Top Rankings
Milwaukee School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 81 public middle schools serving 37,685 students in Milwaukee School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools in Milwaukee School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 16% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 90% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Wisconsin public middle school average of 39% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
155 Schools
729 Schools
# Students
66,842 Students
248,256 Students
# Teachers
3,709 Teachers
17,957 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Milwaukee School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 444 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 62% has decreased from 67% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#441 out of 450 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)14%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
44%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)62%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.67
0.59
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
9%
5%
% Hispanic
28%
15%
% Black
50%
12%
% White
9%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
5%