📍 1420 W Goldcrest Ave, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, 53221
IDEAL is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County. The school has 245 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 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
IDEAL enrolls 245 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 140 | 57% |
| White | 39 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 15% |
| Asian | 23 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
224 of the school's 245 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 224 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.
IDEAL is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 7, state house district 20.
IDEAL 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 245 students, IDEAL 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