📍 4920 W Capitol Dr, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, 53216
Carson Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County. The school has 350 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 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carson Academy enrolls 350 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 326 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.6% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
320 of the school's 350 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 320 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.
Carson 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 17.
Carson 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 350 students, Carson 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