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Andrew S Douglas Middle

Public Grades 6-8
623rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools
Better than 1% of Wisconsin middle schools
Summary

Andrew S Douglas Middle is a public middle school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 106 students in grades 6-8. 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. Over the past five years, Andrew S Douglas Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin middle schools.

The school faces significant challenges, including extremely low academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 4-8% compared to the state averages of 53-54%. Andrew S Douglas Middle also has high dropout rates, ranging from 1.3% to 5.6%, and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, from 17.7% to 75.2%, far exceeding state and district averages. The school serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 85.85% to 94.01% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, such as Lincoln Middle, King International Baccalaureate Middle, and Southeastern, Andrew S Douglas Middle consistently performs worse in academic achievement, dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism. The school's challenges are even more pronounced when compared to higher-performing districts, such as Glendale-River Hills, Wauwatosa, and Shorewood.

106
Students ?
13.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,697
Per pupil spending ?
88.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3620 N 18th St
       Milwaukee, WI  53206-2362

(414) 256-8200

District: Milwaukee School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
93.4%
Two or more races:
3.8%
Hispanic:
2.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2021 → 1st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (4% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!Dropout rate above the Wisconsin average (6% vs 1%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school4%
District avg25%
Wisconsin avg54%
623rd of 628
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2021
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 7Middle Schools in the Milwaukee School District
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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20251.4623 of 6280.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20241.4635 of 6410.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.4633 of 6401.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.3608 of 6171.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.6599 of 6132.3%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202121.9126 of 1346.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20253.1555 of 5733.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.1571 of 5801.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.7572 of 5791.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.3563 of 5762.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.0553 of 5743.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20225.1520 of 5220.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20251.0574 of 5770.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20241.4583 of 5850.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.0582 of 5911.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.5575 of 5770.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.9558 of 5722.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202413.6403 of 4255.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.4423 of 4393.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.9407 of 4213.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.2359 of 43717.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2021)6th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2024)5th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2022)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies14%-48 vs state
English Language Arts6%-48 vs state
Mathematics1%-53 vs state
Science0%-50 vs state

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Students at Andrew S Douglas Middle are 93% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Andrew S Douglas Middle ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Wisconsin middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 106 students attended Andrew S Douglas Middle.


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