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HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12

Q: Is HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 a good school?

HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 ranks 626 th of 1044 Wisconsin alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

626^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Alternative Schools

Better than 40% of Wisconsin alternative schools

Summary

HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 is a public charter school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 1,894 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Despite the challenges faced by the broader Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 415 out of 426 districts in the state, HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy stands out as a high-performing institution.

The school consistently outperforms the Milwaukee School District and the state of Wisconsin in key metrics. Its four-year graduation rates range from 65.6% to 96.0%, significantly higher than the district's average of 20-25%. HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy students also demonstrate strong proficiency rates on the Forward Exam, with 58.49% of 7th-graders proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 28.44% for the district and 53.59% for the state. Additionally, the school has lower chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.2% to 50.4%, while the district's rates are generally higher, around 45-50%.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning, Golda Meir School, and MacDowell Montessori School K3-12, HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy stands out with its higher test scores and graduation rates. This suggests the school is effectively serving its diverse student population and providing a quality education, despite the challenges faced by the broader district.

1,974

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,862

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4601 N 84th St
Milwaukee, WI 53225-4958

(414) 383-4944

District: Milwaukee School District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

96.5%

Hispanic:

2.1%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2021 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

626^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

297^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Alternative 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	47.2	626 of 1044	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	775 of 1061	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	848 of 1067	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	792 of 1067	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	889 of 1050	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	743 of 1037	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	724 of 1025	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	879 of 1071	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	919 of 1075	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	918 of 1076	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	52 of 116	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.3	79 of 116	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	66 of 106	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	61 of 122	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	30 of 255	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	81 of 269	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	102 of 249	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	39 of 248	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	47.2	91 of 222	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	133 of 275	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	124 of 287	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	575 of 1001	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	726 of 1011	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	767 of 1010	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	748 of 1017	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	828 of 1004	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	729 of 1002	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	740 of 997	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	216 of 870	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	443 of 866	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	578 of 871	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	505 of 859	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	624 of 847	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	423 of 874	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	322 of 854	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	609 of 1000	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	719 of 1012	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	819 of 1011	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	741 of 1017	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	855 of 1003	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	677 of 1002	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	641 of 997	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	508 of 802	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	635 of 790	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	595 of 770	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	721 of 746	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	297 of 628	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	371 of 641	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	450 of 640	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.0	308 of 617	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.5	413 of 613	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	331 of 594	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	328 of 579	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.2	367 of 612	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.3	358 of 609	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.7	257 of 612	58.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	7 of 178	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	11 of 173	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	70.2	19 of 170	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	4 of 158	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	53.1	37 of 138	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	21 of 153	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	23 of 140	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	292 of 573	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	327 of 580	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	416 of 579	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	360 of 576	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	401 of 574	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	363 of 557	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	338 of 551	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	60 of 509	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	155 of 520	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	48.4	259 of 525	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	78 of 522	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	56.8	176 of 499	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.1	28 of 487	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	72.5	63 of 489	87.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	268 of 577	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	333 of 585	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	389 of 591	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	195 of 577	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.8	357 of 572	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	256 of 557	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	291 of 551	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	291 of 414	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	302 of 414	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	273 of 417	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+35 vs school

Asian (2025)55th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+36 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics57%+4 vs state

Social Studies51%-6 vs state

English Language Arts50%-3 vs state

Science42%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 Social Studies 10th 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
HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4601 N 84th St	Milwaukee	53225	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 383-4944	1,974	75	26.3	89.0%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	41 (2.1%)	1,905 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.3%)								(n/a)	45.4	48.5	40.4	51.2	58.5	55.4	63.9	57.6	58.3	52.7	62.3	51.0	52.7	64.2	37.0	35.1	48.0	$14,862	$2,577	$12,284
Central City Cyberschool	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4301 N 44th St	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Central City Cyberschool of Milwaukee Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 444-2330	343	20	17.5	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	336 (98.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)	25.9	11.8	26.3	18.9	20.8	18.2	14.8	5.9	10.5	13.5	25.0	31.8	5.9	22.7	5.3	5.9	4.6	$22,742	$11,372	$11,372
Obama School of Career and Technical Education	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5075 N Sherman Blvd	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-4900	1,294	43	30.0	84.0%	48 (3.7%)	993 (76.7%)	179 (13.8%)	26 (2.0%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.4%)								(n/a)	0.0	14.3	10.5	8.3	16.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	16.7	0.0	13.0	0.0	8.3	10.5	13.0	8.3	0.0	$16,696	$2,648	$14,048
Wauwatosa Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12121 W North Ave	Wauwatosa	53226	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(414) 773-1000	91	4	22.7	22.0%	27 (29.7%)	37 (40.7%)	13 (14.3%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.0%)								(n/a)															42.9			$24,543	$291	$24,251
Vel R Phillips School	Public, Alternative	K-12	10201 W Watertown Plank Rd	Wauwatosa	53226	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 257-4857	139	29	4.7		3 (2.2%)	107 (77.0%)	18 (12.9%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)								(n/a)															0.0			$43,931	$4,755	$39,175
MacDowell Montessori School K3-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6415 W Mount Vernon Ave	Milwaukee	53213	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 935-1400	823	51	16.2	55.7%	211 (25.6%)	435 (52.9%)	89 (10.8%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (8.6%)								(n/a)	33.9	31.4	38.9	47.8	43.9	44.6	25.0	15.7	16.7	34.8	34.2	17.9	51.0	60.7	21.8	41.2	32.1	$13,364	$2,195	$11,169
Milwaukee Academy of Science	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2000 W Kilbourn Ave	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 933-0302	1,711	97	17.5	91.9%	6 (0.4%)	1,608 (94.0%)	46 (2.7%)	10 (0.6%)	11 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (1.7%)								(n/a)	10.6	8.1	10.4	18.6	19.2	17.6	14.9	8.8	16.3	13.7	20.2	16.7	12.5	27.1	11.5	3.7	17.8	$18,154	$2,954	$15,198
Deeper Learning Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1117 S 104th St	West Allis	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(414) 604-4224	88	5	17.6	48.9%	36 (40.9%)	7 (8.0%)	34 (38.6%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.1%)								(n/a)					27.3	25.0					18.2	25.0		50.0	14.3		25.0
Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1017 N 12th St	Milwaukee	53233	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 304-6800	286	22	13.0	93.4%	5 (1.7%)	251 (87.8%)	14 (4.9%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	$15,838	$2,233	$13,605
Golda Meir School	Public, Alternative	3-12	1615 N Martin Luther King Dr	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 758-2500	1,192	63	18.8	47.4%	221 (18.5%)	667 (56.0%)	178 (14.9%)	46 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.5%)								(n/a)	50.0	52.9	47.7	67.0	70.9	67.7	60.3	44.1	27.3	67.0	67.5	47.6	72.1	78.2	45.2	44.1	61.3	$12,984	$2,201	$10,783

Frequently Asked Questions about HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12

Is HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 a good school?

HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 ranks 626^th of 1044 Wisconsin alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 in?

Milwaukee School District

How many students attend HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,974 students attended HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12.

What is the racial makeup of HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12?

Students at HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 are 97% Asian, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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