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South Milwaukee Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1001 15th Ave
South Milwaukee, WI 53172
Phone
(414) 766-5800
District
South Milwaukee School District
County
MILWAUKEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
587
Classroom Teachers
49

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.5% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.7% of all U.S. schools.


South Milwaukee Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
42%
27%
41%
23%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
38%
22%
41%
17%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
35%
28%
38%
24%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 204 34.8%
Grade 7 175 29.8%
Grade 8 208 35.4%
Total 587 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 62.9% 61.9% 70.6%
Black 7.1% 6.8% 9.2%
Hispanic 29.2% 29.5% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 1.4% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 55.5% 55.5% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 46.5% 47.7% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.0% 7.8% 4.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 20,678 5,892,539
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,284.8 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.2% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.6% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.2% 26.2%
65 OR OLDER 18.9% 17.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,543 2,425,488
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.4% 93.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.9% 32.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.8% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.4% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 20.0% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.2% 18.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.1% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.7% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 7.9% 7.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,233 $22,830,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $916 $2,541,000 5.5%
Staff $1,318 $3,655,000 7.9%
General Administration $311 $862,000 1.9%
School Administration $772 $2,142,000 4.6%
Operation $1,664 $4,615,000 10.0%
Transportation $68 $189,000 0.4%
Other $607 $1,684,000 3.6%
Total Support $5,657 $15,688,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,757 $7,646,000 16.6%
Total Expenditures $16,648 $46,164,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,015 $6,599,040,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $609,761,000 4.4%
Staff $829 $682,423,000 4.9%
General Administration $295 $242,657,000 1.8%
School Administration $700 $575,935,000 4.2%
Operation $1,400 $1,153,005,000 8.3%
Transportation $442 $364,261,000 2.6%
Other $736 $606,191,000 4.4%
Total Support $5,143 $4,234,233,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $3,013,152,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $16,818 $13,846,425,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%