Highland Community School

Charter Virtual

Regular School · Milwaukee, WI

Highland Community School is a charter regular school school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving grades PK–08 with 387 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

387

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	150	39%
Black or African American	142	37%
Hispanic/Latino	47	12%
Two or more races	42	11%
Asian	3	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	387	187M / 200F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-24%	39.0%	144
Reading Proficiency	30-34%	40.7%	143
Science Proficiency	40-49%	—	37

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.21 grade levels

Math

-0.36 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

1 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

10.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	387	100%

Contact & Location

1706 W Highland Ave

Milwaukee, WI 53233

Phone: (414)342-1412

http://www.milwaukee.k12.wi.us

District

Milwaukee School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $22,253

District enrollment: 67,500

Other Schools in District

ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes Elementary
Academy of Accelerated Learning Elementary
Alcott Elementary Elementary
Allen-Field Elementary Elementary
Auer Avenue Elementary Elementary
Barbee Elementary Elementary
Barton Elementary Elementary
Bay View Montessori School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 53233) → CensusDepth.com
Wisconsin population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Wisconsin teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

550960001847

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD