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ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

895^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes is a PK–8 school serving 593 students at 1712 S 32nd St on Milwaukee's near south side (53215), part of the Milwaukee School District.

The single most striking thing about ALBA is attendance: only 4.9% of students were chronically absent in 2024‑25, compared with 46.2% across the district and 17.3% statewide. That is lower than every nearby school, including Greenfield Bilingual (28.9%), Longfellow Elementary (43.0%), Doerfler Elementary (49.4%) and Mitchell Elementary (54.3%). Test scores are more mixed. ALBA beat the district average in 13 of 16 tested grade-and-subject cells, averaging 36.2% proficient in English language arts (vs. 25.9% district) and 26.4% in math (vs. 20.7%), but still trails state averages of 54.0% and 53.7%. Overall it ranks 895th of 1,039 Wisconsin schools (14th percentile, 1 star) — first among its same-district neighbors, though that is a modest position.

Two real strengths stand out beyond attendance. English language learners rank in the 83rd percentile statewide (4 stars), far above the school's overall standing, and grades 5, 7 and 8 significantly outperform grades 3, 4 and 6 — 8th-grade ELA hits 50.0, versus 8.16 at Doerfler and 12.7 at Mitchell. Fourth grade is consistently the weakest year. Spending has risen to $20,323 per student with a 15.4 student-teacher ratio, so results are not coming from outspending neighbors. Among nearby schools, only Pershing Elementary in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District ranks higher (22nd percentile), and it serves fewer grades and a less impoverished population.

593

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,323

Per pupil spending ?

87.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1712 S 32nd St
Milwaukee, WI 53215-2104

(414) 902-7525

District: Milwaukee School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.0%

White:

0.7%

Pacific Islander:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Milwaukee School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (33% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg25%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

895^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

520^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 7 pts since 2021

From bottom 13% (2021) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 105Elementary 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	16.3	895 of 1039	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	927 of 1044	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	946 of 1061	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	960 of 1067	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	936 of 1067	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	943 of 1050	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	864 of 1037	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	851 of 1025	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	901 of 1071	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.1	886 of 1075	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.2	690 of 1076	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.1	735 of 1061	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.7	669 of 1053	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.6	609 of 1045	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.2	756 of 1046	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.3	972 of 1045	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.2	921 of 1030	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.7	963 of 1021	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.8	709 of 712	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.9	579 of 632	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	42 of 245	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	53.9	88 of 255	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	107 of 269	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	137 of 249	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	163 of 248	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	112 of 222	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	81 of 275	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.4	92 of 287	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	882 of 986	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	873 of 1001	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	918 of 1011	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	932 of 1010	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	910 of 1017	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	871 of 1004	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	862 of 1002	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	876 of 997	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	289 of 347	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	214 of 322	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	241 of 331	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	244 of 290	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.6	119 of 274	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	136 of 266	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	86 of 271	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	651 of 848	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	789 of 870	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	809 of 866	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	806 of 871	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	726 of 859	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	784 of 847	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	703 of 874	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	803 of 989	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	886 of 1000	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	871 of 1012	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	893 of 1011	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	859 of 1017	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	904 of 1003	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	789 of 1002	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	752 of 997	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	585 of 791	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	570 of 802	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	603 of 790	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	663 of 770	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	557 of 748	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	568 of 746	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	554 of 742	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	711 of 721	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	520 of 643	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	529 of 628	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	518 of 641	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	461 of 640	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	463 of 617	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	536 of 613	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	14 of 169	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	63.5	36 of 178	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	52.8	60 of 173	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	21 of 170	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	36 of 158	77.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	473 of 572	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	486 of 573	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	517 of 580	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	434 of 579	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	477 of 576	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	493 of 574	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	122 of 236	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	81 of 239	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	75 of 229	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	88 of 221	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	136 of 225	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	346 of 509	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	327 of 520	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	321 of 525	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	442 of 575	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	490 of 577	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	398 of 585	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	393 of 591	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	357 of 577	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	352 of 439	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	303 of 414	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	249 of 425	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2026)83rd percentile+69 vs school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2026)92nd percentile+73 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies44%-21 vs state

English Language Arts36%-18 vs state

Science32%-20 vs state

Mathematics26%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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
ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1712 S 32nd St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7525	593	38	15.4	87.0%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	587 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16.3	895^th of 1039 public elementary schools	13.9%		12.9	927^th of 1044 public elementary schools	11.2%	32	25.0	17.3	43.6	36.2	45.8	50.0	28.6	13.5	47.3	11.9	27.1	30.0	36.5	52.0	21.2	44.0			$20,323	$2,826	$17,497
Greenfield Bilingual	Public	PK, KG-8	1711 S 35th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8200	556	35	15.7	85.6%	11 (2.0%)	27 (4.9%)	510 (91.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	8.6	943^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	9.2%		7.2	956^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.4%	13	16.1	24.0	18.5	32.1	33.9	27.0	25.0	18.0	12.3	19.6	17.9	17.5	32.0	31.8	26.0	20.6	82%		$19,414	$2,913	$16,501
Seeds of Health Elementary Program	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1445 S 32nd St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Seeds of Health Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 672-0726	380	23	16.5	91.3%	12 (3.2%)	62 (16.3%)	294 (77.4%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9.8	931^st of 1039 public elementary schools	10.4%		13.1	922^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	11.7%	9	11.4	35.5	26.3	20.9	23.7	24.4	14.3	29.0	13.2	7.0	23.7	22.0	48.4	29.3	22.6	14.6	89%
U S Grant School	Public	PK, KG-8	2920 W Grant St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8000	585	34	17.2	96.4%	29 (5.0%)	45 (7.7%)	213 (36.4%)	281 (48.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	4.8	978^th of 1039 public elementary schools	5.9%		5.5	974^th of 1044 public elementary schools	6.7%	4	15.9	11.6	17.1	28.8	25.4	25.5	19.7	8.6	10.0	10.3	29.9	16.4	22.1	22.2	10.0	20.4			$18,657	$2,570	$16,087
Rogers Street Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2430 W Rogers St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-1100	570	36	15.8	93.0%	6 (1.1%)	32 (5.6%)	514 (90.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	5.1	974^th of 1039 public elementary schools	6.3%		5	979^th of 1044 public elementary schools	6.2%	5	12.7	15.7	11.7	16.1	15.6	29.0	20.0	13.5	8.1	9.8	15.6	30.7	36.5	33.9	21.2	27.4	79%		$20,226	$2,728	$17,498
Doerfler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3014 W Scott St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9500	609	34	18.1	79.0%	15 (2.5%)	57 (9.4%)	516 (84.7%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	3.4	994^th of 1039 public elementary schools	4.3%		3.4	1001^st of 1044 public elementary schools	4.1%	7	7.4	7.7	17.3	19.6	17.9	8.2	9.3	0.0	15.4	7.1	17.9	6.3	15.4	20.8	7.7	14.6	75%		$19,710	$3,059	$16,651
Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1728 S 23rd St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8100	597	41	14.4	94.3%	11 (1.8%)	74 (12.4%)	479 (80.2%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.4%)	3	996^th of 1039 public elementary schools	4.1%		3.4	1000^th of 1044 public elementary schools	4.2%	4	4.3	6.0	11.4	9.6	3.7	12.7	10.6	4.0	18.2	9.6	3.7	7.9	24.0	15.9	8.0	6.4	58%		$20,347	$2,932	$17,415
Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1021 S 21st St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9800	773	40	19.1	89.7%	11 (1.4%)	130 (16.8%)	609 (78.8%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	4.9	976^th of 1039 public elementary schools	6.1%		5.1	978^th of 1044 public elementary schools	6.3%	2	10.5	15.7	28.6	16.4	31.0	33.3	17.5	14.6	6.4	8.2	23.9	15.8	27.2	36.8	11.0	24.6	74%		$19,429	$2,752	$16,677
Pershing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 S 47th St	West Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-4610	250	18	13.9	74.8%	62 (24.8%)	47 (18.8%)	115 (46.0%)	8 (3.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.4%)	28.6	808^th of 1039 public elementary schools	22.2%		23.1	851^st of 1044 public elementary schools	18.5%	43	30.6	37.1	50.0				61.1	25.7	38.6				40.0		22.9		69%		$15,623	$822	$14,801
Lincoln Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1817 W Lincoln Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9700	427	28	15.1	92.0%	18 (4.2%)	43 (10.1%)	353 (82.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	5.9	967^th of 1039 public elementary schools	6.9%		5.7	969^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.2%	2	16.3	25.0	13.1				16.3	10.0	11.3				35.0		22.5		79%		$22,509	$2,863	$19,647

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In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes.

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Students at ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes are 99% Hispanic.

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Milwaukee School District

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