Summary:
ZIP code 53206 contains 9 public schools — six elementary, one middle, and two high schools serving students from PK through 12th grade — all part of the Milwaukee School District, which enroll about 1,708 students combined and sit within a district ranked 418 of 432 in Wisconsin.
Comparing schools, Jackson Elementary shows the strongest elementary results in the zip, including 16% proficiency in 3rd grade ELA and 11.54% in 5th grade ELA and math, along with the lowest student-teacher ratio at 11.4. LaFollette Elementary posts a 30% 8th grade social studies result but has the highest student-teacher ratio at 20.0. NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy has the only result above its district comparator — 33.33% in 10th grade social studies — yet also the lowest graduation rate at 11.9%, the highest dropout rate at 28.4%, and the highest chronic absenteeism at 98.8%. North Division High is the largest school with 346 students and graduates 42.7%. Andrew S Douglas Middle spends the most per student at $28,122 but still records 85.2% chronic absenteeism. Keefe Avenue Elementary has the lowest absenteeism at 53.8% but the weakest test profile.
For parents, the biggest pattern is absenteeism that worsens with grade level: elementary schools range from 53.8% to 67.6%, the middle school is at 85.2%, and the high schools reach 88.4% and 98.8% — all far above the district rate of 46.2% and state rate of 17.3%. High school completion is also a concern, with graduation rates of 42.7% and 11.9% versus 71.5% districtwide and 92.0% statewide. Free/reduced lunch rates exceed 88% at every school, and per-student spending averages about $24,309. Because enrollments are small (104–346 students), a single student can shift a proficiency percentage noticeably, so isolated bright spots should be read with caution.
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