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Obama School of Career and Technical Education

Q: Is Obama School of Career and Technical Education a good school?

Obama School of Career and Technical Education ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Wisconsin alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Obama School of Career and Technical Education?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,294 students attended Obama School of Career and Technical Education.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Obama School of Career and Technical Education?

Students at Obama School of Career and Technical Education are 77% African American, 14% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

1039^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Alternative Schools

Better than 0% of Wisconsin alternative schools

Summary

Obama School of Career and Technical Education is an alternative PK–12 school at 5075 N Sherman Blvd on Milwaukee's north side, serving 1,294 students — the largest enrollment among its nearby school peers — within the Milwaukee School District, which ranks 418th of 432 districts in Wisconsin. About 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, per-student spending is $13,791, and the student–teacher ratio is 30:1.

The data tell a two-speed story. Engagement and completion are improving: the graduation rate nearly doubled in a single year, from 24.2% to 48.3%, and chronic absenteeism fell from 91.0% to 78.1% over four years. Those gains are real, but they start from a very low floor — the school still graduates 23.2 points below its own district and 43.7 points below the state, and roughly four in five students are chronically absent, about 4.5 times the state rate. Academics remain at or near the floor: 9 of 20 reported test results showed 0% proficiency, math was 0% proficient in grades 3 through 7, and 10th-grade ACT math proficiency was 2.2%. Grade 8 English language arts (28.6%) is the one bright spot, close to the district average.

Nearby schools with equal or higher poverty show what is possible. HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 (89% low-income) posts a 100% graduation rate and 10.4% chronic absenteeism while spending $22,123 per student; Golda Meir School reaches 99.2% graduation with 15.5% absenteeism at $17,173 per student; and MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 graduates 84%. Obama's combination of the lowest per-student funding and the highest student–teacher ratio among district peers stands out, with Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning the closest true peer. The most defensible priorities are attendance recovery, math remediation, and staffing and resource intensity.

1,294

Students ?

30.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,791

Per pupil spending ?

84.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

5075 N Sherman Blvd
Milwaukee, WI 53209-5246

(414) 393-4900

District: Milwaukee School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.7%

Hispanic:

13.8%

White:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2022 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (6% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Wisconsin average (48% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school6%

District avg24%

Wisconsin avg53%

Elementary school

1,039^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2017

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Middle school

612^th of 643

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Bottom 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2018

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High school

518^th of 533

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Bottom 3%

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6^th of 6Alternative 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	1.0	1039 of 1039	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.6	1012 of 1044	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	1024 of 1061	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	1021 of 1067	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	1039 of 1067	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	895 of 1050	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	1010 of 1037	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	1009 of 1025	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.4	1044 of 1071	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	146 of 150	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	130 of 144	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	111 of 137	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	103 of 138	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	112 of 133	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.5	54 of 141	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.8	158 of 161	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	155 of 165	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	16.8	245 of 248	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	989 of 1001	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	989 of 1011	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	950 of 1010	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1005 of 1017	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	893 of 1004	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	986 of 1002	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	993 of 997	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	13.0	291 of 296	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	867 of 870	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	856 of 866	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	857 of 871	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	859 of 859	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	947 of 1000	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	951 of 1012	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	971 of 1011	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	955 of 1017	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	738 of 1003	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	946 of 1002	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	975 of 997	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	11.3	770 of 790	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	734 of 770	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	706 of 748	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	704 of 721	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	3.2	612 of 643	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.0	616 of 628	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	627 of 641	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	617 of 640	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	600 of 617	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	577 of 613	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	561 of 594	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	560 of 579	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	112 of 117	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	108 of 118	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	114 of 130	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	119 of 125	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	104 of 134	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	112 of 127	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	153 of 158	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	1.6	569 of 572	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.4	572 of 573	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	565 of 580	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	555 of 579	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	565 of 576	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	565 of 574	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	541 of 557	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	522 of 551	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	2.0	239 of 239	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	200 of 229	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	205 of 221	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	505 of 509	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	519 of 520	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	519 of 525	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	517 of 522	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	517 of 575	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	537 of 577	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	575 of 585	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	569 of 591	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	551 of 577	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	514 of 572	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	513 of 557	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	538 of 551	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	412 of 414	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	374 of 425	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	395 of 439	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	412 of 421	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	418 of 437	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	346 of 414	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	317 of 417	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	12.3	388 of 412	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

African American (2026)3rd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)10th percentile+5 vs school

White (2023)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies9%-50 vs state

English Language Arts9%-45 vs state

Science5%-39 vs state

Mathematics1%-53 vs state

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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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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)	8.9	2.2	4.6	0.0	0.0	6.7	0.0	7.1	28.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8	7.7	14.3	7.3	0.0	15.0			$13,791	$2,337	$11,453
Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4030 N 29th St	Milwaukee	53216	Milwaukee County	Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 873-4014	608	10	60.8	78.9%	2 (0.3%)	584 (96.1%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)								(n/a)	6.1	2.6	4.4	14.0	19.4	14.3	7.5	20.0	11.7	18.6	11.1	10.7	9.0	17.3	13.0	22.2	22.1	16.8	11.1	7.8
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)	48.3	36.4	40.6	44.4	52.4	50.4	48.8	53.5	60.6	64.6	66.7	46.2	51.2	64.9	71.2	57.1	72.9	46.3	45.2	55.3			$22,123	$4,794	$17,329
Milwaukee Virtual School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	921 W Meinecke	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(414) 252-0300	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	15.6	9.4	19.4	0.0	66.7	0.0	28.6	40.0	37.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.3	0.0	25.0	66.7	25.0	9.1	0.0	33.3
Wauwatosa Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	3-12	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)	16.7	16.7	8.3																				$17,354	$166	$17,188
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)	55.5	36.8	44.5	64.8	52.5	48.8	70.0	81.8	76.7	63.4	43.8	36.1	58.7	83.5	50.0	61.3	75.0	53.1	48.8	63.8			$17,173	$2,368	$14,805
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)	8.9	2.5	5.1	13.6	10.3	11.9	24.0	19.5	15.5	15.7	5.5	7.0	22.6	22.8	21.4	15.9	30.1	13.8	6.2	12.6
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	7.7	20.0	10.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	6.7	0.0	6.3	20.0	6.3	12.5	20.0	0.0	47%		$24,208	$2,929	$21,278
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)	19.2	13.5	7.7	30.9	46.2	44.4	51.9	50.0	46.2	33.8	13.5	20.4	29.4	31.3	25.6	50.0	53.9	30.2	26.9	35.9			$19,293	$2,442	$16,851
Vel R Phillips School	Public, Alternative	3-12	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)																		40.0					$31,612	$624	$30,988

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Obama School of Career and Technical Education ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Wisconsin alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Obama School of Career and Technical Education?

Students at Obama School of Career and Technical Education are 77% African American, 14% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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How many students attend Obama School of Career and Technical Education?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,294 students attended Obama School of Career and Technical Education.

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