State/Public Elementary Open

Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 7900 W Acacia St, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, 53223

429
Pupils
15.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County. The school has 429 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Milwaukee School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Milwaukee School District

Enrollment & staffing

Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary enrolls 429 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.

Male students
228 (53%)
Female students
201 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
28.2
Student-teacher ratio
15.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Black or African American, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American33879%
Hispanic or Latino368.4%
Two or more races266.1%
Asian194.4%
White81.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

390 of the school's 429 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 390 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“8Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-40, state senate district 4, state house district 11.

School district: Milwaukee School District

Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary is one of 156 schools in Milwaukee School District, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The district serves 65,599 students district-wide and employs 4,034 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 429 students, Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary is close to the district average of about 421 students per school.

65,599
District students
156
Schools
4,034
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

8%
Reading proficient
30%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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