Summary:
ZIP code 53223 has seven schools — four elementary, one middle, and two high — enrolling roughly 3,551 students, split between the Brown Deer School District (2 schools, 1,613 students) and the Milwaukee School District (5 schools, 1,938 students). Grade spans vary: some elementaries serve PK–5, others PK–8, and both high schools serve grades 6–12, so comparisons should be made carefully.
The two Brown Deer schools are the strongest in the ZIP and are the only ones above the bottom quartile. Brown Deer Elementary ranks at the 42nd percentile with 2 stars, has the ZIP's lowest chronic absenteeism (22.3%) and lowest poverty rate (57.97%), and spends the least per student ($15,061). Its 3rd grade math proficiency is 80.73% versus the state's 54.75%, though by 5th grade ELA (44.04%) and math (37.61%) fall below state averages. Brown Deer Middle/High ranks at the 25th percentile with 1 star, posts a 94.4% graduation rate and 0.5% dropout rate, and reaches 66.4% in 8th grade math — but ACT results trail the state, and absenteeism is 36.5%.
The five Milwaukee schools all rank in roughly the bottom 3–5 percentile with 0 stars, and every school in the ZIP exceeds the state's 17.3% chronic absenteeism rate. Green Tree Preparatory Academy has the highest absenteeism (80.9%) and very low proficiency, yet graduates students at 85.7%, above the Milwaukee district's 71.5%. Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary spends the most per student ($26,248) but ranks at the 3rd percentile. Morse Mid, Thoreau Elementary, and Barton Elementary show similarly low proficiency and high absenteeism. The Brown Deer schools are improving; the Milwaukee schools remain near the bottom.
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