📍 11100 W Center St, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, 53222
Whitman Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County. The school has 650 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wauwatosa School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whitman Middle enrolls 650 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 27% Black or African American and 9.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 320 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 178 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 37 | 5.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
177 of the school's 650 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 171 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Whitman Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-40, state senate district 5, state house district 14.
Whitman Middle is one of 17 schools in Wauwatosa School District, based in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The district serves 6,704 students district-wide and employs 486 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 650 students, Whitman Middle is larger than the district average of about 394 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large