Schools
School Report Cards: MPS Has 39 Failing Schools, 5 Top Performers
The Democratic Party held its pre-election rally with Barack Obama at Milwaukee's lowest-performing school, according to State Report Cards:
MILWAUKEE, WI — School report cards released Tuesday by the State Department of Public Instruction show that the Milwaukee Public School District "meets few expectations."
Milwaukee had five star performers this year, up from three last year. On the other hand, the oft-troubled district notched a staggering 39 failing schools - by far the largest category of schools among the five state rankings. That number is down from 45 failing schools a year ago.
Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Keith Posley said that area schools improved in a statement:
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"We are proud of the hard work of our students, staff and families as we strive to improve outcomes for all our students and all our schools,” Posley said. “We are dedicated to making sure every child in Milwaukee Public Schools has the opportunity for success.”
According to a Journal Sentinel report, Posley said that 34 MPS schools improved in at least one category over their performance in the 2016-'17 school year, and that nearly half the district's schools have higher scores than last year.
Data collected by the state Department of Public Instruction says that there is a strong correlation between school performance and the percentage of economically disadvantaged students. According to official figures, MPS has 81.7 percent of its entire student population qualifying as "Economically Disadvantaged."
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MPS By the Numbers:
Scores are calculated for each of the following priority areas on the state report card:
• Student Achievement proficiency in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics on state assessments
• Student Growth measured by year-to-year improvements in achievement
• Closing Gaps in performance between specific student groups (comparing English language learners, low-income students, students with disabilities, and members of a racial or an ethnic group with their peers)
• On-Track and Postsecondary Readiness is a measurement using reliable predictors of high school graduation and potential post high school success
Milwaukee's lowest-performing school this year was Milwaukee North Division High School, the same site where leading Democratic candidates for office held their pre-election rally with former president Barack Obama this October.
Milwaukee's Schools Ranked by Report Cards 2017-18:
- 22.5 -- North Division High -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 26.6 -- WHS Information Technology -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 26.9 -- Pulaski High -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 27 -- Marshall High -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 30.5 -- Bradley Technology High -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 31.2 -- South Division High -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 31.4 -- Vincent High -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 32.4 -- Elm Creative Arts Elementary -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 33.6 -- Bay View High -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 33.6 -- James Madison Academic Campus -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 34.3 -- Lancaster Elementary -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 35 -- Maple Tree Elementary -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 35.3 -- Obama School of Career and Technical Education -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 36.9 -- Alliance School of Milwaukee -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 38.9 -- Hamilton High -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 42.2 -- Browning Elementary -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 43.8 -- Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning -- Fails to Meet Expectations^
- 44.3 -- Gaenslen Elementary -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 44.5 -- Clarke Street Elementary -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 46.1 -- Pierce Elementary -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 46.8 -- Auer Avenue Elementary -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 47.6 -- Townsend Street Elementary -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 48.5 -- Westside Academy -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 49.5 -- Audubon Technology and Communication High -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 49.5 -- Eighty-First Street Elementary -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 49.7 -- Emerson Elementary -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 49.7 -- Lincoln Middle -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 49.9 -- Carson Academy -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 50.4 -- Milwaukee High School of the Arts -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 50.5 -- Carmen Middle/High School of Science and Technology Northwest Campus -- Fails to Meet Expectations^
- 50.8 -- Audubon Technology and Communication Middle -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 50.8 -- Riverside High -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 50.9 -- Carver Academy -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 51 -- River Trail Elementary -- Fails to Meet Expectations^
- 51.1 -- Manitoba Elementary -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 51.6 -- Brown Street Academy -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 51.9 -- Sherman Elementary -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 52.5 -- LaFollette Elementary -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 52.9 -- Thoreau Elementary -- Fails to Meet Expectations
- 53.5 -- Barbee Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 53.6 -- Hawthorne Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 53.7 -- Jackson Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 53.7 -- Story Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 53.8 -- Doerfler Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations^
- 53.9 -- Morse Mid -- Meets Few Expectations
- 54.3 -- Engleburg Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 54.9 -- Franklin Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 55.3 -- Metcalfe Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 55.4 -- King International Baccalaureate Middle -- Meets Few Expectations
- 55.5 -- Starms Discovery -- Meets Few Expectations
- 55.7 -- Keefe Avenue Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 55.9 -- Siefert Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 56.4 -- Bruce Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations^
- 56.5 -- Roosevelt Middle -- Meets Few Expectations
- 56.8 -- Milwaukee Community Cyber High -- Meets Few Expectations
- 57.3 -- Forest Home Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 57.4 -- Daniels University Preparatory Academy -- Meets Few Expectations
- 57.4 -- Lowell International Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 57.5 -- Grantosa Drive Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 57.5 -- King Jr Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 57.7 -- Hi-Mount Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 57.8 -- Bryant Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 58.6 -- Mitchell Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 59.1 -- Fifty-Third Street Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 59.5 -- Hopkins Lloyd Community School -- Meets Few Expectations
- 60.1 -- MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 -- Meets Few Expectations
- 60.2 -- Kluge Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 60.7 -- Cass Street Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 60.9 -- Goodrich Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 60.9 -- Holmes Elementary -- Meets Few Expectations
- 61.5 -- Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language -- Meets Few Expectations
- 62.7 -- Milwaukee School of Languages -- Meets Few Expectations
- 63.1 -- Fratney Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 63.5 -- Barton Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 63.5 -- Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary -- Meets Expectations^
- 63.6 -- Hawley Environmental School -- Meets Expectations
- 63.7 -- IDEAL Individualized Developmental Educational Approaches to Learning -- Meets Expectations
- 63.8 -- Thurston Woods Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 64 -- Riley Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 64.6 -- Longfellow Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 65 -- Clement Avenue Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 65.1 -- Kilbourn Elementary -- Meets Expectations^
- 65.6 -- Lincoln Avenue Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 65.9 -- Zablocki Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 66.1 -- Clemens Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 66.7 -- Alcott Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 66.8 -- Congress Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 66.8 -- Curtin Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 66.8 -- Hartford Avenue Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 67.1 -- Bethune Academy -- Meets Expectations
- 67.5 -- Milwaukee Parkside School -- Meets Expectations
- 67.7 -- Bay View Montessori School -- Meets Expectations
- 68.2 -- Milwaukee Spanish Immersion -- Meets Expectations
- 68.2 -- Stuart Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 68.8 -- Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy -- Meets Expectations
- 70.5 -- Rogers Street Academy -- Meets Expectations
- 70.9 -- Fairview Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 71.1 -- Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 71.5 -- ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes -- Meets Expectations
- 71.5 -- Honey Creek Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 71.6 -- Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus -- Meets Expectations
- 71.8 -- Kagel Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 71.8 -- Wedgewood Park School -- Meets Expectations
- 72.3 -- Burbank Elementary -- Meets Expectations
- 72.3 -- Neeskara Elementary -- Meets Expectations^
- 73.2 -- Greenfield Bilingual -- Exceeds Expectations
- 73.4 -- Burdick Elementary -- Exceeds Expectations
- 73.9 -- Highland Community School -- Exceeds Expectations
- 74 -- Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies -- Exceeds Expectations
- 74 -- Vieau Elementary -- Exceeds Expectations
- 74.1 -- Milwaukee French Immersion -- Exceeds Expectations
- 74.3 -- Fernwood Montessori -- Exceeds Expectations
- 74.7 -- Maryland Montessori -- Exceeds Expectations
- 74.7 -- Morgandale Elementary -- Exceeds Expectations
- 75.5 -- Garland Elementary -- Exceeds Expectations
- 75.5 -- Grant Elementary -- Exceeds Expectations
- 75.5 -- King International -- Exceeds Expectations
- 75.7 -- Whitman Elementary -- Exceeds Expectations
- 76.5 -- Academy of Accelerated Learning -- Exceeds Expectations
- 76.6 -- Craig Montessori School -- Exceeds Expectations
- 77.5 -- Allen-Field Elementary -- Exceeds Expectations
- 77.6 -- Pratt Elementary -- Exceeds Expectations
- 78 -- Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus -- Exceeds Expectations
- 78.4 -- Milwaukee German Immersion -- Exceeds Expectations
- 78.8 -- Hampton Elementary -- Exceeds Expectations
- 79.2 -- La Causa Charter School -- Exceeds Expectations
- 79.5 -- Humboldt Park Elementary -- Exceeds Expectations
- 79.9 -- Victory Elementary -- Exceeds Expectations
- 80.3 -- Meir School -- Exceeds Expectations
- 80.5 -- Parkview Elementary -- Exceeds Expectations^
- 80.9 -- Cooper Elementary -- Exceeds Expectations
- 80.9 -- Hayes Bilingual School -- Exceeds Expectations
- 81.2 -- HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 -- Exceeds Expectations
- 82.5 -- Whittier Elementary -- Exceeds Expectations^
- 83.7 -- Reagan College Preparatory High -- Significantly Exceeds Expectations
- 83.9 -- Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus -- Significantly Exceeds Expectations
- 87.6 -- Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street -- Significantly Exceeds Expectations
- 89.7 -- Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street -- Significantly Exceeds Expectations
- 94.3 -- Milwaukee Excellence Charter School -- Significantly Exceeds Expectations
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