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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 3.1% 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

1012^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Alternative Schools

Better than 3% of Wisconsin alternative schools

Summary

Obama School of Career and Technical Education is a sizable alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in the Milwaukee School District. With 1,226 students, the school faces significant challenges, including declining academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and low graduation rates compared to both the district and state averages.

Despite spending significantly more per student, at $16,696 in 2020-2021, Obama School's academic outcomes are significantly worse than the district and state averages. For example, in 8th grade English Language Arts, only 0% of Obama students were proficient compared to 28.76% in the district and 53.97% statewide. The school's 4-year graduation rate has also dropped from 90.4% in 2022-2023 to 67.9% in 2023-2024, much lower than the state average of 91.0%. Additionally, Obama School has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 47.5% to 82.9% in 2023-2024, far exceeding the district and state averages.

When comparing Obama School to other nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, such as Golda Meir School and Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning, Obama School consistently underperforms on key metrics like graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism. Addressing these issues will be crucial for the school to improve and better serve its student population.

1,294

Students ?

30.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,696

Per pupil spending ?

84%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Declining — 15th percentile in 2021 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (8% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

1,012^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2017

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

616^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2018

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	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
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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
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
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
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

African American (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ 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 (2025)7th 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

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies12%-46 vs state

English Language Arts8%-44 vs state

Mathematics6%-48 vs state

Science3%-47 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Obama School of Career and Technical Education

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.

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.

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

Obama School of Career and Technical Education ranks in the bottom 3.1% of Wisconsin alternative schools.

What district is Obama School of Career and Technical Education in?

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