Schools in Zip Code 53233

ZIP code 53233 in Milwaukee contains six schools serving about 3,956 students in total: two elementary schools, two high schools, and two alternative schools, with no standalone middle schools because middle grades are covered by PK–8 and PK–12 campuses. Five of the six are part of Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 418 of 432 in the state, at the 3rd percentile with 0 stars; Milwaukee Academy of Science is its own district, Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc. Enrollment ranges from 1,711 students at Milwaukee Academy of Science down to 114 at Project STAY-Supporting Teachers and Youth.

Highland Community School is the clear academic standout. Its grades 3–8 ELA proficiency averages about 63.7%, versus roughly 25.9% for the district and 54.0% for the state, and its math average of about 47.8% is far above the district's 20.7%. Its 8th grade social studies rate is 87.18% against the state's 64.63%, and science 66.67% against the state's 51.86%. Highland also has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 15.0% (below the state's 17.3%), a 0.0% dropout rate, and the lowest free/reduced-lunch rate at 40.57%. By contrast, Milwaukee High School of the Arts graduates 90.8% of students (district 71.5%, state 92.0%) with a 1.0% dropout rate, but its chronic absenteeism is 54.3%. Milwaukee Academy of Science graduates 93.5% with a 0.5% dropout rate, yet its ELA and math averages are both about 15.8% and its ACT math proficiency is 2.53%.

Chronic absenteeism is the ZIP's dominant challenge: five of six schools exceed the state's 17.3% rate, with Project STAY at 91.1% and Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning at 87.9%; Wisconsin Conservatory also graduates only 39.2% with a 6.5% dropout rate. Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language posts ELA and math averages of about 9.7% and 7.4% with 42.5% chronic absenteeism. Spending does not track with results — the highest spenders, Project STAY at $28,292 and Wisconsin Conservatory at $24,208, have the weakest outcomes — and the smallest schools' exact 0% figures come from very small cohorts and should be read with caution.