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Milwaukee Excellence Charter School

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Summary

Milwaukee Excellence Charter School is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in the Milwaukee School District, with 544 students located in a disadvantaged area of the city. While the school has a low statewide ranking, with the district ranked 417 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and rated 0 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, it has some notable metrics that set it apart from nearby schools.

Milwaukee Excellence Charter School has a 74.6% four-year graduation rate, which is significantly higher than the nearby Marshall High (52.5%) and NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy (32.5%), but lower than the high-performing Shorewood High (99.3%) and Whitefish Bay High (97.4%). The school has also maintained a relatively low dropout rate, ranging from 0.0% to 2.1% over the past 5 years, which is better than the nearby schools of Marshall High (10.7%) and NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy (13.2%).

However, Milwaukee Excellence Charter School faces significant challenges, including a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 55.7% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools. Additionally, the school's test scores are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 18.18% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 50.36% statewide and 27.09% in the Milwaukee School District. While the school spends a relatively high amount per student, the resource allocation does not seem to be translating into better results, and the high student-teacher ratio may be a contributing factor to the school's poor academic performance.

269
Students ?
53.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
86.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4950 N 24th St
       Milwaukee, WI  53209-5663

(414) 464-7188

District: Milwaukee School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
95.2%
Hispanic:
2.6%
Two or more races:
1.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2018 → 7th in 2024
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (14% vs 52% meeting standards)
!Graduation rate below the Wisconsin average (82% vs 91%)
!Dropout rate above the Wisconsin average (8% vs 1%)
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school14%
District avg24%
Wisconsin avg52%
Not ranked this year
Milwaukee Excellence Charter School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
415th 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20244.8597 of 6416.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.6608 of 6405.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.7602 of 6172.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.5566 of 6137.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.7505 of 59415.0%★☆☆☆☆
201824.4480 of 57917.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202333.485 of 13034.6%★★☆☆☆
202224.4106 of 12515.2%★☆☆☆☆
202142.469 of 13448.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20249.7524 of 5809.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.1544 of 5796.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.4558 of 5763.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.9535 of 5746.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.2481 of 55713.6%★☆☆☆☆
201824.1464 of 55115.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20226.1513 of 5221.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.2481 of 4993.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.1388 of 48720.3%★☆☆☆☆
201841.0307 of 48937.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20244.1556 of 5855.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.2560 of 5915.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.4561 of 5772.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.0531 of 5727.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.2452 of 55718.9%★☆☆☆☆
201828.4443 of 55119.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202424.3354 of 42516.7%★☆☆☆☆
202318.3428 of 4392.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.3383 of 4219.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.2382 of 43712.6%★☆☆☆☆
201952.0164 of 41460.4%★★★☆☆
201857.0131 of 41768.6%★★★☆☆
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)
African American (2023)35th percentile+30 vs school
Special Education (2024)17th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2024)10th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2024)5th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2022)2nd percentile~ school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2023-2024) ?
Social Studies17%-36 vs state
Mathematics16%-37 vs state
English Language Arts13%-39 vs state
Science6%-44 vs state

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Students at Milwaukee Excellence Charter School are 95% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 269 students attended Milwaukee Excellence Charter School.


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