Summary:
ZIP code 53206 has just one middle school in this data set: Andrew S Douglas Middle, located at 3620 N 18th St in Milwaukee, WI 53206-2362. It serves grades 6–8 with 106 students and belongs to the Milwaukee School District, which itself ranks 418th of 432 Wisconsin districts (3rd percentile, 0 stars). Because there is only one middle school in this ZIP, there is no within-area comparison to make — families should measure it against district and state averages instead.
Academics sit far below both benchmarks. In 2025–2026, simple averages across reported tests were 3.0% at the school, 26.3% in the district and 55.5% statewide. Math, science and social studies are the weakest: the school reports 0% proficient in 6th grade math, 8th grade math, 8th grade science and 8th grade social studies, with 7th grade math its highest math result at 5.13%. ELA is comparatively stronger, ranging from 2.78% to 8.70% and averaging about 6.4% — still well under the district's roughly 28.0% and the state's roughly 54.9%. Rankings confirm the pattern: 641 of 643 schools in 2025–2026, 623 of 628 in 2024–2025, and 635 of 641 in 2023–2024, with 0 stars each year.
The most serious warning signs are attendance and dropout. Chronic absenteeism is 85.2%, compared with 46.2% in the district and 17.3% statewide, and the dropout rate is 6.2% against 4.0% district and 1.1% state. Per-student spending is high at $28,122, with 88.68% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch and a student-teacher ratio of 13.2. Keep in mind that with only 106 students, grade-level proficiency rates can swing widely from year to year, so small changes should not be over-read. Overall, this school shows concentrated need across attendance, achievement and state rankings.
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