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Carmen High Southeast Campus

Q: Is Carmen High Southeast Campus a good school?

Carmen High Southeast Campus ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Wisconsin high schools.

Q: How many students attend Carmen High Southeast Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended Carmen High Southeast Campus.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Carmen High Southeast Campus?

Students at Carmen High Southeast Campus are 89% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

421^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 2% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Carmen High Southeast Campus is a public charter high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 676 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 415 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carmen High Southeast Campus consistently performs below the Milwaukee School District and Wisconsin state averages in academic proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.42% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in Social Studies, compared to 21.73% for the Milwaukee School District and 47.67% for the state. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.7% to 53.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 70.83% to 98.08% in recent years, indicating a high-need student population.

While Carmen High Southeast Campus and the nearby Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus share similar performance metrics, the South Campus outperforms the Southeast Campus in several areas, such as higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, Reagan College Preparatory High, located about 2.4 miles from Carmen High Southeast Campus, stands out as a high-performing school, with significantly higher proficiency rates across all subject areas compared to the other schools in the area.

679

Students ?

48.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,539

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 W Oklahoma Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53215-4437

(414) 509-7800

District: Milwaukee School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.1%

African American:

6.0%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2024 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (14% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Wisconsin average (86% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg20%

Wisconsin avg46%

421^st of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 13High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	421 of 431	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	417 of 431	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	1.4	356 of 358	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	8.8	118 of 119	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	371 of 380	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	347 of 365	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-29 vs state

Science15%-28 vs state

Social Studies13%-34 vs state

Mathematics9%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Carmen High Southeast Campus

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carmen High Southeast Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	2500 W Oklahoma Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 509-7800	679	14	48.5	99.3%	21 (3.1%)	41 (6.0%)	605 (89.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2.3	421^st of 431 public high schools	2.3%		6	417^th of 431 public high schools	3.2%	4	19.5	9.4	15.4	13.4	$14,539	$2,478	$12,061
Pulaski High	Public	9-12	2500 W Oklahoma Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8900	1,041	59	17.7	76.9%	41 (3.9%)	335 (32.2%)	517 (49.7%)	111 (10.7%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (2.9%)	0.8	430^th of 431 public high schools	0.2%					(n/a)			6.6	4.7	$15,428	$2,377	$13,050
Veritas High	Public, Charter	9-12	3025 W Oklahoma Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Seeds of Health Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 389-5570	256	13	20.0	75.0%	20 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	235 (91.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	403^rd of 431 public high schools	6.5%		14.6	396^th of 431 public high schools	8.1%	7	35.2	21.1	14.1	25.9
Grandview High	Public	9-12	2745 S 13TH St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 672-1168	219	7	31.2	85.8%	15 (6.8%)	21 (9.6%)	159 (72.6%)	12 (5.5%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	1	427^th of 431 public high schools	0.9%					(n/a)	12.2			7.4	$15,307	$2,179	$13,128
Audubon Technology and Communication High	Public	9-12	3300 S 39th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7800	436	27	16.3	78.2%	66 (15.1%)	70 (16.1%)	261 (59.9%)	22 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)								(n/a)				15.9	$14,591	$2,514	$12,076
Lad Lake Synergy School	Public	6-12	2820 W Grant St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 647-1771	22	5	4.4	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	14 (63.6%)	8 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$28,703	$2,464	$26,239
Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	1712 S 32nd St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 384-4444	382	20	19.1	96.1%	11 (2.9%)	7 (1.8%)	363 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.6	408^th of 431 public high schools	5.3%		14.3	398^th of 431 public high schools	7.7%	10	32.3	12.9	22.6	22.7	$15,172	$2,479	$12,693
South Accelerated Academy	Public	9-12	1515 W Lapham Blvd	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 773-9858	57	4	14.2	86.0%	0 (0.0%)	22 (38.6%)	31 (54.4%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)								(n/a)					$113,843	$1,552	$112,291
South Division High	Public	9-12	1515 W Lapham Blvd	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8300	923	67	13.8	83.6%	23 (2.5%)	229 (24.8%)	525 (56.9%)	124 (13.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.0%)								(n/a)				4.8	$17,383	$2,997	$14,386
Bay View High	Public	9-12	2751 S Lenox St	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-2400	1,021	59	17.2	83.8%	72 (7.1%)	515 (50.4%)	300 (29.4%)	71 (7.0%)	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (4.9%)	1.8	425^th of 431 public high schools	1.4%					(n/a)	10.2			11.9	$15,027	$2,202	$12,824

Frequently Asked Questions about Carmen High Southeast Campus

What district is Carmen High Southeast Campus in?

Milwaukee School District

How many students attend Carmen High Southeast Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended Carmen High Southeast Campus.

What is the racial makeup of Carmen High Southeast Campus?

Students at Carmen High Southeast Campus are 89% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White.

Is Carmen High Southeast Campus a good school?

Carmen High Southeast Campus ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Wisconsin high schools.

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