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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 53205


At a glance
11
Schools
2,731
Students
2
Districts
Top rankedMilwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus894th of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools
Biggest riser
Siefert Elementary up 47 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Alliance School of Milwaukee 13.2 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
1★
0★
4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The 53205 zip code of Milwaukee, Wisconsin is home to 10 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools. This area faces significant economic challenges, as evidenced by the consistently high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch across all schools, ranging from 82.12% to 98.04%.

Among the schools in this area, Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus and Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street stand out as high-performing charter elementary schools, with test scores that significantly outpace the Milwaukee School District and Wisconsin state averages. In contrast, Elm Creative Arts Elementary and Starms Discovery are public elementary schools with the lowest test scores in the data set, well below the district and state averages.

The data also reveals significant variation in school spending, with per-student expenditures ranging from $14,176 at Shalom High to $20,303 at Brown Street Academy. Additionally, student-teacher ratios vary widely, from 11.0 at Alliance School of Milwaukee to 127.2 at Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus. These differences in resource allocation may be a contributing factor to the observed performance gaps between the schools.

Ranking:
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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