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Highland Community School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

1706 W Highland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53233 · (414) 342-1412

Milwaukee’s School Grade D− better than 1% of Wisconsin school districts

Directions
Students
387
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Highland Community School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of Wisconsin’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 38.6%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1706 W Highland Ave, Milwaukee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K48
Kindergarten45
Grade 143
Grade 241
Grade 339
Grade 438
Grade 530
Grade 636
Grade 739
Grade 828
Enrollment over time
426’20
422’21
420’22
414’23
387’24

Down 9.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 39%Black 37%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 11%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highland Community School from Milwaukee families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Wisconsin’s other public schools; Milwaukee’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.