📍 1940 N 36th St, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, 53208
Westside Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County. The school has 175 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Milwaukee School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westside Academy enrolls 175 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Black or African American, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 150 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 7 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.9% |
| White | 2 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
168 of the school's 175 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 168 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.
Westside 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 16.
Westside 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 175 students, Westside Academy is smaller than the district average of about 421 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large