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Best Schools in Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee, WI has 661 public schools (101 high, 62 middle, 423 elementary) serving 271,452 students. On average they score 40% on state proficiency tests against a projected 39%, so schools in Milwaukee meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Milwaukee, WI
The top high schools in Milwaukee, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Eisenhower Middle/high
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New Berlin School District • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 1029 Students
2. Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy
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Waukesha School District • Charter • Grades 9 - 12 • 148 Students
3. New Berlin West Middle/high
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New Berlin School District • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 1047 Students
4. High School Of Health Sciences
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Kettle Moraine School District • Charter • Grades 9 - 12 • 194 Students
5. Whitefish Bay High
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Whitefish Bay School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 941 Students
6. Brookfield Central High
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Elmbrook School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1192 Students
7. Cedarburg High
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Cedarburg School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1089 Students
8. Arrowhead High
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Arrowhead Uhs School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2086 Students
9. Grafton High
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Grafton School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 715 Students
10. Homestead High
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Mequon-thiensville School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1265 Students
Best Middle Schools in Milwaukee, WI
The top middle schools in Milwaukee, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. North Shore Middle
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Hartland-lakeside J3 School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 335 Students
2. Bayside Middle
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Fox Point J2 School District • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 340 Students
3. Merton Intermediate
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Merton Community School District • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 360 Students
4. Webster Middle
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Cedarburg School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 645 Students
5. Whitefish Bay Middle
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Whitefish Bay School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 618 Students
6. Cedar Grove-belgium Middle
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Cedar Grove-belgium Area School District • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 255 Students
7. Silver Spring Intermediate
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Hamilton School District • Public • Grades 5 - 6 • 747 Students
8. Pilgrim Park Middle
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Elmbrook School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 860 Students
9. Slinger Middle
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Slinger School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 771 Students
10. Templeton Middle
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Hamilton School District • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 750 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Milwaukee, WI
The top elementary schools in Milwaukee, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Wauwatosa Stem
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Wauwatosa School District • Charter • Grades KG - 5 • 131 Students
2. Richards Elementary
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Whitefish Bay School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 665 Students
3. Swallow Elementary
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Swallow School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 8 • 464 Students
4. Indian Hill School
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Maple Dale-indian Hill School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 3 • 223 Students
5. Parkview Elementary
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Cedarburg School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 504 Students
6. Divine Mercy School
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Divine Mercy School • Private • Grades Pre K - 8 • 195 Students
7. Brookfield Elementary
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Elmbrook School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 652 Students
8. Thorson Elementary
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Cedarburg School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 548 Students
9. Meadowbrook Elementary
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Waukesha School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 256 Students
10. Merton Primary
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Merton Community School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 4 • 560 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Milwaukee, WI
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Milwaukee, WI has a total population of 1,574,731 with 25% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 92%, and 38% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Milwaukee, WI
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Milwaukee, WI.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
20.24 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
4.65 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
15.59 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Milwaukee, WI.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Milwaukee, WI.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Milwaukee, WI Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Milwaukee, WI
How many schools are in Milwaukee, WI?
Milwaukee, WI has 661 public schools: 101 high schools, 62 middle schools and 423 elementary schools, serving 271,452 students in total.
How do schools in Milwaukee perform on state tests?
On average, 661 schools in Milwaukee score 40% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 39%, so on average schools in Milwaukee meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Milwaukee?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 21%
- Projected: 17%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 42%
- Projected: 36%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 38%
- Projected: 46%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 26%
- Projected: 26%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 49%
- Projected: 49%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 44%
- Projected: 37%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 62%
- Projected: 72%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 39%
- Projected: 32%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 62%
- Projected: 65%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 27%
- Projected: 27%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
Every school in Milwaukee
153 of 181 schools in Milwaukee carry a SchoolGrade (28 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 6B: 6C: 8D: 52F: 81
All 181 public schools we grade in Milwaukee. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
All schools, A to Z (181)
- Academy Of Accelerated Learning
- Alba Academia De Lenguaje Y Bellas Artes
- Alcott Elementary
- Allen Field Elementary
- Alliance School Of Milwaukee
- Andrew S Douglas Middle
- Assata High
- Audubon Technology And Communication High
- Audubon Technology And Communication Middle
- Auer Avenue Elementary
- Banner Preparatory School Of Milwaukee
- Barbee Elementary
- Barton Elementary
- Bay View High
- Bay View Montessori School
- Bayside Middle
- Bethune Academy
- Bradley Technology High
- Brown Street Academy
- Browning Elementary
- Bruce Elementary
- Bruce Guadalupe
- Bryant Elementary
- Burbank Elementary
- Burdick Elementary
- Carmen Hi Southeast Campus
- Carmen High School Of Science And Technology South Campus
- Carmen Middle School South
- Carmen Midhi Northwest Campus
- Carson Academy
- Carver Academy
- Cass Street Elementary
- Central City Cyberschool
- Clarke Street Elementary
- Clemens Elementary
- Clement Avenue Elementary
- Congress Elementary
- Cooper Elementary
- Craig Montessori School
- Curtin Elementary
- Darrell Lynn Hines Academy
- Doerfler Elementary
- Downtown Montessori
- Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy
- Eighty First Street Elementary
- Elm Creative Arts Elementary
- Emerson Elementary
- Engleburg Elementary
- Escuela Verde
- Fairview Elementary
- Fernwood Montessori
- Fifty Third Street Elementary
- Forest Home Elementary
- Franklin Elementary
- Fratney Elementary
- Gaenslen Elementary
- Garland Elementary
- Golda Meir School
- Goodrich Elementary
- Grandview High
- Grant Elementary
- Grant Gordon Learning Center
- Grantosa Drive Elementary
- Green Tree Preparatory Academy
- Greenfield Bilingual
- Groppi High
- Hamilton High
- Hampton Elementary
- Hapa Hmong American Peace Academy K3 12
- Hartford Avenue Elementary
- Hawley Environmental School
- Hawthorne Elementary
- Hayes Bilingual School
- Hi Mount Elementary
- Highland Community School
- Holmes Elementary
- Honey Creek Elementary
- Hopkins Lloyd Community School
- Humboldt Park Elementary
- Ideal
- Jackson Elementary
- James Madison Academic Campus
- Kagel Elementary
- Keefe Avenue Elementary
- Kilbourn Elementary
- King International
- King International Baccalaureate Middle
- King JR Elementary
- Kluge Elementary
- La Causa Charter School
- Lad Lake Synergy School
- Lafollette Elementary
- Lancaster Elementary
- Lincoln Avenue Elementary
- Lincoln Middle
- Longfellow Elementary
- Lowell International Elementary
- Macdowell Montessori School K3 12
- Manitoba Elementary
- Maple Tree Elementary
- Marshall High
- Maryland Montessori
- Metcalfe Elementary
- Milwaukee Academy Of Chinese Language
- Milwaukee Academy Of Science
- Milwaukee College Preparatory School 36th Street Campus
- Milwaukee College Preparatory School 38th Street
- Milwaukee College Preparatory School Lloyd Street
- Milwaukee College Preparatory School Lola Rowe North Campus
- Milwaukee County Youth Education Center
- Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy
- Milwaukee Excellence Charter School
- Milwaukee French Immersion
- Milwaukee German Immersion
- Milwaukee High School Of The Arts
- Milwaukee Math And Science Academy
- Milwaukee Parkside School
- Milwaukee Scholars Charter School
- Milwaukee School Of Languages
- Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility
- Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary
- Milwaukee Spanish Immersion
- Mitchell Elementary
- Morgandale Elementary
- Morse Mid
- Neeskara Elementary
- Next Door Charter
- Ninety Fifth Street Elementary
- North Division High
- Nova Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy
- Obama School Of Career And Technical Education
- Parkview Elementary
- Pathways High
- Penfield Montessori Academy
- Pratt Elementary
- Project Stay Supporting Teachers And Youth
- Pulaski High
- Reagan College Preparatory High
- Riley Dual Language Montessori School
- River Trail Elementary
- Riverside High
- Riverwest Elementary
- Rocketship Southside Community Prep
- Rocketship Transformation Prep
- Rogers Street Academy
- Roosevelt Middle
- Seeds Of Health Elementary Program
- Shalom High
- Sherman Elementary
- Siefert Elementary
- South Accelerated Academy
- South Division High
- Southeastern
- Starms Discovery
- Starms Early Childhood
- Stellar Collegiate Charter School
- Stormonth Elementary
- Story Elementary
- Stuart Elementary
- Tenor High
- Thoreau Elementary
- Thurston Woods Elementary
- Townsend Street Elementary
- Transition High
- Trowbridge Street School Of Great Lakes Studies
- United Community Center Acosta Middle School
- Upgrade Media Arts Schools
- Veritas High
- Victory Elementary
- Vieau Elementary
- Vincent Accelerated Academy
- Vincent High
- Wedgewood Park School
- Westside Academy
- Whitman Elementary
- Whittier Elementary
- Whs Information Technology
- Wisconsin Conservatory Of Lifelong Learning
- Woodlands School
- Woodlands School - State Street Campus
- Zablocki Elementary
Private schools (76)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- Atonement Lutheran School
- Bader Hillel Academy
- Believers In Christ Christian Academy
- Blessed Sacrament School
- Blessed Savior School-west Campus
- Christ-st Peter Lutheran School
- City School
- Clara Mohammed School Inc.
- Cristo Rey Jesuit Milwaukee High School
- Cross Trainers Academy
- Destiny High School
- Divine Destiny School
- Divine Savior Holy Angels High School
- Dominican High School
- Early View Academy Of Excellence
- Eastbrook Academy
- Garden Homes Lutheran School
- Good Shepherds Lutheran School
- Granville Lutheran School
- Greater Holy Temple Christian Academy
- Holy Redeemer Christian Academy
- Hope Christian School - Prima
- Hope Christian School - Semper
- Hope Christian School Seuper
- Hope Christian School: Fidelis
- Malaika Early Learning Center
- Marquette University High School
- Messmer Catholic Schools
- Messmer Saint Rose
- Messmer St Rose Catholic School
- Milwaukee Jewish Day School
- Milwaukee Lutheran High School
- Milwaukee Montessori School
- Milwaukee Seventh-day Adventist School
- Mother Of Good Counsel
- Mt Calvary Lutheran School
- Mt Lebanon Lutheran School
- Mt Olive Lutheran School
- Nativity Jesuit Academy
- New Testament Christian Academy
- Northwest Lutheran School
- Notre Dame School Of Milwaukee
- Notre Dame School Of Milwaukee
- Notre Dame School Of Milwaukee
- Risen Savior Lutheran School
- Risen Savior Lutheran School - East Campus
- Salam School
- Salem Lutheran School
- Seton Catholic Schools
- Shining Star Christian Schools
- St Anthony School
- St Augustine Preparatory Academy
- St Charles Education Center
- St Coletta Day School Of Milwaukee
- St Gregory The Great School
- St Joan Antida High School
- St John Paul Ii Catholic School
- St Johns Lutheran School
- St Josaphat Parish School
- St Joseph Academy
- St Lucas Evangelical Lutheran School
- St Marcus Lutheran School
- St Margaret Mary
- St Matthias Parish School
- St Pauls Lutheran School
- St Philips Lutheran School
- St Sava Orthodox School
- St Sebastian School
- St Thomas More High School
- St Vincent Pallotti School
- Tamarack Waldorf School
- Transcenter For Youth/el Puente High
- University School-milwaukee
- Wisconsin Institute For Torah Study
- Word Of Life Lutheran School
- Yeshiva Elementary School
Neighborhoods and places within Milwaukee (74)
- Arlington Heights
- Avenues West
- Bay View
- Bluemound Heights
- Borchert Field
- Bradley Estates
- Burnham Park
- Capitol Heights
- Castle Manor
- Clarke Square
- Columbus Park
- Cooper Park
- Dineen Park
- Downer Woods
- Enderis Park
- Fairview
- Forest Home Hills
- Franklin Heights
- Golden Valley
- Grasslyn Manor
- Hampton Heights
- Harambee
- Historic Mitchell Street
- Honey Creek Manor
- Jackson Park
- Johnsons Woods
- Juneau Town
- Kilbourn Town
- Layton Park
- Lincoln Creek
- Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Village
- Lindsay Park
- Long View
- Lower East Side
- Mcgovern Park
- Menomonee River Hills East
- Menomonee River Hills
- Merrill Park
- Midtown
- Mitchell West
- Morgandale
- Murray Hill
- Muskego Way
- North Division
- Northpoint
- Old North Milwaukee
- Park West
- Polonia
- Riverwest
- Roosevelt Grove
- Rufus King
- Saint Joseph
- Sherman Park
- Silver City
- Silver Spring
- Silver Swan
- South
- Southpoint
- Sunset Heights
- Thurston Woods
- Timmerman West
- Tippecanoe
- Town And Country Manor
- Town Of Lake
- Upper East Side
- Uptown
- Valhalla
- Walkers Point
- Washington Heights
- Washington Park
- West
- Wilson Park
- Yankee Hill