Summary:
ZIP code 53205 contains 10 schools serving roughly 2,727 students, all within the Milwaukee School District: seven elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools. That district ranks 418th of 432 in Wisconsin (3rd percentile, 0 stars), so the whole area is working from a very low-performing baseline. Only two of the ten schools have even 1 star, and none ranks above the 20th percentile.
The clearest bright spots are the two Milwaukee College Prep campuses. Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus ranks 829 of 1,039 (20th percentile), averages about 40.7% proficiency, and has the ZIP's lowest chronic absenteeism at 17.8% — essentially the state average of 17.3%. Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street ranks 868 of 1,039 and averages about 31.2% proficiency, with absenteeism at 25.6%. At the other end, Shalom High ranks 532 of 533 and reports 0% proficiency in every 2025–26 subject, with an 87.1% chronic absenteeism rate and a 65.9% graduation rate. Alliance School of Milwaukee has the ZIP's highest absenteeism (91.5%) and lowest graduation rate (50.0%). Roosevelt Middle and Starms Discovery also rank near the bottom.
Several patterns stand out. Poverty is universal here: free/reduced-lunch rates range from 84.4% to 97.8%, averaging about 91.5%, yet proficiency ranges from 0.0% to 40.7% — so poverty alone doesn't explain the differences. Chronic absenteeism averages 55.4%, far above the district's 46.2% and the state's 17.3%, and it tracks closely with weak outcomes: the strongest schools have the lowest absenteeism, while the weakest are often three to five times higher. Spending and class size don't line up with results either — the highest-spending schools are among the lowest-performing. Starms Early Childhood serves PK–K only, so it has no test scores or rank to compare.
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