 public middle schools	4.6%	29			8.1	8.6	14.4			3.5	1.2	5.2		20.8		12.5	$22,756	$3,110	$19,646
Andrew S Douglas Middle	Public	6-8	3620 N 18th St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8200	106	8	13.2	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	99 (93.4%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	1.2	641^st of 643 public middle schools	0.3%		1.4	623^rd of 628 public middle schools	0.8%	18			2.8	7.7	8.7			0.0	5.1	0.0		0.0		0.0	$28,122	$3,428	$24,694
Shorewood Intermediate	Public	7-8	3830 N Morris Blvd	Shorewood	53211	Milwaukee County	Shorewood School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 963-6951	300	23	13.1	17.0%	201 (67.0%)	27 (9.0%)	33 (11.0%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	84	65^th of 643 public middle schools	89.9%		83.2	67^th of 628 public middle schools	89.3%	2				74.1	74.7				69.5	72.1		87.7		66.2	$15,767	$308	$15,459
Whitefish Bay Middle	Public	6-8	1144 E Henry Clay St	Whitefish Bay	53217	Milwaukee County	Whitefish Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 963-6800	612	45	13.6	—	463 (75.7%)	29 (4.7%)	34 (5.6%)	33 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.7%)	94.6	5^th of 643 public middle schools	99.2%		93.5	8^th of 628 public middle schools	98.7%	3			90.8	87.6	81.9			90.2	85.6	87.4		91.0		81.9	$13,509	$579	$12,930
United Community Center Acosta Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1038 S 6th Street	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	United Community Center Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 647-2518	188	17	11.0	80.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	186 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	31.4	490^th of 643 public middle schools	23.8%		24.3	498^th of 628 public middle schools	20.7%	8			37.1	40.3	37.5			39.7	54.2	50.0		46.4		30.4
Carmen Middle School South	Public, Charter	6-8	2433 S 15th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(414) 310-8056	191	15	12.7	—	3 (1.6%)	22 (11.5%)	160 (83.8%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	15.7	556^th of 643 public middle schools	13.5%		26.7	487^th of 628 public middle schools	22.5%	69			25.6	37.5	24.7			25.6	39.1	24.7		44.4		25.0
Glen Hills Middle	Public	4-8	2600 W Mill Rd	Glendale	53209	Milwaukee County	Glendale-River Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 351-7160	483	44	11.1	38.9%	184 (38.1%)	167 (34.6%)	62 (12.8%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.8%)	50.5	354^th of 643 public middle schools	44.9%		56.7	291^st of 628 public middle schools	53.7%	63	43.8	53.6	47.6	66.3	44.0	42.5	45.2	54.8	70.4	42.9	48.8	51.7	46.3	48.4	$18,700	$568	$18,132
West Milwaukee Intermediate	Public	6-8	5104 W Greenfield Ave	West Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3310	378	29	13.1	76.7%	114 (30.2%)	59 (15.6%)	154 (40.7%)	10 (2.6%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	20.8	534^th of 643 public middle schools	17.0%		19.8	523^rd of 628 public middle schools	16.7%	11			36.6	41.3	45.6			19.0	26.5	33.8		44.7		30.2	$16,031	$863	$15,168

Frequently Asked Questions about King International Baccalaureate Middle

What high school do graduates of King International Baccalaureate Middle attend?

Students who attend King International Baccalaureate Middle usually go on to attend Audubon Technology and Communication High

Is King International Baccalaureate Middle a good school?

King International Baccalaureate Middle ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Wisconsin middle schools.

How many students attend King International Baccalaureate Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 159 students attended King International Baccalaureate Middle.

What district is King International Baccalaureate Middle in?

Milwaukee School District

What is the racial makeup of King International Baccalaureate Middle?

Students at King International Baccalaureate Middle are 91% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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