📍 1535 N 35th St, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, 53208
Bethune Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County. The school has 549 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Milwaukee School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bethune Academy enrolls 549 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 35% Asian and 2.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 323 | 59% |
| Asian | 194 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
514 of the school's 549 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 514 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.
Bethune Academy 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 6, state house district 18.
Bethune Academy 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 549 students, Bethune Academy is larger than the district average of about 421 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large